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Iyabo Ojo
Iyabo Ojo is a Nigerian actor, producer and filmmaker known for work in Yoruba-language and English-language screen productions. Her wider public profile includes reality television and advocacy related to calls for an investigation into singer MohBad's death.
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About Iyabo Ojo
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Nigeria · Actor, Film producer, Filmmaker · 3 affiliations
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- Film producer
- Filmmaker
- Reality television personality
At a glance
- Ojo has worked across Yoruba-language and English-language Nigerian film productions as an actor, producer and filmmaker.
- She dates her first screen role to the 1998 film Satanic and identifies the 2004 production Bolutife as her first Yoruba film production.
- She appeared in the launch cast of Showmax's The Real Housewives of Lagos in 2022.
- Nigeria's film regulator listed Ojo as director and producer of the 2026 film The Return of Arinzo.
Screen career and production work
Ojo has said that her first screen role was in the 1998 English-language film Satanic. Reports place her Yoruba-language film debut in Baba Darijinwon in 2002, followed by Bolutife in 2004, which she has identified as her first Yoruba film production. These early dates rely partly on retrospective accounts given by Ojo and reported by Nigerian news outlets.
Film and television profile
Her production work includes Silence, an English-language film concerning child abuse that she later described as her first English cinema film. Her television profile expanded in 2022 when she joined the launch cast of Showmax's The Real Housewives of Lagos. In 2026, official Nigerian film-regulator records identified her as director and producer of The Return of Arinzo, which premiered in Lagos in March.
Public presence and advocacy
Alongside her film and television work, Ojo has held a broader entertainment and public profile. Showmax introduced her in 2022 as the chief executive of Fepris Limited and founder and president of Pinkies Foundation, although the reviewed evidence does not establish whether those roles remained current in 2026. In September 2023, she announced plans for a peaceful Lagos rally calling for an investigation and justice following singer MohBad's death.
Affiliations
- Fepris Limited CEO
- Pinkies Foundation Founder and president
- The Real Housewives of Lagos Cast member 2022-04-08
Timeline
- First screen role in the English-language film Satanic, according to Ojo's later account.
- Yoruba-language film debut in Baba Darijinwon.
- Produced Bolutife, which she has identified as her first Yoruba film production.
- Identified Silence as her first English cinema film production.
- Appeared in the launch cast of Showmax's The Real Housewives of Lagos.
- Announced plans for a peaceful Lagos rally seeking an investigation and justice in relation to singer MohBad's death.
- The Return of Arinzo premiered in Lagos; official and government listings credit Ojo in director and producer roles.
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Current context
- As of 2026-08-22, the National Film and Video Censors Board's approved-films listing identifies Iyabo Ojo as director and producer of The Return of Arinzo.
Biographical facts
- Entertainment reporting identifies her birth date as 21 December 1977.
- Ojo has said she attended Lagos State Polytechnic on a part-time course after marriage; reports describe her field of study as Estate Management.
- Ojo has publicly dated her first screen role to the 1998 English-language film Satanic.
- Ojo has identified Bolutife, released in 2004, as her first Yoruba film production.
- Ojo was publicly credited as producer of Silence, an English-language film concerning child abuse, and later identified it as her first English cinema film.
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