Nigerian film star Chinedu Ikedieze, popularly known as “Aki”, says he has been recognised as a distinguished visitor by Miami-Dade County in the US state of Florida.

The 40-year-old Nollywood actor posted a photo of himself on Instagram with the certificate, given to him by the mayor and county commissioners, along with the the words: “When the world believed in you.”

Aki’s face is not just famous in Nigeria.

A clip from one of his movies has been turned into a comic meme, shared thousands of times on social media in many languages.