Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye MFR, popularly known as King Sunny Ade is a Nigerian jùjú singer, and songwriter, one of his wives is Risikat who died in 2021.
According to Wikipedia, KSA was born on the 22nd of September, 1946 in Osogbo, Osun State. He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success.
Sunny Ade Wife
Hon. Risikat Ajoke Adegeye was the wife of popular Juju Musician, King Sunny Ade. Risikat was a Lagos State lawmaker. She is one of the wives of KSA.
Risikat succumbed to a long battle with cancer on the 21st of September, 2021. The duo had been married for river 4o years but death took them apart.
Joke Silva, MFR is a Nigerian actress, movie director, and businesswoman born on the 29th of September 1961 in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.
She is the wife of veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs. The union is blessed with two kids who have been married since 1989.
Full Name
Joke Silva MFR
Date of Birth
September 29, 1961
Place of Birth
Lagos
State of Origin
Lagos State
Nationality
Nigerian
Occupation
Actress
Husband/Spouse
Olu Jacobs
Children
2
Net Worth
$1 Million
Joke Silva Biography
Adejoke Silva, MFR is a Nigerian actress, movie director, and businesswoman born on the 29th of September 1961 in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.
Joke Silva Early Life
Silva was born in Lagos, Nigeria into a Saro/Amaro family of four children. Her mother was the pioneering doctor Adebimbola Silva, She died in July 2015.
Her father, Chief Emmanuel Afolabi Silva, was a lawyer and her great-grandfathers were the prominent Colonial Nigerians Charles Phillips and Samuel Herbert Pearse.
Joke Silva Education
Silva did her secondary education at Holy Child College in Lagos. She is a graduate of the University of Lagos where she studied English.
After completing her secondary education, she then proceeded to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Silva began her career in film in the early 1990s.
Joke Silva Career
Joke Silva’s movie career began in the early 1990s. She featured in films and TV series in English and the Yoruba language.
One of her earliest movies was Mind Bending, an English movie that was released in 1990. The actress was also featured in the movie, Owulorojo in 1993 and Violated in 1995.
In 1998, she starred in the British-Canadian film, The Secret Laughter of Women where she starred alongside Colin Firth and Nia Long. She played the role of Nene in the movie.
In 2002, Silva featured alongside Bimbo Akintola in the movie, Keeping Faith. That same year, the actress co-produced and starred in The Kingmaker with Olu Jacobs.
Some of her other movies include A Husband’s Wife (2003), Shylock (2004), and A Past Came Calling (2004). The actress won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2006 at the 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards for her performance in Women’s Cot.
Joke Silva Movies
Since she began acting, Joke has featured in several movies and it is still counting. Some of those movies are;
The Secret
The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2017)
Potato Potahto (2017)
Chief Daddy (2018)
Diamonds in the Sky (2019)
Two Weeks in Lagos (2019)
Namaste Wahala (2021)
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke
Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman (2022)
Joke Silva Family
Silva is married to veteran actor Olu Jacobs and their union is blessed with two children. The couple met in 1981 at the National Theatre, Lagos during the 21st Independence anniversary.
Joke Silva Husband
WHo is the husband of Joke SIlva? Pa Olu Jacobs is the husband of veteran Nigerian actress, Olu Jacobs. Joke and Olu got married in 1989 and their union is blessed with two children.
Joke Silva Children
How many children does Joke SIlva have? Joke Silva has two children. They are Olusola and Olugbenga, the duo are both males.
Joke Silva Mother
Who is the other of Joke Silva? The mother of Joke Silva was Mrs Adebimbola Silva. She was a medical doctor. Adebimbola is late, she died in July 2015.
Joke Silva Father
Who is the father of Joke Silva? The father of Joke Silva was Chief Emmanuel Afolabi Silva. He was a lawyer and her great-grandfathers were the prominent Colonial Nigerians Charles Phillips and Samuel Herbert Pearse.
Joke Silva Awards
Joke Silva has gotten several awards since she started acting. Some of her awards and recognition include:
Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards (2006)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards (2008)
EMOTAN Award by the African Independent Television (AIT)
Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) (2014)
SOLIDRA Award for Visual Art
Joke Silva Instagram
Joke is an active user of Instagram where she connects and interacts with her teeming followers. She has 836K followers with a handle @ajokesilva.
Joke Silva Net Worth
Joke Silva’s net worth is estimated to worth about 1 million dollars.
Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly known as K1 De Ultimate is a Nigerian Fuji musician and fuji creator, he has a daughter, Basirat who is a lawyer.
According to Wikipedia, Wasiu was born on the 3rd of March in 1957 in the Agarawu area of Lagos Island, Lagos State.
Wasiu Ayinde Daughter
Ayinde Basirat Damilola is the daughter of Nigerian Fuji singer, Wasiu Ayinde. Basirat is a law practitioner and she does practise her profession in Nigeria.
She was called to the Nigerian Bar in Abuja on the 16th of December, 2015. Her proud father shared the photos on Instagram.
