12 Notable alumni of
Olabisi Onabanjo University
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Olabisi Onabanjo University is 2298th in the world, 54th in Africa, and 13th in Nigeria by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Olabisi Onabanjo University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Toyin Abraham
- Occupations
- actorfilmmakerfilm director
- Biography
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Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi is a Nigerian actress and filmmaker.
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Zainab Ahmed
- Occupations
- accountantpoliticianinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed is a Nigerian accountant and politician who served as the minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. She previously served as the minister of finance from 2018 to 2019, and as the minister of State for Budget and National Planning from 2015 to 2018. In 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari brought the two ministries under her as one, making her the minister of the Economy.
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Lateef Adedimeji
- Enrolled in Olabisi Onabanjo University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in social communication
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorfilm director
- Biography
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Adetola Abdullateef Adedimeji Listen is a Nigerian actor and filmmaker. He gained popularity with his first major role in Yewande Adekoya's 2013 movie titled Kudi Klepto and has acted in over 100 Nigerian movies since he began acting 15 years ago. He is currently a brand ambassador for Airtel and Numatville Megacity.
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Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau
- Occupations
- choreographer
- Biography
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Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, popularly known by her stage name Kaffy, is a Nigerian dancer, choreographer, dance instructor and fitness coach. She is also the founder and owner of Imagneto Dance Company. She is best known for breaking the Guinness World Record for "Longest Dance Party" at the Nokia Silverbird Danceathon in 2006.
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Kehinde Bankole
- Occupations
- brand ambassadormodelactortelevision presenter
- Biography
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Kehinde Bankole Listen is a Nigerian actress, model, and television host. She made her entertainment debut in Miss Commonwealth Nigeria 2003, then proceeded with MBGN 2004. She was named Revelation of the Year at the 2009 Best of Nollywood Awards, two years after her first screen feature in Wale Adenuga's Super Story.
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Lola Shoneyin
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- novelistwriterpoet
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Lola Shoneyin is a Nigerian poet and author who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, in the UK in May 2010. Shoneyin has forged a reputation as an adventurous, humorous and outspoken poet (often classed in the feminist mould), having published three volumes of poetry. Her writing delves into themes related to female sexuality and the difficulties of domestic life in Africa. In April 2014 she was named on the Hay Festival's Africa39 list of 39 Sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to define trends in African literature. Lola won the PEN Award in America as well as the Ken Saro-Wiwa Award for prose in Nigeria. She was also on the list for the Orange Prize in the UK for her debut novel, The Secret of Baba Segi's Wives, in 2010. She lives in Lagos, Nigeria, where she runs the annual Aké Arts and Book Festival. In 2017, she was named African Literary Person of the Year by Brittle Paper.
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Segun Awolowo
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Olusegun Awolowo Jr., is a Nigerian lawyer, he was the executive director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council, from 2013 to 2021. He is the grandson of former Nigerian nationalist, socialist and statesman, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. In July 2021, he was unanimously elected as the President of National Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) from ECOWAS member States.
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DJ Spinall
- Enrolled in Olabisi Onabanjo University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- composermedia personalityrecord producersingersongwriter
- Biography
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Oluseye Desmond Sodamola, professionally known as Spinall, is a Nigerian disc jockey, record producer, and songwriter. He was the official DJ to Wande Coal while he was affiliated with Mavin Records. He created a style edge to his outfit known as TheCAP, tracing his roots back to his culture.
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Kunle Idowu
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- television producerphotographercomedianactor
- Biography
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Kunle Idowu,, popularly known as Frank Donga, is a Nigerian actor and comedian. He rose to fame through the webseries, The Interview, on Ndani TV about an unassuming job-seeker for which he was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy in the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award in 2015. He has gone on to feature in several movies like The Wedding Party and its sequel The Wedding Party 2. Previously working as a journalist, he also works as a photographer and a filmmaker.
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Adeola Olubamiji
- Enrolled in Olabisi Onabanjo University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Adeola Deborah Olubamiji is a Canadian technologist who specializes in metal and plastic additive manufacturing. In 2017, she became the first Black person to obtain a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the 112-year-old University of Saskatchewan, Canada. She went on to give a TEDx Talk on how she utilized 3D printing for recovery of damaged articular cartilage in Canada.
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Emamode Edosio
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Nigeria - Enrolled in Olabisi Onabanjo University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- cinematographerfilm directorfilmmakermusic video director
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Emamode Edosio, popularly known as Ema, is a Nigerian filmmaker and film director. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computer science from Ogun State University. She studied digital film making at New York Film Academy (NYFA) and motion pictures at the Motion Pictures Institute of Michigan, United States. She received the best Film and Director of the year by sisterhood award.
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Toun Okewale Sonaiya
- Born in
- Nigeria
- Occupations
- media personalitymotivational speaker
- Biography
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Toun Okewale Sonaiya is a Nigerian radio broadcaster. In 2015, she launched WFM 91.7, the first radio station for women in Nigeria. Sonaiya is also the Chief Executive Officer of WFM 91.7.
