Ibadan is a place flowing with an abundance of successful young ladies. Many of them are career and business oriented ladies. Below MARIAM ADEDOYIN, serves you 20 pretty hard-working Ibadan ladies who are doing very well.
Tiwaloluwa Adegbenro popularly known as Tiwa-The-Tailor is an award fashion designer recognized in Nigeria and beyond and a popular brand based in the city of Ibadan. She also owns an event company called Eli and Augustine.
She grew up in a Christian home in Ibadan which she termed “Supportive” and in fact developed interest in fashion designing while she was in primary school as a result of watching her mother who was then a fashion designer make dresses.
The East London Fashion School trained designer started building her brand in 2014 after training for few months. She has a degree in Human Communication from Bowen University, Iwo.
Damilola Oni is a beautiful and endowed presenter, brand influencer, red carpet /event host, stage manager and nollywood actress.
She was born on May 2nd and is from Labiran (Idi Agba), Ibadan. She graduated from the University of Ibadan and served at Nsukka, Enugu State. She had featured in movies like Kasali, Love Is Not A Four Letter Word, Wura among others.
Halima Abike Raheem is a popular and controversial social media influencer, model, actress, event host and a You-Tuber and she has a heavy fan base on social media. She was born on the 9th of January in Ibadan and is the daughter of the popular Aso-Ebi vendor in Gbagi International Market in Ibadan.
Kofo T. Balogun is the CEO of Kofz Creation and the founder and lead planner of Kofz Events.
She’s one of the most patronized event planners in the city of Ibadan owing to her expertise in event and project management and business marketing. She had a B.A in Linguistics and Communication Studies from Osun State University, MA Communication Studies from Bayero University, Kano and MA Social Media Marketing, Trent University, Canada.
Aderonke Balqis Adesola also known as Olori Sports is the only female sports reporter in Yoruba language on radio in Ibadan. She stated that her ability to speak Yoruba fluently was as a result of her grandfather’s neighborhood where she lived at Bode, Moremi area in Ibadan.
Although, her mother wanted her to be a nurse, but her dad who is a football lover encouraged her more. The Polytechnic, Ibadan and Oladipo Alayande School of Science, Oke Bola Ibadan alumnus had been able to stay relevant in the male dominated industry because of diligence and the ability to give her audience the best of sports entertainment.
Damilola Royal whose real name is Yusroh Oluwadamilola Akinola is another beautiful celebrity in Ibadan. She is a radio presenter, red carpet host, event mc, brand influencer and an event planner. She is the owner of D Royals Event. She had hosted events for top brands including MTNng and is friends with celebrities like Yekini Ibrahim (Itele the Icon) and Kemi Apesin (Kemity).
Another beautiful female celebrity in the city of Ibadan is Folakemi Babatunde popularly known as Pretty Fola. As the name implies, Pretty Fola is an actor, skit maker, brand ambassador based in Ibadan. The beautiful lady is making waves and currently has 215 thousand followers on Instagram.
Funmi Awelewa is known to many by her stage name Morili Omo Ibadan. She is a Nollywood actor, entrepreneur and skin care therapist from Iwo Osun State but was born and brought up in the
Ayeye area of Ibadan. She had her primary education at Francis M Nursery and Primary School, Bodija, Orogun Grammar School, and the University of Ibadan, where she graduated with a Diploma in Library Archival and Information Studies. The 29 year old actress is married with a child. She started gaining recognition in 2014 when she played the role of Morili in Aromimawe and became popular when she released Omo Ibadan in 2016. She has featured in movies like Looking For Bani, Ikoko, Pepeye among others.
Oyindamola Omole is a beautiful and creative nollywood actress from Ibadan known for her role as Jumoke in the African Magic series “Awon Aladun De”. She had a B.A in Theatre Arts from the University of Ibadan and also contested as Miss Nigeria in 2012. She is married with a child.
Khadijah Ayoade is a nollywood actor, entrepreneur, screen writer who came into limelight for her role in the 2016 “Ookun” movie although, she started her career in 2013 when she starred in “The Reporter”. The tall dark skinned beauty is an indigene of Oyo State and was born and raised in Ibadan. She completed her primary and secondary education from the state and in fact, even bagged a Master’s degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Ibadan.
