Moji Afolayan Explained

Moji Afolayan
Birth Name:Moji
Birth Date:1968 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Ibadan, Western State, Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria)
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:Nigeria
Spouse:Rasaq Olayiwola
Parents:Ade Love (father)
Relatives:Kunle Afolayan (brother)
Gabriel Afolayan (brother)
Aremu Afolayan (brother)

Moji Afolayan (born February 5,1968) is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, producer and director.[1]

Early life

Afolayan hails from Agbamu, a town in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State in the north-central region of Nigeria but grew up in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.[2] She was born in an acting family, the first daughter of the late veteran actor and producer Ade Love who is also the father of Kunle Afolayan and Gabriel Afolayan.[3]

Afoloyan attended Coker Primary School at Orile Iganmu, a city in Lagos State south-western Nigeria before she proceeded to Esie Iludun Anglican School where she obtained the West Africa School certificate. She later attended Oyo State College of Education where she was trained as a school teacher.[4]

Film career

In 2016, Afolayan who has acted in several Nigerian movies starred opposite Ojopagogo and Dele Odule in the Yoruba film Arinjo.[5]

Personal life

She is married to Rasaq Olasunkanmi Olayiwola, a Nigerian actor popularly known by his stage name "Ojopagogo".[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Why my husband stays at home to nurse the kids-Moji Afolayan. The Nation Newspaper. 27 February 2015.
  2. Web site: I Love Romantic Films —- Moji Afolayan. Yoruba Movies. 27 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Dad didn’t encourage his children to act —Kunle Afolayan. The Punch. 27 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150228154441/http://www.punchng.com/feature/famous-parents/dad-didnt-encourage-his-children-to-act-kunle-afolayan/. 28 February 2015.
  4. Web site: Saying am so beautiful is flattery-Moji Afolayan. Nigerian Tribune. 27 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227142010/http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/relationship/item/20474-saying-i%E2%80%99m-so-beautiful-is-flattery-%E2%80%94moji-afolayan.html. 27 February 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Yoruba actor, Ojopagogo releases new epic movie, Arinjo. Thenet.ng. 25 February 2016. 15 September 2016.
  6. Web site: Actor, Ojopagogo’s Missing Daughter Found!. The Street Journal. 27 February 2015.
  7. Web site: Net Honours - The Class of 2021. 2021-09-07. Nigerian Entertainment Today. en-US.