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Iyabo Ojo | |
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| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
Alice Iyabo Ojo is a Nigerian film actress, director, and producer.[1][2][3]
Early life and Education
Iyabo was born on December 21, 1977 in Lagos. She schooled at National College, Gbagbada in Lagos before she proceeded to study Estate Management at Lagos State Polytechnic.[4]
Career
She commenced her acting career began in 1998 after joining the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) [4] She has scripted and featured in several Nigerian films. Ojo's first role was in 1998's Satanic, an English-language film. In 2002, she made her Yoruba-language debut with Baba Darijinwon.[5] In January 2015, her film Silence, which features Joseph Benjamin Alex Usifo, Fathia Balogun, and Doris Simeon, premiered at the Silverbird Cinemas, Ikeja in Lagos.[6][7]
Personal life
Iyabo has two children but she is now separated from their father.[8] She attributed the breakup of her first marriage to getting married too young.[9]
Pinkies Foundation
Iyabo Ojo launched her NGO, Pinkies Foundation, which caters to the children with special needs and the less privileged on May 2011. She celebrated the 5th anniversary of the foundation on May 1, 2016 at the R&A City Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.[10]
Selected filmography
- Satanic (1998)
- Agogo Ide (1998)
- Silence (2015)
- Beyond Disability (2015)
- Black Val[11]
- Arinzo
References
- ^ Tolu. "Iyabo Ojo Talks About Her Fashion Lifestlye". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Iyabo Ojo's "Silence" records low turn out at cinema". The Nigerian Tribune.
- ^ Haliwud. "Iyabo Ojo tells us why her first marriage crashed". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Yoruba actress, Iyabo Ojo clocks 38 today". Nigerian Entertainment Today. December 21, 2015.
- ^ Onikoyi, Ayo (26 May 2012). "I am not in a rush to remarry – Iyabo Ojo". Vanguard. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Bad Market For Iyabo Ojo, As Stars, Fans, Media, Shun Her Movie Premiere". nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Several millions went into producing Silence — Iyabo Ojo". Vanguard News. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Ademola Olonilua (March 26, 2013). "I regret rushing into marriage –Iyabo Ojo". The Punch. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013.
- ^ Segun Adebayo. "I've corrected my marital mistakes — Iyabo Ojo". tribune.com.ng. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Official Photos From Iyabo Ojo's Star-Studded Pinkies Foundation @ 5 Anniversary Event". Fashionpheeva. 4 May 2016.
- ^ ""Black Val" Toyin Aimakhu, Iyabo Ojo, Dayo Amusa, Desmond Elliott attend premiere". Pulse.ng. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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