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Iyabo Ojo
Born
alice iyabo ogunro

21st december 1977
[OBANIKORO[Lagos, Nigeria]]
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupations
  • actress
  • script writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active1998–present
Known forBusiness Empire

Alice Iyabo Ojo is a Nigerian film actress, director, and producer.[1][2][3]

Career

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.[4] 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.[5][6]

Personal life

Iyabo has two children but she is now separated from their father.[7] She attributed the breakup of her first marriage to getting married too young.[8]

Selected filmography

  • Satanic (1998)
  • Agogo Ide (1998)
  • Silence (2015)
  • Beyond Disability (2015)
  • Black Val[9]

References

  1. ^ Tolu. "Iyabo Ojo Talks About Her Fashion Lifestlye". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Iyabo Ojo's "Silence" records low turn out at cinema". The Nigerian Tribune.
  3. ^ Haliwud. "Iyabo Ojo tells us why her first marriage crashed". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. ^ Onikoyi, Ayo (26 May 2012). "I am not in a rush to remarry – Iyabo Ojo". Vanguard. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Bad Market For Iyabo Ojo, As Stars, Fans, Media, Shun Her Movie Premiere". nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Several millions went into producing Silence — Iyabo Ojo". Vanguard News. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  7. ^ Ademola Olonilua (March 26, 2013). "I regret rushing into marriage –Iyabo Ojo". The Punch. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ ""Black Val" Toyin Aimakhu, Iyabo Ojo, Dayo Amusa, Desmond Elliott attend premiere". Pulse.ng. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 16 February 2016.