Tosin Ajibade

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Tosin "OloriSuperGal" Ajibade
Born
Oluwatosin Ajibade

(1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 38)
Nigeria
Education Lagos State University, Pan-Atlantic University
Occupation(s)New Media Entrepreneur, Blogger, Digital Content Strategist, Writer
Website olorisupergal.com

Tosin "OloriSuperGal" Ajibade (Oluwatosin Ajibade; born 17 February 1987) is a Nigerian known for her lifestyle and entertainment website. She is also the organizer of the New Media Conference that is held annually in Nigeria.[ citation needed ]

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Education

Tosin Ajibade holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the Lagos State University. She thereafter obtained a Certificate in Media Enterprise from the School of Media and Communications, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. [1]

Media work

Tosin Ajibade is known for her lifestyle and entertainment website, OloriSuperGal.com in Nigeria as well as a South African edition. [2] Tosin began working as a publicist in 2009. She created her blog in 2010. In 2011, she was hired at BlackHouse Media as their web manager but left in 2012 to focus on blogging. [1] While starting off her blog, she worked with several media houses such as The Net NG, Acada Magazine and Laff Mattaz Incorporated owned by Gbenga Adeyinka the 1st. [3]

In 2014, Tosin Ajibade was listed among YNaija's 100 Most Influential Women in Nigeria and her blog is considered today as one of the most reputable and popular in Nigeria. [4]

She is the organizer of the New Media Conference which has been held annually in 2015, [5] 2016, [6] 2017, [7] 2018 [8] and 2019. [9] The conference focuses on new media capabilities, especially in online/digital possibilities. [10]

Social issues

Ajibade has used her blog to call attention to societal issues especially as it affects women and girls. A clear instance is the sexual assault story of a Queen's College, Lagos student by her teacher which she published and the news consequently went viral and caught the attention of the relevant authorities. [11]

Awards and nominations

In 2015, Tosin was named in the Nigeria's 100 Most Influential Women List curated by YNaija. [4] In 2016, she won The Future Awards Africa Prize for New Media. [12]

Published work

Tosin Ajibade is an author of two books, From Social Misfit To Social Media Hero [13] (2018) [14] and The Influencer Blueprint [15] (2020). [16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bamgbola, Oyindamola. "#DigitalDivaSeries – Olori Supergal, Super Blogger And Social Media Strategist". ID Africa. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Woman, NG. "Want To Be A Superblogger? Tosin 'Olorisupergal' Ajibade's Advice Will Do You Some Good!". Woman Nigeria. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Oludimu, Titilola (14 August 2017). "In conversation with Tosin Ajibade, founder of Olorisupergal". Techpoint.ng. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 The, Nation. "Olorisupergal makes Nigeria's 100 Most Influential Women list". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ↑ https://allafrica.com/stories/201506030196.html
  6. ↑ https://techpoint.africa/2016/05/28/new-media-nigeria/
  7. ↑ "New Media Conference 2017: Larry Madowo, Stephanie Busari, Chude Jideonwo, Adesumbo Adeoye share tips to maximize the Future of Media". August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Youths gear up for Olorisupergal's event". 20 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Nigerian leading media platform, Olorisupergal set to host the 6th annual New Media Conference". 22 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Ovih, Lawson. "New Media Conference to chart growth in Standards". Business World. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Kofoworola, Belo-Osagie. "Queen's College girls protest alleged sexual harassment". The Nation. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "See the inspiring profiles of the winners of the Future Awards Africa 2016". 17 December 2016.
  13. ↑ https://www.kenyancollective.com/olori-supergal-talks-new-book-from-social-misfit-to-social-media-hero/
  14. ↑ Wanjiru, Njino (29 October 2018). "Olori Supergal Talks About Her New Book 'From Social Misfit To Social Hero'" . Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  15. ↑ https://www.tosinajibade.com/influencer-blueprint/
  16. ↑ "Influencer Blueprint". Tosin Ajibade. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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