Binta Ayo Mogaji Explained

Binta Ayo Mogaji
Birth Date:	1964
Children:	3
Occupation:	Actress
Known For:	Igbalandogi
Spouse:	Victor Ayodele Oduleye
Years Active:	1970s - present

Binta Ayo Mogaji is a veteran Nigerian actress.^[1] According to the film critic Shaibu Husseini, Mogaji has been a part of at least 800 films, television shows, and theater productions.^[2]

Personal life

Born in 1964, Mogaji is a native of Agbo-Ile, Ibadan. Her father is an Islamic cleric, while her mother is an education administrator. In 2006, she married retired soccer player and physiotherapist, Victor Ayodele Oduleye.^[3] Prior to her marriage, she was romantically involved with actor Jibola Dabo and had a son as a result of the relationship.^{[4] [5]}

Career

Her first home video film was Mojere, which was done in Yoruba. She was awarded "Best Actress" at the REEL Awards. In 2015, Mogaji debunked filmmakers' preference for younger generation actors in Nollywood. She explained that their reasons cannot be based on the act of professionalism, because there is nothing younger actors were doing that the older ones can't still do. In a 2018 interview with The Punch, Mogaji explained that due to her Islamic background, she has never acted semi-nude or kissed throughout her decades of practicing as an actress. She noted that producers know the type of role she can play.^[6]

Partial filmography

• Mama insurance (2012 film)
• Kasanova (2019) as Grandma
• Pasito Deinde (2005)
• Àkóbí Gómìnà 2 (2002) as Alhaja
• Eni Eleni 2 (2005)
• Nowhere to be Found
• Why Worry the Barber?
• Sergeant Okoro
• Igbalandogi
• Mojere
• Owo Blow (1997) as Mama Ojuju
• Ti Oluwa Nile (1992)^[7]
• Motherhood
• Owo Ale
• Ileke
• Ojuju
• Ile Olorogun
• The Bridge (2017) as Olori Omolade
• Checkmate (1991 - 1994) as Chioma
• Diamonds In The Sky (2019) as Kayode's Mum
• My Village People (2021)^[8] as Witch
• The Miracle Centre (2020)
• Man of God (2022) as Mummy Samuel
• Mikolo (2023) as Grandma

Notes and References

1. Web site: Augoye . Jayne . 2022-01-01 . New Nollywood movie, ‘Over Her Dead Body’ set for cinema release . 2022-07-19 . Premium Times Nigeria . en-GB.
2. Web site: Binta Ayo Mogaji: Sterling stage and screen actress Sambas on and off the turf . Husseni . Shaibu . April 17, 2018 . Guardian . 2018-07-17.
3. Web site: You were in school when i started receiving award--------Binta Ayo Mogaji-Oduleye . May 18, 2009 . Modern Ghana . 2018-07-18.
4. Web site: 7 FACTS ABOUT BINTA AYO MOGAJI AS SHE CLOCKS 52 . Playground . 2018-07-17 . 2018-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022124529/http://www.playground.ng/2016/03/7-facts-about-binta-ayo-mogaji-as-she-clocks-52 . dead .
5. Web site: Jibola Dabo was only my boyfriend, I’m married to a British Psychotherapist" says actress . Inyese . Amaka . Pulse . 2018-07-17.
6. Web site: But for acting, I would have been a footballer –Ayo Mogaji . May 26, 2018 . The Punch . 2018-07-18.
7. Web site: Now I have who’ll call me mummy’ (Actress Binta Ayo Mogaji in her 40s) . December 19, 2004 . Nigeria Voice . 2018-07-18.
8. Web site: Nwogu. Precious. 2021-05-31. Watch the official trailer for 'My Village People'. live. 2021-06-08. Pulse Nigeria. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210531153717/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/watch-the-official-trailer-for-my-village-people/h35pdsn . 2021-05-31 .