Daniel Cole Chiori is a Nigerian Filmmaker/Producer and founder of The Undaground Media Limited.
He is the talent manger and an Executive Director at Achievas Entertainment Limited, a
record label and events company founded by him and his six brother.
Personal Details
Born on August 7, 1991, Daniel Cole Chiori, popularly known as Daniel Cole is a Nigerian
business man who plays active roles in all his family businesses. An innovator and self-
acclaimed idealist, Daniel is the sixth of seven sons, born to Omeaku Cole Chiori a clergy
man and, Julie Chiori Cole, an entrepreneur .
He owns a bachelor degree in Mass Communications and Media Technology from Lead City
University, Nigeria and he is also one of the directors at one of the biggest
shipping company in Nigeria, Ocean Glory Commodities Limited.
Early Life and Career
Born on August 7, 1991, in Katsina, northern part of Nigeria, Daniel Cole spent most of his
early life in the northern part of Nigeria, where he lived with his parents who were
missionaries. They later relocated to Benin City (Edo State) with his siblings Godswill Cole
Chiori and Alison Cole Chiori lived for 5 years, learning a new culture entirely.
He did his early education in the northern part of Nigeria and after concluding half of his
primary education, Daniel and his family moved permanently to Lagos where he concluded
his primary and secondary school education in the heart of Ajegunle, one of the most popular
slums in the country. Due to financial constraints, he lived with his entire family in a 1-
bedroom apartment. Daniel recounts in one of his interview that his parents could barely
afford them proper meal let alone education, but said that growing up in Ajegunle was a
challenging yet rewarding part of his life.
Later on, in 2005, they moved to Festac Town after his family have had enough financial
capability to see him and his brother through to secondary school and even gain admission
into ta private university in the city of Ibadan.
While a student at Lead City University, he started an event company with one of his brothers
Godswill Cole Chiori, they both did musical university tours for emerging artistes and on the
list of some of the artistes they organized university shows for were Iyanya, Solidstar, Naeto
C, Kas, YQ, Skales, Yung6ix and many others.
He followed his passion for Entertainment and has done tremendously well, playing a major
role in the success story of Achievas Entertainment Limited a major record label known for
sport, movies, music and events. Started off as a content and creative director for the
company helping the company shape up its business activities. He became a household name
when he successfully planned and executed one of the biggest events held back to back in
Nigeria #OLIC (OLAMIDE LIVE IN CONCERT) and he is props to the success story of
Achievas's first major blockbuster "Knocking On Heavens Door" which was known to be the
first ever Netflix Nollywood content acquisition through Iroko in 2015.
Continuing to work tremendously in the Nigerian entertainment industries, Daniel developed
his company with his siblings (Family) as one of the biggest event and entertainment
company in the industry till date. Included in some of their major breakthrough events are
concerts for Davido, Burna Boy as well as Runtown. In addition, his company sponsored the
famous AY Live comedy show earlier this year, and plan on sponsoring many more in 2019.
Accrediting to his work, Daniel served as a producer in the film The Island, which received
10 Nominations from Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival in Canada and winning
4 of it including the award for the Best African Film.
In his quest to broaden his professional horizon, Daniel and his brothers invested in
information technology by starting Seven Sons Technologies Ltd, a company that build a
service application called, ServNowNow. The application was created to connect all types of
service and handy men with potential customers. The application was short-lived because of
its poor reception by Nigerians. They are currently reviewing and reworking the application
to present more realistic features that will be more user friendly and resonate with Nigerians.
In addition to their ICT investment, Daniel together with his brothers and his are currently
working on a charity application called RichOut, a platform that enables users to give out
valuables that are of no use to them to render supports to small businesses and people who
are in need of them. RichOut will launch later this year.
Occupation: Filmmaker, Producer, Entertainment Consultant. He is the Founder of The Undaground Media Limited, Executive
Director at Ocean Glory Commodities Limited and Achievas Entertainment Limited
Birth name: Daniel Cole Chiori
Also Known as: MansaCole
DOB: 7-August-1991
Relatives: Peter Cole Chiori(Brother), Paul Cole Chiori(Brother), Gift Cole Chiori(Brother),
Emmanuel Cole Chiori(Brother), Godswill Cole Chiori(Brother), Alison Cole Chiori
(Brother)
Parents: OMEAKU COLE CHIORI (Father), JULIE COLE CHIORI (Mother)
Religion: Christian
Awards and Nominations:
Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival 2018
Category: Best African Film – Nominated Work-The Island – Result-Won
Category: Best Feature Film- Nominated Work- The Island- Result- Nominated
Category: Best Producer- Nominated Work- The Island-Result- Nominated
Category: Best Editing-Nominated Work- The Island- Result- Nominated
Category: Best Photography-Nominated Work- The Island-Result- Nominated
Category: Best Cinematography- Nominated Work- The Island- Result- Nominated
Other Awards:
GREENVIEW AWARDS 2018
Category: Best Cinematography- Nominated Work-The Island- Result- Nominated
Category: Best Art Direction-Nominated Work- The Island- Result- Nominated
