Gloria Oloruntobi Explained

Gloria Oloruntobi
Birth Date:6 February 1997
Alias:Maraji
Alma Mater:Covenant University
Occupation:Content creator, comedienne, skit maker

Gloria Oloruntobi (born February 6, 1997), better known as Maraji, is a Nigerian comedian.[1] [2] [3] [4] She started her career making lip sync videos and miming songs.[5] Maraji role-plays in her comedy skits and switches between accents and vocal pitches to suit each character she plays.[6] [7]

Education

Maraji is from Edo State. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in international relations from Covenant University in 2017.[8] [9]

Maraji was featured in the music videos for Falz's "Something Light" and Yemi Alade's "Single and Searching".[10] [11]

Awards and nominations

Maraji was nominated for Prize for Comedy at the 2017 and 2018 The Future Awards Africa.[12] [13] [14] She was also nominated for Comedy Act of the Year at the 2018 City People Music Awards.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the Nigerian creative who turned social media to her audience. 2018-09-13. Pulse Nigeria. en-US. 2020-03-30. 2020-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200211020742/https://www.pulse.ng/gist/maraji-meet-the-nigerian-creative-who-turned-social-media-to-her-audience/y3vgxsc. dead.
  2. Web site: Get to Know Comedian/Content Creator Gloria Oloruntobi (Maraji) on #The25Series. Nwosu. I. K.. 2018-09-11. BellaNaija. en-US. 2020-03-30.
  3. Web site: Maraji Says She Collects An Average Of N500,000 Per Skit And Nigerians Are Not Having It. 2018-10-09. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US. 2020-03-30.
  4. Web site: YNaija presents: The 100 most influential Nigerians In Film in 2019 ยป YNaija. 2019-11-01. YNaija. en-GB. 2020-03-30.
  5. Web site: The Future Awards Africa Prize for Comedy. 2018-12-02. The Future Awards Africa. en-GB. 2020-03-30.
  6. Web site: Top 10 people social media blew up. 2016-12-08. Pulse Nigeria. en-US. 2020-03-30.
  7. Web site: Celebrities who became famous through Instagram - P.M. News. www.pmnewsnigeria.com. 2020-03-30.
  8. Web site: The Business Of 60 Second Skits: How Your Favourite Comedians Are Cashing Out On Instagram. 2018-08-16. Nigerian Entertainment Today. en-GB. 2020-03-30.
  9. Web site: See Who Made Top 25 Under-30 Nigerian Superstars - P.M. News. www.pmnewsnigeria.com. 2020-03-30.
  10. Web site: 20 Top Instagram Comedians Making Waves Online. Reporter. 2018-10-06. City People Magazine. en-US. 2020-03-30.
  11. Web site: 10 Nigerian comedians who became popular on Instagram - P.M. News. www.pmnewsnigeria.com. 2020-03-30.
  12. Web site:
    1. NigeriasNewTribe: The Future Awards Africa unveils nominees for 2017 edition
    . 2017-11-24. The Future Awards Africa. en-GB. 2020-03-30.
  13. Web site: Burna Boy, Adesua Etomi, Maraji, others make 2018 The Future Awards nominee list. 2018-12-03. Vanguard News. en-US. 2020-03-30.
  14. Web site: The Future Awards Africa 2018 Nominees List. guardian.ng. 2020-03-30.
  15. Web site: Meet 10 Guys Who Made Their 1st Million From INSTAGRAM. Pomaa. Precious. 2019-03-19. City People Magazine. en-US. 2020-03-30.

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