Temi Balogun
Temi Balogun | |
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TaymiB on "TGIF" on NdaniTV in 2018 | |
| Born | Temilola Balogun c.1991[1] |
| Other names | TaymiB and Temi Balogun Akinmuda |
| Education | Nottingham University |
| Occupation | On Air Personality |
| Employer | Cool FM Nigeria |
Temilola Balogun ⓘ also known as TaymiB and Temi Balogun Akinmuda is a Nigerian media personality and creator of the television series Skinny Girl in Transit.
Education and career
She was educated at Queen's College in Lagos and later studied media at Nottingham Trent University.[2] She was once a T-shirt designer who sang in a duo called "Soyinka's Afro"[2] with her brother Ajebutter 22 in 2009.[3]
Balogun became a host at Cool FM Nigeria, a Lagos-based pop and rock station.[4] She is the creator of the television series Skinny Girl in Transit which reached its sixth series in 2020 and its seventh in 2023.[5] She leads BOX TV which produced the series Things Men Say, launched in 2017.[6][7]
In 2019, Balogun and N6 hosted a live interview with American rapper Cardi B,[8] who was on her first tour of Africa, performing in Nigeria and Ghana.[9]
Personal life
She is married to Timi Akinmuda and they have two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b CoolFM, StayBusy Tech For. "Cool FM Nigeria | #1 Hit Music Station". CoolFM. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ a b "Judges - Africa Connected". www.africaconnected.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ BellaNaija.com (2009-11-05). "Who Is…Soyinka's Afro". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ "Cool FM". Streema. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ ShockNG (2022-11-23). "Skinny Girl in Transit Season 7 Returns 2023, No Release Date Yet". ShockNG. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
- ^ "Temilola Akinmuda The Creative". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ Tv, Bn (2017-09-19). "It's here! Watch Episode 1 of Box TV's "Things Men Say" featuring Bollylomo & Joules". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ "Cool FM hosts Cardi B in first ever live radio interview in Nigeria". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ Salaudeen, Aisha. "Cardi B is set to perform for the first time in Nigeria and Ghana". CNN. Retrieved 2020-02-29.