Ifedayo Olarinde (born 6 May 1976), popularly known as Daddy Freeze, is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

-Romanian broadcaster and radio talk show host.

Early life

Ifedayo Olarinde was born in

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Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

to a

father and a

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mother. He spent most of his early years in

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its ...

Oyo State Oyo State is an inland state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the east by Osun ...

where he attended the

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, and has a degree in

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from the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 1962 ...

. He is from Oyan Town in Odo Otin local government area of

Osun Ọṣun, is an orisha, a spirit, a deity, or a goddess that reflects one of the manifestations of the Yorùbá Supreme Being in the Ifá oral tradition and Yoruba-based religions of West Africa. She is one of the most popular and venerated ...

State.

Career

Freeze commenced his radio career in 1996 with the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), Ibadan where he served as a correspondent on ''The World Chart Show'', and joined

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in 2001 working in radio presenting, television and general entertainment. He was a senior broadcaster at

Lagos. He is also an event compere. He has hosted a number of music concerts, comedy shows and

Nollywood Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in ''The New York Times''. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there ...

premieres in Nigeria, Ghana and the United Kingdom. He is the leader of #FreeTheSheeple Movement In 2017, Daddy Freeze started the Free Nation Online Church where he pastors with Sunday and weekday services. In 2020, Freeze announced his departure from

where he had worked for over 20 years.

Accolades

Freeze has been nominated for various awards and has won several others like: *2011

Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards are presented annually to recognize excellence of professionals in the African/Nigerian broadcast Broadcasting is the distribution (business), distribution of sound, audio or video content to a dispersed aud ...

– ''Most Popular Radio Presenter'' *2012 Mode Men Awards – ''Radio Personality of the Year'' *2013

Nigeria Entertainment Awards The Nigerian Entertainment Awards were established in New York City in January 2006. The awards recognize the contributions of African entertainers with a special focus on Nigerians. Ceremonies * 2006 Nigeria Entertainment Awards * 2007 Nigeria ...

– ''Best Radio/TV Personality'' *2014

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (also known as the KCAs or Kids' Choice) is an annual American children's awards ceremony show that is produced by Nickelodeon. Usually held on a Saturday night in late March or early April, the show honors ...

– ''Favourite Nigerian On-Air Personality''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daddy Freeze 1976 births Nigerian Christians Nigerian radio presenters Nigerian television presenters Romanian radio presenters Romanian television presenters Living people Yoruba radio personalities Nigerian media personalities University of Ibadan alumni International School, Ibadan alumni Romanian people of Nigerian descent People from Cluj-Napoca