Hakeem Babatunde Haky Dee is a Nigerian entertainment entrepreneur and Radio executive. He owns
Festac Radio Online
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Early life
Animashaun was born in the
Kwara
Kwara State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Kwárà), is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger state, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the internation ...
State,
Nigeria
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. He studied Business Administration at
Kwara State Polytechnic
Kwara State Polytechnic is a Nigerian tertiary institution that was established in 1973 by the then Military Governor of Kwara State Col. David Bamigboye after the decision of establishing a polytechnic in Kwara State was announced in 1971. It i ...
.
[Amagiya, Florence]
"Ayo Animashaun"
''Vanguard'', 8 November 2015. Accessed 10 December 2015.
Career
He is
CEO
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of Smooth Promotions, an entertainment firm that organizes
The Headies
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award and publishes the weekly ''
Hip Hop World Magazine
''Hip Hop World Magazine'' is a weekly Nigerian music magazine established in 1995. It has sponsored The Headies award since the award's inception in 2006. The magazine's publisher is Nigerian journalist and music promoter Ayo Animashaun.
Referen ...
''.
On 5 November 2013 he led his firm to the launch of
HipTV
HipTV is a Nigerian basic cable television channel owned by Ayo Animashaun. The channel is the sole channel with broadcasting rights to The Headies. Headquartered in Ikeja, Lagos State, HipTV's features are centred majorly on entertainment rangi ...
on
Multichoice
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DSTV
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.
In October 2013, ''The Net'' magazine listed him as one of the most influential people in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
References
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Living people
Nigerian entertainment industry businesspeople
Yoruba businesspeople
21st-century Nigerian businesspeople
1970 births