Omotosho Family

	Omotosho Family Omotoso or Omotosho is a Nigerian surname. * Akin Omotoso (born 1974), Nigerian film director, writer, and actor living in South Africa, son of Kole and brother of Ywande * Kole Omotoso (born 1943), Nigerian writer living in South Africa * Mike Omotosho, Nigerian politician, chairman of the Labour Party 2015–2016 * Omolara Omotosho (born 1993), Nigerian sprinter * Rosaline Omotosho (died 1999), Nigerian judge * Tim Omotoso (born 1958), Nigerian televangelist and senior pastor of the Jesus Dominion International * Wale Omotoso (born 1985), Nigerian boxer * Yewande Omotoso Yewande Omotoso (born 1980) is a South African-based novelist, architect and designer, who was born in Barbados and grew up in Nigeria. She is the daughter of Nigerian writer Kole Omotoso, and the sister of filmmaker Akin Omotoso. She currently ... (born 1980), South African-based novelist, architect and designer living in South Africa, daughter of Kole and sister of Akin {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Akin Omotoso Akin Omotoso (born 1974) is a Nigerian film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the 2022 film ''Rise''. Both his father Kole Omotoso and his sister Yewande Omotoso are also writers. Early life and education Omotoso was born in Nigeria where he grew up in Ile Ife, Osun State. His family emigrated to South Africa in 1992 after his father, Kole Omotoso, took an academic appointment with the University of the Western Cape. This prompted Akin Omotoso to study at the same university, obtaining a diploma in speech and drama. His mother died in 2003. Career Omotoso ventured into entertainment while at the university. His acting debut was in ''Sunjata'' by Mark Fleishman. This also earned him a Fleur du Cap Award for Most Promising Student in 1995. He used the money from acting in the play to direct his first short films, ''The Kiss of Milk'', ''The Nightwalkers,'' and ''The Caretaker''. By 1999, he wrote his first full-length film, entitled ''God is African'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kole Omotoso Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso (born 21 April 1943), also known as Kole Omotoso, is a Nigerian writer and intellectual best known for his works of fiction and in South Africa as the "Yebo Gogo man" in adverts for the telecommunications company Vodacom. His written work is known for its dedication and commitment to fusing a socio-political reappraisal of Africa and respect for human dignity into most of his works. Early life and education Kole Omotoso was born into a Yoruba family in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. He was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents after the death of his father. Though the lack of a father figure could crush a young Nigerian boy, the events of his early childhood contributed a great deal to his development as a man and also as a writer. Omotoso was educated at King's College, Lagos, and the University of Ibadan and then undertook a doctoral thesis on the modern Arabic writer Ahmad Ba Kathir at the University of Edinburgh. Later life Omotoso returned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mike Omotosho Mike Oluwafemi Omotosho (died 4 June 2022) was a Nigerian politician who served as Chairman of the Labour Party. He was Governor of Rotary International in some parts of Nigeria covering the whole of North West, North East, North Central, South West excluding Lagos and Ogun states from 2015 to 2016. Political career Omotosho was Chairman of the Labour Party of Nigeria from 2015 to 2016. He also contested the 2015 general elections in Kwara State where he came third in the polls. His mother was reportedly abducted in 2017. Philanthropy Omotosho set up the Mike Omotosho Foundation to alleviate poverty and empower youths through training and community development programmes. The foundation has trained over 200 rural community members on vocational skills and provided 10 million naira micro credit scheme to empower 300 women to start small businesses. 500 youths from different local governments in Kwara State were also trained on employability skills, 150 indigent students from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Omolara Omotosho Omolara Omotosho (born 25 May 1993 in Akure, Nigeria) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... Her personal best in the event is 51.28 seconds (Calabar 2012). Competition record 1 Disqualified in the final.2 Disqualified in the semifinals. References 1993 births Living people Yoruba sportswomen Nigerian female sprinters People from Akure Olympic female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Nigeria Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rosaline Omotosho Roseline or Rosaline Ajoke Omotosho, née Sonola-Soyinka (died 1999) was a Nigerian judge. From 12 April 1995 to 27 February 1996 she was Chief Judge of Lagos State. She was the first female Chief Judge in Nigeria, and indeed in West Africa. Life Rosaline Omotosho's maiden name was Sonola-Soyinka. She attended CMS Girls School Lagos, which later relocated to Ibadan and merged with Kudeti Girls School to be renamed St Anne's School Ibadan. She worked as a clerk in the Health Department, Lagos between 1949 and 1953.Adebisi OnanugaLagos immortalises first woman CJ ''The Nation'', 10 March 2015. Accessed 12 March 2020. She studied for the Bar at Gray's Inn from 1957 to 1959. She was called to the English Bar on 7 February 1961 and enrolled at the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 15 June 1961.Peters IfeomaWomen who blazed the Legal Trail in Nigeria ''DNL Legal and Style'', 8 March 2017. Accessed 12 March 2020. Omotosho worked for a few months at Burke and Impey before starting in Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tim Omotoso Tim Omotoso (born Timothy Oluseun Omotoso, 14 July 1958) is a Nigerian televangelist and the senior pastor of Jesus Dominion International, based in Durban, South Africa. He has been in jail awaiting trial since April 2017 at the Port Elizabeth High Court for rape, racketeering, and human trafficking. He is alleged to have groomed his victims and began molesting them from the age of 14. He was arrested by the South African priority crimes unit, Hawks, on 20 April 2017 at the Port Elizabeth International Airport. Career The global outreach arm of his ministry functions under Tim Omotoso Global Outreach (TOGO). It is an Apostolic and Prophetic ministry designed under Trinitarian auspices to propagate the gospel of Jesus Christ to this generation with signs following. The Church arm is Jesus Dominion International with branches across South Africa, France and the UK; it holds crusades all over the world. His mandate is to turn the hearts of men back to God. This vision is carried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wale Omotoso Wale Omotoso (born May 6, 1985) is a Nigerian professional boxer. He was based in Australia for several years, where he turned professional. In 2011, he signed with Top Rank, and was trained and managed by Freddie Roach at Wild Card Boxing in Los Angeles, California. After a successful 15-year career, Omotoso, who had suffered two past concussions, and who wanted to ensure his ability to continue supporting his wife and two sons, retired from fighting, and became a trainer at Wild Card. Early life He is one of five children whose mother died when he was young, and whose father did the best he could, until he, too, died in the 2000s decade. Wale learned to fight on the streets of one of Africa's most populous cities, Lagos. He calls himself "Lucky Boy", because he is lucky to be alive, let alone to have parlayed his natural ability into a ticket from the mean streets of Lagos to the clean streets of Blackburn, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. As children, he and his br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]