Maryam Apaokagi, known professionally as Taaooma, is a Nigerian comedian, content creator, cinematographer,[1] and social media influencer. She is the CEO, and founder of Chop Tao,[2] a food company, and directs for The Greenade Company,[2] a cinematography firm. She is known for playing multiple roles in her skits.[3][4]
Maryam Apaokagi spent most of her early years in Namibia. She studied Tourism and Travel Service Management at the Kwara State University.[5][6][7] In 2022, she tells The Punch, “I wanted to be a doctor. Later, I changed it to a lawyer. I got to university and was offered Tourism.”[8]
In 2015, she started online comedy after convincing her fiancé to teach her the basics of video editing. She rose to stardom in 2019 with a skit based on African parents taking their children to school.[9][10][11] In 2019, she was the face of Media Room Hub’s July Issue. Her comedy skits are centered on exposing African mothers and their unique manner of disciplining African children with a slap.[12][13]
Personal life
In February 2020, Apaokagi engaged her fiancé Abdulaziz Oladimeji (aka. Abula) in Namibia,[14] and got married on 24 January 2021.[15][16] The couple welcomed a baby girl in 2024, as Taaooma shared video with the baby on December 5.[17]
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