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo state, located in the South-Western part of Oyo state, Ibadan is the third largest city by population in Nigeria
It is also the largest city by geographical area and it has produced lots of professionals in politics, medicine, education and business.
Ibadan was created in 1829 and was initially intended to be a camp for warriors coming from Oyo, Ife and Ijebu but it has grown into an impressive urban centre.
Here are some facts you probably don’t know about Ibadan.
1. Ibadan became a British protectorate in 1893 after a treaty was signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with George C. Denton, the acting Governor of Lagos colony.
2. Ibadan lies completely within the tropical forest zone but it shares close boundaries between the forest and derived savanna.
3. Ibadan has 11 local government areas consisting of five urban local governments in the city and six semi-urban local governments in the lesser city.
4. Ibadan is the second-largest non-oil state economy in Nigeria and the fourth-largest state economy
5. Ibadan is a major trade centre for cassava, cocoa, timber, cotton, palm oil and rubber. It has an abundance of aquamarine, clay and kaolin.
6. Ibadan has the first tallest building in Africa which is the Cocoa House. The cocoa house was built in 1952.
7. Ibadan as a city, has over twenty printing press companies e.g Ibadan University Press.
8. The first stadium in Nigeria was built in Ibadan. The Obafemi Awolowo Stadium originally known as Liberty Stadium was opened in 1960.
9. As of 2021, Ibadan has a total population of 3,649,000, making it the third-largest city by population in Nigeria.
10. Ibadan was Nigeria’s largest and most populous city at the time of its independence.
11. Ibadan was the administrative centre of the old western region since the days of British colonial rule.
12. Ibadan was coined from the phrase “Eda Odan” which means “by the edge of the meadow”.
Nollywood actor and producer, Ibrahim Chatta has bought himself a new G-Wagon and this has generated a lot of cheering reactions from fans.
“Odogwu you bad oo congratulations 🎉?? On your New ride more keys 🔑 my brother Ibrahim Chatta You will not die by road accident as you move out today well wishes 😘😘”
Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo shared his old pictures as he has advised Nigerian not to look down on anyone because of their current situation.
Femi Adebayo is the son of the veteran actor, Adebayo Salami, he was born on the 31st of December, 1978 in Lagos State, the Southwestern part of Nigeria.
Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly known as K1 De Ultimate is a Nigerian Fuji musician and fuji creator, his first daughter is Wasilat and she died in 2017.
According to Wikipedia, Wasiu was born on the 3rd of March in 1957 in the Agarawu area of Lagos Island, Lagos State.
Wasiu Ayinde First Daughter
Wasilat Ayinde was the first daughter of Nigerian Fuji singer, Wasiu Ayinde. She died in the early hour on Tuesday, 13th of December, 2017 at the age of 34.
Foluke Daramola-Salako is a Nigerian Yoruba actress and film producer. she is blessed with a beautiful mother, Mrs Daramola and she is much alive.
According to Wikipedia, Foluke was born on the 15th of February, 1978 in Lagos state. he was nominated for Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2013.
Foluke Daramola Mother
Mrs Daramola is the mother of Nollywood actress and producer, Foluke Daramola. She was born on the 10th of May. She is very much alive, hale and hearty.
Moji Afolayan is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, movie producer, and film director, Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan is her father and he is late.
According to Wikipedia, Moji was born on the 5th of February 1968 in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, Southwestern part of Nigeria.
Moji Afolayan Father
Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan is the father of Nollywood actress and producer, Moji Afolayan. He was a Nigerian actor, filmmaker, dramatist, and producer.
Josiah was born in 1940 in Kwara State and died in 1996 in Lagos State. He is the father of the Afolayan brothers and sisters in the Nigerian movie industry.
A Nigerian man identified as Jahrex has taken to Facebook to share photos of a man whom he claimed to be the tallest man in Kaduna, Ezra otherwise known as Dogo.
Jahrex stated that Ezra took after his great grandfather – Kwatangwan, a giant who protected the people of Kagoro land and lived for over 300 years.
According to Jahrex, Kwatangwan dug his grave by himself and then went on to share pictures of the highly long gravesite.
He wrote on Tuesday, September 27,
“The Tallest Man In Kaduna From Kagoro Ezra, Took Over The Gene Of His Great Grand Father Who Was A Giant And Also A Great Hunter And Protector Of The Kagoro People “Kwantagwan”. Ezra popularly known as Dogo is the tallest man in southern Kaduna, it is said that he took after his great grandfather whose name is Kwatangwan.
“We were able to gather that his great grandfather Kwatangwan lived For over 300 years and dug his grave by himself, he was a giant who lived and protected the Kagoro land.
“It seems his lineage didn’t die off as his great-grandson possesses his gene. The picture of the grave you see below is the picture of his great grandfather, Kwatangwan he dugged his grave by himself and he lived for over 300years. His great grandson is very much alive carrying on the legacy.”
