Ariyike Owolagba

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Ariyike Owolagba
Born
Ariyike Dorcas Owolagba

5 November
Yaba, Lagos State
NationalityNigerian
Other names
  • Ariyiike dimples
  • Media’s sweetheart
Education B.A Mass Communication
Alma mater Lagos State University
Occupations
  • actress
  • TV host
Years active2015–present
Employers
Television
  • SuperSports SuperPicks
  • TVC Entertainment Splash
  • Red TV Red Hot Topics

Ariyike Dorcas Owolagba, (born 5 November) also known as Ariyiike Dimples is a Nigerian actress, TV Host and former record exec. [1]

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Background and education

She was born in Yaba, Lagos. She is from Kabba LGA in Kogi State. Out of four children, she is the only girl and the third in birth order. [2] Ariyike completed her secondary education at Starfield College and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass communication from Lagos State University. [3] She further obtained a certification in Broadcasting from the National Broadcast Academy, Lagos.

Career

She was listed amongst the YNaija Power List of 2020. [4] She has been the host of Urban Kitchen show - a culinary show that showcases the diversity of Nigerian dishes - since 2021. [5] [6] The show has had comedian Alibaba, Juliet Ibrahim and DJ Neptune as guests, amongst other celebrities. [7] [8] She is a producer and presenter on SuperSport’s SuperPicks show, the former host and producer of TVC’s Entertainment Splash show. [9] [10] She was a panelist on the Red Hot Topics on United Bank for Africa (UBA)’s Red TV. [11] She was also the former director of operations at Aristokrat Records. [4]

She is an event host and fashion blogger, [3] and also podcaster on her personal podcast #GirlTalkWithAriyiike. [12]

She began acting in 2015 and featured in the nollywood movie 13 letters. [13] She was also cast in Aníkúlápó , Backup Wife and Diary of a Lagos Girl . [14] [15] She also featured in StarTimes’s Okrika series - a comedy series that talks about dealing in second hand clothes. [16] [17]

Owolagba is a Pepsi brand ambassador in Nigeria. [12] She was also announced as the brand ambassador of Friska Tea. [18] [19] She covered the 2019 edition of Exquisite Magazine,. [20] [21] and was nominated for the Female TV presenter (terrestrial and online TV) of the year 2017 at the ELOY Awards. [22]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2016Entreat
Diary of a Lagos Girl Folake
2017Love In The Wrong PlacesKathy
2018Back Up WifeJoan
2018Lisa's Code
2019AMCOP: Rekindle
2021 13 Letters (film) (as Herself)
After DarkShewa
FlukeSade
2022 Aníkúlápó Omowon
Alaga

Others

Personal life

She suffered the loss of her father in November 2022. [23]

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