Tosin Ajibade
Tosin "OloriSuperGal" Ajibade | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oluwatosin Ajibade 17 February 1987 |
| Education | Lagos State University, Pan-Atlantic University |
| Occupation(s) | New Media Entrepreneur, Blogger, Digital Content Strategist, Writer |
| Website | olorisupergal |
Tosin "OloriSuperGal" Ajibade (Oluwatosin Ajibade; born 17 February 1987) is a Nigerian known for her lifestyle and entertainment website, OloriSuperGal.com and recently her personal website, TosinAjibade.com. She is also the organizer of the New Media Conference that is held annually in Nigeria.
Education
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Bamgbola, Oyindamola. "#DigitalDivaSeries – Olori Supergal, Super Blogger And Social Media Strategist". ID Africa. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Woman, NG. "Want To Be A Superblogger? Tosin 'Olorisupergal' Ajibade's Advice Will Do You Some Good!". Woman Nigeria. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Oludimu, Titilola (14 August 2017). "In conversation with Tosin Ajibade, founder of Olorisupergal". Techpoint.ng. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ a b The, Nation. "Olorisupergal makes Nigeria's 100 Most Influential Women list". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/201506030196.html
- ^ https://techpoint.africa/2016/05/28/new-media-nigeria/
- ^ "New Media Conference 2017: Larry Madowo, Stephanie Busari, Chude Jideonwo, Adesumbo Adeoye share tips to maximize the Future of Media". August 2017.
- ^ "Youths gear up for Olorisupergal's event". 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Nigerian leading media platform, Olorisupergal set to host the 6th annual New Media Conference". 22 November 2019.
- ^ Ovih, Lawson. "New Media Conference to chart growth in Standards". Business World. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Kofoworola, Belo-Osagie. "Queen's College girls protest alleged sexual harassment". The Nation. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "See the inspiring profiles of the winners of the Future Awards Africa 2016". 17 December 2016.
- ^ https://www.kenyancollective.com/olori-supergal-talks-new-book-from-social-misfit-to-social-media-hero/
- ^ Wanjiru, Njino (29 October 2018). "Olori Supergal Talks About Her New Book 'From Social Misfit To Social Hero'". Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ https://www.tosinajibade.com/influencer-blueprint/
- ^ "Influencer Blueprint". Tosin Ajibade. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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