When we talk about Nollywood actors in Nigeria, its impossible
to neglect formidable names like Funke Akindele, Richard Mofe- Damijo,
Genevieve Nnaji lots of others but one name that is a must mentioned is Odunlade Adekola( Mr Sunday
Dagboru ).
Though Odunlade
Adekola focuses more on Indigenous Yoruba movies, he is an enigmatic
personality in the Nigerian Movie industry and its more than fair to say that
he has had an illustrious and successful career. To commemorate his success and
his prospects ,Nollywood Gbagaun put together ten important things every
Nigerian Should know about him.
1. His
name is Odunlade because he was born on 31 st of December 1978. In Yoruba land,
people born during Christmas, New year or other festivities have “Odun” meaning
“Celebration ” or “Year” in between their names.
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. The
Yoruba Movie actor was born in ancient ancient Abeokuta town, Ogun State where
he had his primary and Secondary School Education at Saint John Rcm primary
School and Saint Peter’s College respectively.
