In this post, Platinum Times will work you through top 10 Celebrities from Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Ekiti is a state in the Southwestern part of Nigeria dominated by the Yoruba ethnic group.
It was created out of Ondo State in 1996 and it’s capital city is Ado-Ekiti. A total of 16 local government areas make up the state placing it among the smallest states in Nigeria, Ekiti is the 31st largest in area and 30th most populous with an estimated population of nearly 3.3 million people.
The state is well known for natural resources like timber, cocoa, Granite, kaolin, Colmbite, Channocke, Iron Ore, Baryte, Aquamine, Gemstone, Phosphate, Limestone, Gold etc.
The state also has several tourists attractions including the Ikogosi Warm Water Spring, Ipole-Iloro Water Falls, Olosunta Hill in Ikere, Fajuyi Memorial Park Ado Ekiti etc.
Ekiti is also known to produce lots of prominent personalities in various field of endeavors. This article takes a look at top celebrities in Nigeria who are natives of Ekiti State.
Summary of top 10 Celebrities from Ekiti State
- Odunlade Adekola
- Folarin Falana
- Teniola Apati (Teni)
- Seun Akindele
- Samuel Ajibola
- Adebimpe Oyebade
- Tope Tedela
- Peju Ogunmola
- Foluke Daramola
- Aminmayokun Awodumila (MayD)
Odunlade Adekola
Odunlade Jonathan Adekola is an award winning actor, film-maker, producer and singer from Otun Ekiti, Ekiti State.
He is the founder and CEO of the Odunlade Adekola Film Production (OAFP). He became famous after he featured in Asiri Gomina Wa in 2003.
He was born on December 31st 1976 in Abeokuta, Ogun State and he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business administration from the University of Lagos.
The Ekiti born actor has received several movie awards including the Africa Movie Academy Award for the best actor of the year in 2014.
Folarin Falana (Falz)
Populal singer, Falz whose real name is Folarin Falana is a native of Ekiti State.
He is the CEO of the Bahd Guys Records, a record label which he produced most of his hit albums with.
Falz was born to famous legal experts, Funmi and Femi Falana on 27th October 1990 and he is a graduate of the University of Reading England, having graduated with an LLB honors degree in Law.
Teniola Apati (Teni)
Teniola Apata, better known as Teni is a singer and songwriter from Ekiti State.
She was born on 23rd December, 1993 in Lagos State. She is the younger sister of Nigerian singer Niniola.
She attended Apata Memorial High School and later the University of Georgia, but finished at American InterContinental University where she obtained degree in business administration.
Seun Akindele
Seun Akindele is a Nollywood actor who hails from Ekiti State. He began acting after taking part in the Armstel Malta Box Office in 2005.
He was born and bred in Jos, Plateau State and has a degree in history and international relations from Lagos State University.
He received the Best of Nollywood Awards for the “most promising actor” in 2011.
Samuel Ajibola
Samuel Ajibola is another popular actor from Ekiti State.
He is best known for portraying the comic role of “Spiff” in the Africa Magic TV series The Johnsons and also as a child-actor in Tears of Love which was directed by Opa Williams.
He was born as the first child among four children in Mazamaza, Lagos State. He began acting at an early and has since featured in several TV series and movies.
He has a degree in Political science from the University of Lagos and another degree from Amaka Igwe’s Centre for Excellence in Film and Media Studies.
He is recorded as the first Nigerian child actor to win the award for Best Kid Actor for three years in a row.
In 2017, he won the AMVCA (Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award) for best Actor in an M-net comedy series The Johnsons.
Adebimpe Oyebade
Adebimpe Oyebade, better known as Mo Bimpe is a Nigerian film actress known for winning the 2018 City People Entertainment Awards for Best New Actress of the Year.
She is a native of Ijero in Ekiti State and is married to famous Nollywood actor, Lateef Adedimeji.
She was born on 23rd March, 1997 and attended the Ekiti State University (EKSU).
She began her career as a model and has worked for many modelling agencies such as Glam Cosmetics and GNG Models Organization.
Bimpe is the founder and CEO of her fashion label, Mo Luxury, and a skincare store, Just Horganiks.
Tope Tedela
Temitope Christopher Tedela is an actor and producer from Ekiti State.
He was born on 5th June, 1990 in Lagos State, he has a degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos.
He has received several awards for his work including Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award, Nigeria Entertainment Award, Best of Nollywood Award and Nollywood Movies Award.
Some of the movies he has produced includes Blood Sisters (2022), Country Hard (2021), The Lost Okoroshi (2019), What Lies Within (2017), Slow Country (2017), Ojukokoro (2017), Suru L’ere (2016), A Soldier’s Story (2015) and A Mile from Home which earned him several awards.
Peju Ogunmola
Peju Ogunmola is a Yoruba film actress who stars in Nollywood movies of Yoruba genres.
Her father was the veteran actor Kola Ogunmola. She hails from Okemesi in Ekiti State and is the wife of Sunday Omobolanle, a Nigerian comic actor, playwright, film director, and producer.
She is the stepmother of Sunkanmi Omobolanle who is also an actor. She is best known for her comic roles in movies which has earned her popularity in the industry.
Foluke Daramola
Foluke Daramola-Salako is another actress who hails from Ekiti State. She was born on 15th February 1978 and is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University.
She is the founder of the “Action Against Rape in Africa” initiative, which is a movement that seeks to curb rape and bring its perpetrators to book in Africa.
Aminmayokun Awodumila (MayD)
Akinmayokun Awodumila, popularly known as May D is a singer who is a native of Ekiti State.
He was born in Lagos State on December 28th, 1984 and is a graduate of Mass Communication from the University of Lagos.
He runs a record label to his name, Confam Entertainment and is also signed to Davido Music Worldwide.