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The Yorùbá believe that previous bearers of a name have an impact on the influence of the name in a child's life. Yorùbá names are traditionally classified into five categories: [2] Orúko Àmútọ̀runwá 'Destiny Names', ("names assumed to be brought from heaven" or derived from a religious background). Examples are: Àìná, Ìgè, and ...
Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman is a 2022 Yoruba-language Nigerian historical drama film directed by Biyi Bandele and distributed by Netflix, based on Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman, a stage play he wrote while in Cambridge, where he was a fellow student at Churchill College during his political exile from Nigeria, [1] and it is based on a real incident that took place in ...
Shade Omoniyi (born Folashade Omoniyi pronunciation ⓘ; 16 April 1971), better known by her sobriquet Lepa Shandy Listen ⓘ, is a Nigerian Yoruba movie actress who was described by the Nigerian media as "a veteran [1] and one of the pioneers of the Yoruba movie industry" Omoniyi's sobriquet Lepa Shandy [2] was a character she played in a movie with the same title.
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior) is a 2023 Netflix original Yoruba film produced by Femi Adebayo Salami and Euphoria360 Media . [1] It was directed by Adebayo Tijan i and Tope Adebayo Salami. [ 2 ] The film stars Femi Adebayo , Adedimeji Lateef , Bimbo Ademoye , Faithia Balogun , Mr Macaroni , Bukunmi Oluwasina , Ibrahim Yekini and Muyiwa Ademola .
She also got nominated for "best new actress" in the Yoruba category at 2014 City People Entertainment Awards. [8] In the same year, her role in Kudi Klepto got her best actress in a leading role nomination at 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards. [9] In December 2014, Adekoya won the "most promising act" award at Yoruba Movie Academy Awards. [10]
Olowofoyeku speaks fluent Yoruba and English. [2] [14] She resides in Los Angeles. She is a big fan of science fiction and the work of Octavia Butler, and counts Butler's 1980 book, Wild Seed, as a favorite. [2]
Early life and education [ edit ] Born in Bola Area of Oyo town in Oyo State as the first child of his parents, Olaniyi had his formal education at St. Michael Primary School, Òkè-èbó, Oyo State and Durbar Grammar School, Oyo Town, Oyo State where he finished his secondary school education.
Peju Ogunmola Listen ⓘ is a Yoruba film actress who stars in Nollywood movies of Yoruba genres. [1] Her father was the veteran actor Kola Ogunmola. [2] She is the wife of Sunday Omobolanle, a Nigerian comic actor, playwright, film director, and producer. She is the stepmother of Sunkanmi Omobolanle who is also an actor. [3] [4]