Okereke Bimbo Manuel - Nduka Okereke Obiageli Molobe - 'Mama Nduka' Okereke Uche Mac-Auley (credited as Uche Mobuogwu) - Nkemji Okereke Kunle Bamtefa - Chief Tajudeen 'T.A.' Fuji Toun Oni - 'Iya Moji' Fuji Pauline Njoku - Peace Fuji Sola Onayiga - Ireti Fuji Jude Orhorha - Gbenro Fuji John Njamah - Rabiu Fuji Gloriana Nwankwo - Jumoke Fuji Zulu Adigwe - Monday Edem #1 Norbert Young - Monday Edem #2 Tammy Abusi - Eno Edem Tunde Euba - Akpan Edem Paul Adams - Kunle Ajayi Anne Njemanze - Temi Badmus Binta Ayo Mogaji Legacy Checkmate has been hailed as part of the "golden age of television in Nigeria", prior to the Nollywood home-video boom of the mid-1990s. Several of these alumni were associated with this and went on to achieve success. In 2001, nearly seven years after the serial ended, Checkmate became one of the few Nigerian shows to produce a spin-off - Fuji House of Commotion, a sitcom centred around Chief Fuji's dysfunctional family. References Nigerian drama television series 1991 Nigerian television series debuts 1994 Nigerian television series endings 1990s Nigerian television series Television shows set in Lagos Nigerian Television Authority original programming