Omotunde Adebowale David, popularly known as Lolo1, is a

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actress, and a

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n radio presenter. She hosted the radio programme, ‘Oga Madam’ on Wazobia FM 95.1, till 2019 when she left and joined Lasgidi FM as the general manager and an on-air personality.

Early life and education

She attended Ijebu-Ode Anglican Girls secondary school where she also spent part of her school days in a hostel. She is a graduate of Law from

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and she later went to law school.

Career

She started her career as a legal practitioner after being called to the bar in 2000. She worked in the law department before dropping it for media broadcasting in 2004. She is also known for acting, in Yoruba and

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movies. She featured in the TV series ''

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'' where she acted as Adaku. She became an On Air Personality for the first time when she joined Metro FM. She later joined

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, then she left in 2019 after over 11 years with them. She got the nickname Lolo1 during a radio live show when she requested a nickname from people, and she eventually picked lolo. She was featured in the cover page for ''La Mode Magazine'' for the July 2017 edition. She played the role of Ms. Wilson in the 2018 film ''We Don’t Live Here Anymore'' by

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. In 2020, she produced her first movie titled ''When Love is not Enough''. The movie was directed by Okiki Afolayan, starring Funso Adeolu, Adejumoke Aderounmu, Odunola Agoro, Ladi Folarin, and

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. She was announced as the first ambassador of Awabah, Micro Pensions company.

Awards and nominations

* Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Award for Outstanding Radio Program Presenter- Lagos

Personal life

She is a single mother of three sons and a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lolo1 Living people Lagos State University alumni 1977 births Nigerian radio presenters Nigerian women radio presenters Nigerian film actresses Nigerian film producers Actresses from Ogun State Nigerian lawyers Nigerian women comedians