Folu Storms

Folu Storms
Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye in 2020
Born
Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye

(1986-11-25) 25 November 1986 (age 38)
Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Other namesFolu Storms
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
Aberystwyth University
Occupations
Years active2012–present

Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye (born November 25, 1986) known professionally as Folu Storms, is a Nigerian radio host and presenter, actress, voice-over artist, and television host.[1][2]

Early life

Storms was born in Aguda, Surulere, Lagos state. She attended primary school at Corona VI, then had her secondary education first at The Lagoon Secondary School, then St Leonards Mayfield in the UK and then proceeded to Aberystwyth University where she studied for a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) between 2005 and 2008. Storms later enrolled at the University of Bristol for her Master of Laws (LLM) in 2009.[3] Storms has a diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Pan-African University.

Career

Radio and NdaniTV

Model Adeola Ariyo and Folu Storms in South Africa for the New Africa series.

Storms began to work as a lawyer, before she started with the radio station 92.3 Inspiration fm in 2012. She competed for the MTV Base Africa's VJ search and she was one of the three finalists. Storms was later hired by the Nigerian company Ndani TV as a presenter and content producer where she produced The New Africa documentary[4] which was nominated for best documentary award at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.[5] She co-hosted the Breakfast show at Smooth 98.1FM in Lagos and was still doing this in 2019.[6][7]

Storms won the 2017 Ebony Life TV Sisterhood Awards for TV Personality of the Year[8] the 2018 On-Air Personality award for the Future awards[9] and ELOY Awards.[10]

Appearing as "Sope" on-line in "Alone Together"

MTV Shuga Alone Together

The role of "Sope" was included when it went into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus in April 2020. The series was written by Tunde Aladese and broadcast every night - its backers include the World Health Organization.[11] The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire and the story progresses using online conversations on location between the characters. All of the makeup and filming was done by the actors[12] who include Lerato Walaza, Mamarumo Marokane, and Jemima Osunde.

Filmography

Year Name Role Notes Ref
2016 The New Africa Documentary Producer Won best documentary award at the AMVCA [4][5]
2019 MTV Shuga Sope Played alongside Osas Ighodaro [13]
Man of Her Dreams Ladi Webseries [14]
Rule Number 1 Showing on Showmax [15]
2019-20 Unmarried Kamsi Africa Magic original alongside Venita Akpofure and Enado Odigie [16]
2020 MTV Shuga Alone Together Sope Online miniseries highlighting the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic [12]
The Men's Club (Season 3) Tonye Replaced Segilola Ogidan [17][18]
2021 Price of Admission Short film starring Brymo [19]
Charge and Bail
2022 Crime and Justice Lagos Kelechi Farasin

Awards and nominations

Year Event Award Result Ref
2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best Documentary Won [4][5]
2017 Ebony Life TV Sisterhood Awards TV Personality of the Year Won [8]
2018 Future awards On-Air Personality Won [9]
ELOY Awards Won [10]

References

  1. ^ Onyinye, Yovnne. "Folu Storms Takes On Radio And TV". Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. ^ Admin. "About". FoluStorms.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. ^ Ayeni, Olamide. "Everything You Should Know About Folu Storms, ELOY 2018 OAP Of The Year". Fabwoman. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Admin. "Home & Abroad With Folu Ogunkeye". Style Elevate. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Admin. "The Nominees". The Future Africa. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  6. ^ Admin. "Folu Storms Turns A Year Older- Photos". Mediaguide. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  7. ^ Nigeria, Inhouse. "Future Awards Africa 2018: Simi, Folu Storms among winners". Music In Africa. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b Admin. "Meet the 2017 Honorees". Ebony Life Tv. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  9. ^ a b Admin. "TFAA 2018 WINNERS LIST". The Future Awards. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  10. ^ a b Admin. "2018 recipients". Eloy Awards. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Every Woman Every Child partners with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation to Tackle COVID-19". Every Woman Every Child. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  12. ^ a b Akabogu, Njideka (2020-04-16). "MTV Shuga and ViacomCBS Africa Respond to COVID-19 with "Alone Together" Online Series". BHM. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  13. ^ "Tobi Bakre, Osas Ighodaro, Folu Storms grace MTV Shuga Season". Vanguard News. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  14. ^ "'Jemeji' director, Victor Aghahowa features Folu Storms in new web series, 'Man of her dreams'". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  15. ^ "Showmax". www.showmax.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  16. ^ "'Unmarried' returns for its 2nd season this January". Pulse Nigeria. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  17. ^ "'The Men's Club' third season premieres in Lagos". 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  18. ^ "The Men's Club season 3 so far > flickchat.tv". flickchat.tv. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  19. ^ "Udoka Oyeka unveils 'Price of Admission' starring Brymo". Pulse Nigeria. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-07.