Adebukola Salawu aka Omofela is a beautiful upcoming Nollywood actress, film maker, brand ambassador and entrepreneur. She was born and raised in Ibadan, Oyo where she obtained her primary and secondary education. She began acting initially in 2007 but had to put a hold on her acting career to pursue a degree in Banking and Finance from University of Ado (now Ekiti State University). The Ibadan born beauty made a comeback in 2014 when she released her first film “Emotional Tears”. She is also an hairstylist and a makeup artiste.
Ronke Giwa-Onafuwa popularly known as Ronnie G is an award winning OAP, voice over artiste, event compere, a motivational speaker and an author based in Ibadan. She started her career as a media personality with the first private radio station in Ibadan (Slash FM) where she served during NYSC and worked with the same station for more than a decade before taking a break from it in 2023. She has won national recognition such as NBMA Most Popular OAP Award (2015) and TUSH Awards OAP of the year (2016).
Folakemi Arowolo alias Folakemi Mighty is an OAP, event mc, actor and the coordinator of (GEAF – Girls Empowered and Focused. She was a teacher in a secondary school before becoming an OAP and a graduate of Mass Communication and Media Technology at Lead City University, Ibadan. She has an impressive fan base.
Rukayat Lawal popularly known as Iya Ibadan is a comic nollywood actor, writer and producer raised and based in Ibadan. She shot to limelight when she played the role of “Ade” in the movie “Afasegbejo”. She has worked with the likes of Muyiwa Ademola, Olaniyi Afonja, Rasak Olayiwola among others.
Aisha Lawal is another beautiful nollywood actress, movie producer, caterer and MC born and brought up in the city of Ibadan. She attended primary and secondary school at Adeen International School and Federal Government College, Ogbomoso respectively. She bagged a degree in law and a second degree in Public Administration from Lead City University, Ibadan.
She came into limelight after featuring in the movie “Irugbin”. She has also featured and produced movies like Adun Madeke, Simbi Alamala e.t.c. She’s married to Tony Eddie and the marriage is blessed with a child named Zee.
Sade Blaq whose real name is Folasade Omolewa Ogunleye is a famous afro pop singer known for her vocal dexterity based in the city of Ibadan. The songstress who hails from Ijebu Ode, Ogun State was born and brought up in Ibadan, attended primary, secondary and even tertiary institution in the state. She studied Music Technology at The Polytechnic, Ibadan. She got into limelight when she did a cover to Adekunle Gold’s song “Sade”. She’s inspired by her personal experiences and things happening around her.
Modupe Bankole Dagunduro is one of the most popular and highest paid Emcees in the city of Ibadan. She’s known better by her stage name MC Queen Lagbaja. She’s a radio presenter, content creator, dance instructor and an entrepreneur. The vibrant MC is married with kids.
Aminat Adetoun Badmus popularly known as Aminat Matala is a broadcaster and co-anchor of Tifuntedo and Gbankogbi (Yoruba News) on Splash FM 105.5. She’s a beautiful, lively and intelligent media personality who has a way of captivating her audience’s heart with her unique way of delivering news.
Rolake Bello Oderinde popularly known as Captain Rolly is a broadcast journalist, media strategist and an activist based in Ibadan. She was the anchor of “Drive Time Show” on Fresh 105.9FM Ibadan and had a way of making the listeners stay glued to their radio. She was honored with the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Award as the most Outstanding Radio Programme Presenter. She also hosts events especially corporate, in and outside Ibadan.
Olamide Alawoya better known as Mimisola Daniels is an actor, model and a movie producer born in the city of Warri but relocated to Ibadan with her family in 1996. She attended primary and secondary school in the city of Ibadan and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun state. She started acting professionally in 2010 and has featured in movies and Tv shows like Ajani Oloko, Fiditi, Ayewo among others.
Olakunle Morenike is popularly known as Kofo Ibadan. She’s a skit maker with lots of followers on TikTok and Instagram. She’s a comic character and her contents are mostly about the lifestyle of a controversial Ibadan woman living in a rented apartment (face me I face you).
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