Maryam Apaokagi, known professionally as Taaooma'','' is a
Nigerian
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comedian, content creator,
cinematographer
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, and
social media influencer
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. She is the CEO, and founder of Chop Tao,
a food company, and directs for The Greenade Company,
a cinematography firm. She is known for playing multiple roles in her
skits
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.
Early life
Maryam Apaokagi spent most of her early years in
Namibia
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. She studied
Tourism
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and Travel Service Management at the
Kwara State University. In 2022, she tells
The Punch
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, “I wanted to be a doctor. Later, I changed it to a lawyer. I got to university and was offered Tourism.”
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. 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.
Personal life
In February 2020, Apaokagi engaged her fiancé Abdulaziz Oladimeji (aka. Abula) in
Namibia
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, and got married on 24 January 2021. The couple welcomed a baby girl in 2024, as Taaooma shared video with the baby on December 5.
Awards and nominations
See also
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List of Nigerian comedians
References
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Living people
Nigerian women comedians
Yoruba comedians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Kwara State University alumni