Gloria Oloruntobi

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Gloria Oloruntobi
Born (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27)
Other namesMaraji
Alma mater Covenant University
Occupation(s)Content creator, comedienne, skit maker

Gloria Oloruntobi (born February 6, 1997), better known as Maraji, is a Nigerian comedian. [1] [2] [3] [4] She started her career making lip sync videos and miming songs. [5] Maraji role-plays in her comedy skits and switches between accents and vocal pitches to suit each character she plays. [6] [7]

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Education

Maraji is from Edo State. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in international relations from Covenant University in 2017. [8] [9]

Maraji was featured in the music videos for Falz's "Something Light" and Yemi Alade's "Single and Searching". [10] [11]

Awards and nominations

Maraji was nominated for Prize for Comedy at the 2017 and 2018 The Future Awards Africa. [12] [13] [14] She was also nominated for Comedy Act of the Year at the 2018 City People Music Awards. [15]

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