Toyin Afolayan Explained

Toyin Afolayan
Birth Date:1959 9, df=y
Nationality:Nigerian
Other Names:Lola Idije
Occupation:Actress
Relatives:Adeyemi Afolayan
Notable Works:Deadly Affair

Toyin Afolayan (born September 24,1959) popularly known as Lola Idije is a Nigerian film actress.[1] She gained recognition after starring as Madam Adisa in a 1995 film titled Deadly Affair.[2]

Toyin Afolayan is known as the initiator of popular internet slangs Soro Soke werey[3] and Pele My Dear. Soro Soke Werey is a term used by

  1. EndSars
protesters in Nigeria to demand that government speak up and louder on the excesses of the SARS Police unit in the country.

Biography

Toyin Afolayan is an indigene of Agbamu, Kwara State in Southwest Nigeria.[1] She is the cousin of Adeyemi Afolayan (aka Ade Love)[1] and his children, Nigerian film actors Kunle Afolayan, Gabriel Afolayan, Aremu Afolayan and Moji Afolayan. Toyin started acting in the '80s due to the influence of Ade Love.[4] She has remained active in Nollywood till date, featuring more in Yoruba movies.

The veteran actress has been in the movie industry for about three decades in which she rose to fame in 1995 for her role as Mama Adisa in the movie 'Deadly Affair'[5]

Personal life

Toyin Afolayan is a widow, a mother of three female children and a grandmother.[6] Her only son died at infancy.[1] Toyin Afolayan was recently named the brand ambassador of Boalas Homes and Gardens[7]

Selected filmography

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 'At my age, remarrying shouldn't be a priority again' -Lola Idije. Ecomium Weekly. Tade. Afisat. 24 May 2012. 5 February 2016.
  2. News: 'God Has Been My Pillar All Along' – Toyin Afolayan (Lola Idije) on life @ 55. Ecomium Weekly. Popoola. Nike. 20 October 2014. 5 February 2016.
  3. News: BBC News Pidgin . 29 December 2020 . End of the year quotes: Soro Soke, Wahala be like and oda trend tok wey Nigerian youths use . BBC News . 29 May 2022.
  4. Web site: 2021-01-10. 10 matriarchs of Nigerian movie industry. 2021-12-04. Punch Newspapers. en-US.
  5. Web site: Nigeria . Guardian . 2021-12-05 . Toyin Afolayan gets Baolas Homes and Gardens ambassadorial role . 2024-06-12 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  6. Web site: Wale. Kaffy. 2020-03-02. Veteran Actress, Toyin Afolayan (Lola Idije) Tells How Her Children Prevented Her From Getting Married After Her Husband's Death. 2021-12-04. Motherhood In-Style Magazine. en-US.
  7. Web site: Nigeria . Guardian . 2021-12-05 . Toyin Afolayan gets Baolas Homes and Gardens ambassadorial role . 2024-06-12 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  8. Web site: BellaNaija.com. 2020-08-10. There's A New Teaser for Biodun Stephen's Film "Glimpse" starring Bisola Ayieola & Lola Idije. 2021-12-04. BellaNaija. en-US.
  9. Web site: Arojinle . irokotv.com . . 2018 . 24 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204121641/https://irokotv.com/videos/11127/arojinle . December 4, 2021 . en . live.
  10. Web site: Tv. Bn. 2017-09-13.
    1. BNMovieFeature: WATCH Bobrisky, Lola Idije, Tayo Sobola in "Ojuloge Obirin"
    . 2021-12-04. BellaNaija. en-US.

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