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Background and education

She was born in

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. She is from

Kabba Kabba is a city in Kogi State in mid west Nigeria. It lies near the Osse River, at the intersection of roads from Lokoja, Okene, Ogidi, Ado-Ekiti, and Egbe. The town is about 295 kilometers away from Abuja. It is 511 kilometers from Lagos. A ...

LGA in

Kogi State Kogi State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti and Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, to the northeast by Nasarawa State, to the northwest by Niger State, to the s ...

. Out of four children, she is the only girl and the third in birth order. Ariyike completed her secondary education at Starfield College and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in

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from

. She further obtained a certification in Broadcasting from the National Broadcast Academy, Lagos.

Career

She was listed amongst the

YNaija ''YNaija'' is a Nigerian online content publishing platform, founded by Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams of RED Africa media group. ''YNaija'' launched in May 2010 with columnists and various news sources. It offers news, original content an ...

Power List of 2020. She has been the host of ''Urban Kitchen'' show - a culinary show that showcases the diversity of Nigerian dishes - since 2021. The show has had comedian

Alibaba Ali Baba (character), Ali Baba is a character from the folk tale ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves''. Ali Baba or Alibaba may also refer to: Films * Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1902 film), ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (1902 film), a F ...

Juliet Ibrahim Juliet Ibrahim is a Ghanaian actress, film producer and singer of Lebanese, Ghanaian and Liberian descent. She won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2010 Ghana Movie Awards for her role in '' 4 Play''. She has been referred to as ...

and

DJ Neptune Imohiosen Patrick (born, 26 September 1990) professionally known as DJ Neptune, is a Nigerian Disc Jockey and Record Producer. He is from a family of four which includes his three elder sisters and him. Discography *''Greatness'' (2018) *''Gre ...

as guests, amongst other celebrities. She is a producer and presenter on SuperSport’s ''SuperPicks'' show, the former host and producer of TVC’s ''Entertainment Splash'' show. She was a panelist on the ''Red Hot Topics'' on

United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

(UBA)’s Red TV. She was also the former director of operations at

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. She is an event host and fashion blogger, and also podcaster on her personal podcast ''#GirlTalkWithAriyiike''. She began acting in 2015 and featured in the

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movie ''

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.'' She was also cast in ''

Aníkúlápó ''Aníkúlápó'' is a 2022 Nigerian epic fantasy film produced by Kunle Afolayan and distributed by Netflix. Released on 30 September 2022, it stars Kunle Remi, Bimbo Ademoye, Sola Sobowale,Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Taiwo Hassan. The film was shot i ...

'', ''Backup Wife'' and '' Diary of a Lagos Girl''. She also featured in

StarTimes StarTimes is a Chinese electronics and media company with strong presence in Sub-Saharan Africa. StarTimes offers digital terrestrial television and satellite television services to consumers, and provides technologies to countries and broadcas ...

’s ''Okrika'' series - a comedy series that talks about dealing in second hand cloths. Owolagba is a

Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961. History Pepsi was ...

brand ambassador in Nigeria. She was also announced as the brand ambassador of Friska Tea. She covered the 2019 edition of Exquisite Magazine,. and was nominated for the Female TV presenter (terrestrial and online TV) of the year 2017 at the

ELOY Awards ELOY (Exquisite Lady of the Year) Awards is an award for women excelling in their field of work. It was established by Tewa Onasanya in 2009. During the ELOY awards which was held in Lagos Continental Hotel in 2018, the convener Tewa Onasanya r ...

Filmography

Others

* Diary of a Lagos Virgin, Seyi * Ogere the Movie * Val’s Gift, Valerie * Lower Berth, Mabel * Distraction, Judith

Personal life

She suffered the loss of her father in November 2022.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Owologba, Ariyike Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Kogi State Yoruba people Nigerian film actresses Lagos State University alumni Nigerian television actresses Nigerian Internet celebrities Nigerian television personalities