Adams Ibrahim Adebola (born 5 May 1988), popularly known as VJ Adams, is a

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video jockey, television presenter, entrepreneur, musician cum executive producer. His journey into limelight came after he contested at the 2008 edition of Next Movie Star West Africa. Adams is a presenter on ''

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'', a Nigerian

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based in

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. He co-anchored the official red carpet at the

8th Africa Movie Academy Awards The 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 22 April 2012 at the Expo Centre, Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, Nigeria to honor the best African films of 2011. The nominees were announced on 17 March 2012 at the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Banj ...

with Nollywood actress Alex Okoroji and co-anchored 2014 edition of the

City People Entertainment Awards City People Entertainment Awards are an annual accolade presented by ''City People Magazine'' to honour Nigerian and Ghanaian entertainers. The first edition was held in Abeokuta, Ogun State on June 14, 2009. The event was hosted by Governor Gbe ...

ceremony which was held in Lagos.

Growing up and education

Adams is a native of

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. He finished his basic and secondary school education at Teammate Children School,

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and Lagos State Civil Service Senior Model College,

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respectively before proceeding to the University of Lagos where he studied Civil Engineering. He holds a certificate in journalism after undergoing training in journalism at the

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, an educational arm of the

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Career

TV presenter

After contesting at the 2008 Next Movie Star show, Adams was made the lead presenter of ''Excite on TV'' in 2009 until 2010 when he resigned. On 22 February 2010, he joined Consolidated Media Associates, a media firm that houses TV shows including ''Soundcity TV'', ''Spice TV'', ''ONTV'', ''Televista'' and ''VillageSquare TV''.

Music

Adams collaborated with Ice Prince,

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, and Splash to release a single title "Winner". On 2 February 2014, he featured HarrySong on a song titled "Whazup", a song which received massive airplay and positive reviews. With a forthcoming debut album, Adams has also worked with

Oritse Femi Oritsefemi Majemite Ekele (born 5 January 1985) popularly known by his first name Oritse Femi, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and performer. He is best known for his remake of Fela Kuti's "Double Wahala" song. His rendition of the song earned hi ...

Chidinma Chidinma Ekile (born 2 May 1991), known professionally as Chidinma, is a Nigerian hip-hop turned gospel singer and songwriter. In 2010, she rose to stardom after winning the third season of ''Project Fame West Africa''. Following the release of ...

, M.I, Pasuma, and Reminisce. He is managed by Adenekan Mayowa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, VJ 1988 births Living people University of Lagos alumni 21st-century Nigerian musicians Nigerian hip hop musicians Yoruba television personalities Television personalities from Lagos Musicians from Lagos Yoruba musicians