The Men's Club (Nigerian web series)

The Men's Club
Created by	Tola Odunsi
Starring	Ayoola Ayolola Baaj Adebule Efa Iwara Daniel Etim-Effiong Shaffy Bello Sola Sobowale Sharon Ooja Adebukola Oladipupo Mimi Chaka Enado Odigie
Country of origin	Nigeria
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	48 + 3 special episodes
Production
Executive producer	Tola Odunsi
Producers	Bola Atta Akin Akinkugbe Tola Odunsi)
Production locations	Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Production company	Urban Vision
Original release
Network	RedTV (seasons 1–3 + 3 special holiday episodes) Prime Video (season 4–present)
Release	October 2018 (2018-10) – present
Related
Assistant Madams

The Men's Club, popularly known as TMC, is a Nigerian web series created and directed by Tola Odunsi. It was first released in October 2018 on REDTV's youtube channel.[1] It has had 4 seasons, with some holiday special editions.

Plot summary

The Men's Club' revolves around four male main characters and how they relate with their partners and the ordeals that they face in their everyday life. The show stars Ayoola Ayolola, Baaj Adebule, Efa Iwara, and Daniel Etim-Effiong in the titular lead roles and Sola Sobowale, Shaffy Bello, Sharon Ooja, Adebukola Oladipupo, Mimi Chaka, Enado Odigie and many others in supporting roles.[2] After the completion of season 3, RED TV announced an addendum special edition to the show, "The Men's Club Holiday Special", which consisted of three different editions aired on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.[3]

Episodes

• Season 1: 10 Episodes
• Season 2: 13 Episodes
• Season 3: 13 Episodes
• The Men's Club Holiday Special: 3 Episodes
• Season 4: 12 Episodes
• Season 5, Next Gen: 12 Episodes[4][5]

Selected cast

• Ayoola Ayolola as Aminu Garba (Season 1-3)
• Pere Egbi as Aminu Garba (Season 4)
• Baaj Adebule as Louis Okafor
• Daniel Etim-Effiong as Lanre Taiwo
• Sharon Ooja as Jasmine
• Shaffy Bello as Mrs Teni Doregos
• Sola Sobowale as Mama Jasmine
• Adebukola Oladipupo as Tiara Bewaji
• Efa Iwara as Tayo Oladapo
• Mimi Chaka as Tumini
• Nengi Adoki as Lola Doregos
• Enado Odigie as Hadiza
• Segilola Ogidan as Tonye
• Okusaga Adeoluwa as Kash
• Paul Nnadiekwe as Toks
• Chuks Joseph as Francis
• David Eyo as Obinna

Exit of Ayoola Ayolola

In 2021, Tola Odunsi, the director, announced that Ayolola would no longer be playing the lead role of Aminu Garba via an Instagram post as he was unavailable to play the role. He was to be replaced by the former Big Brother Naija housemate, Pere Egbi.[6] Due to speculation that he relocated without notifying the show runners, Ayolola reacted to the announcent via his Instagram page writing “Contrary to what was said, I did not relocate without letting the executive producers and producers of the show know, My decision to make a ‘temporary’ move out of the country was a long thought out process in which the producer/my manager at the time was aware of and involved in. With that being said, I cannot wait to be back on your screens again."[7]

Award and recognition

The Men's Club won the Gage Award for the best web series of 2020 on April 24, 2021.[8] The show also was named the best African series at the HAP Awards (Hollywood & African Prestigious Awards) 2021. Ayoola Ayolola and Sharon Ooja also won awards for best actor and best supporting actor respectively.[9]

References

1. "The Men's Club". IMDB.
2. "'The Men's Club' third season premieres in Lagos". Premium Times. Jayne Augoye.
3. ""The Men's Club" Holiday Special is Finally Here". Bella Naija. BN TV. 26 December 2020.
4. "Saga Deolu, Chuks Joseph, Paul Nnadiekwe, and David Eyo are Entirely Different Men in 'The Men's Club: New Gen' - What Kept Me Up". 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
5. BellaNaija.com (2024-10-01). ""The Men's Club" Returns for Season 5 with New Faces & Double the Drama!". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
6. "Why BBNaija's Pere replaced Ayoola in 'The Men's Club' series – Director". Punch Newspapers. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
7. Nwogu, Precious 'Mamazeus' (2021-11-11). "Actor Ayoola Ayolola finally reacts to exiting 'The Men's Club' series". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
8. "REDTV's The Men's Club wins best web series in 2020". The Nations Online. Gbenga Bada.
9. BellaNaija.com (15 November 2021). "Sharon Ooja & Ayoola Ayolola win 2021 HAPAwards for their role in "The Men's Club"". www.bellanaija.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.