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'''Oluwabukola Sekinat Ajoke Wright''' {{Pronunciation|Yo-Oluwabukola Sekinat Ajoke.ogg|Listen|(|help=no}} (born 31 March 1967), known professionally as '''Bukky Wright''', is a [[Nigerian]] actress,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-03 |title=Garlands or evergreen actress Bukky Wright |url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/celebrity/garlands-or-evergreen-actress-bukky-wright/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201065531/https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/celebrity/garlands-or-evergreen-actress-bukky-wright/ |url-status=live }}</ref> businesswoman, and politician.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibakatv.com/celeb/bukky-wright|title=Bukky Wright|website=Ibakatv|accessdate=March 27, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143915/http://ibakatv.com/celeb/bukky-wright|archivedate=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bukky Wright VS Fathia Balogun: Who’s the better role interpreter?|publisher=Sun News|url=http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=87762|accessdate=March 27, 2015|archive-date=May 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513222712/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=87762|url-status=live}}</ref> She runs the fashion house ''B Collections'' and the beauty spa ''B Wright''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bukky Wright, Nollywood actress (BEAUTY SECRETS OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS)|publisher=Encomium|url=http://encomium.ng/bukky-wright-nollywood-actress-beauty-secrets-of-the-rich-and-famous/|accessdate=March 27, 2015|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122134316/http://encomium.ng/bukky-wright-nollywood-actress-beauty-secrets-of-the-rich-and-famous/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Victor Akande|date=March 16, 2014|title=Bukky Wright to open beauty spa|publisher=The Nation|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/new/bukky-wright-open-beauty-spa/|accessdate=March 27, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160748/http://thenationonlineng.net/new/bukky-wright-open-beauty-spa/|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Oluwabukola Sekinat Ajoke Wright''' {{Pronunciation|Yo-Oluwabukola Sekinat Ajoke.ogg|Listen|(|help=no}} (born 31 March 1965), known professionally as '''Bukky Wright''', is a [[Nigerian]] actress,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-03 |title=Garlands or evergreen actress Bukky Wright |url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/celebrity/garlands-or-evergreen-actress-bukky-wright/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201065531/https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/celebrity/garlands-or-evergreen-actress-bukky-wright/ |url-status=live }}</ref> businesswoman, and politician.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibakatv.com/celeb/bukky-wright|title=Bukky Wright|website=Ibakatv|accessdate=March 27, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143915/http://ibakatv.com/celeb/bukky-wright|archivedate=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bukky Wright VS Fathia Balogun: Who’s the better role interpreter?|publisher=Sun News|url=http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=87762|accessdate=March 27, 2015|archive-date=May 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513222712/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=87762|url-status=live}}</ref> She runs the fashion house ''B Collections'' and the beauty spa ''B Wright''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bukky Wright, Nollywood actress (BEAUTY SECRETS OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS)|publisher=Encomium|url=http://encomium.ng/bukky-wright-nollywood-actress-beauty-secrets-of-the-rich-and-famous/|accessdate=March 27, 2015|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122134316/http://encomium.ng/bukky-wright-nollywood-actress-beauty-secrets-of-the-rich-and-famous/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Victor Akande|date=March 16, 2014|title=Bukky Wright to open beauty spa|publisher=The Nation|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/new/bukky-wright-open-beauty-spa/|accessdate=March 27, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160748/http://thenationonlineng.net/new/bukky-wright-open-beauty-spa/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==

Latest revision as of 09:47, 24 December 2024

Bukky Wright
Born
Oluwabukola Sekinat Ajoke Wright

(1967-03-31) 31 March 1967 (age 57)
Abeokuta, Western Region, Nigeria (now in Ogun State, Nigeria)
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigeria (1967–present)
Alma materUniversity of Lagos
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Businesswoman
  • Politician
Years active1996–present
Children2

Oluwabukola Sekinat Ajoke Wright (Listenⓘ) (born 31 March 1965), known professionally as Bukky Wright, is a Nigerian actress,[1] businesswoman, and politician.[2][3] She runs the fashion house B Collections and the beauty spa B Wright.[4][5]

Biography

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Bukky was born to a Christian father and a Muslim mother in Abeokuta.[6] She attended the University of Lagos, and earned a bachelor's degree in economics.[7]

Bukky began her acting career in 1996. She has featured in several Nollywood movies of Yoruba and English languages, including Wale Adenuga's Television series Super story.

In 2014, Bukky Wright contested for the post of an Honourable in Ogun State House of Assembly under the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) led by former Governor Olusegun Osoba.[8][9][10]

Personal life

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Bukky Wright is married, and she has two sons, Eniola and Gbenga.[11] She became a grandmother when one of her sons had a child.[12][13][14]

Politics

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In 2014, through the Social Democratic Party, she ran for the position of Senator in Ogun State House of Representatives.[15]

Selected filmography

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  • Saworo ide (1999)
  • Above Love (2004)
  • Abeni (2006)
  • Outkast (2011)
  • Kodun Kopo Kope (KKK)
  • Gidi Blues (2016) as Mrs. Kuti
  • Omotara Johnson
  • Unforgivable
  • Afefe Alaafia
  • Dugbe Dugbe
  • Nkem Temi
  • Ago Meje
  • Oko Nnene
  • Habitat
  • Red Hot (2013)[16]
  • Iyore (2014) as Queen Tonyin Adekoya
  • When Love Happens (2014) as Mrs. Laguda
  • Poison (2018) as Sola
  • Special Jollof (2020)
  • Kadara (2022) as Mama Shade
  • Mother-In-Law (2023) as Madam Kiola

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Garlands or evergreen actress Bukky Wright". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-04-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  2. ^ "Bukky Wright". Ibakatv. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Bukky Wright VS Fathia Balogun: Who's the better role interpreter?". Sun News. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Bukky Wright, Nollywood actress (BEAUTY SECRETS OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS)". Encomium. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  5. ^ Victor Akande (March 16, 2014). "Bukky Wright to open beauty spa". The Nation. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Samod Biobaku (March 25, 2013). "10 things that make Bukky Wright stand out". Newswatch Times. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  7. ^ "Screen celebrities that will sizzle in 2015". Nigerian Guardian. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  8. ^ "Bukky Wright glows as her political ambition beams". Nigeriafilms. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  9. ^ "I believe in the leadership of Aremo Olusegun Osoba – Bukky Wright". The Vanguard. November 30, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  10. ^ "Bukky Wright in politics to halt marginalisation of women". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  11. ^ Adoti, Olive (2017-12-03). "The complete story of the beautiful and bright Nollywood star Bukky Wright". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Archived from the original on 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  12. ^ "Bukky Wright in the class of grandmothers". News of the People. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  13. ^ Onnaedo Okafor (August 14, 2014). "Hello Grandma! Bukky Wright Welcomes First Grandchild". The Pulse. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  14. ^ "Why I always have problem with people". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  15. ^ Bukky, Wright. "Mrs". yen.com.gh. Omobolaji Folajinmi. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Uti Nwachukwu, Bukky Wright, Akin Lewis & Bimbo Manuel Star in Teco Benson's New Movie "Red Hot"". Bella Naija. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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