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Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

Star actress turns 38 today

The mother of four, endowed with ageless
beauty is one of the most successful Nollywood
actress, singer, model and philanthropist.
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Today 7 February, 2016 marks a special day for
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde as she celebrates her
38 birthday.
The mother of four children endowed with
ageless beauty is one of the most successful
Nollywood actress, singer, model and
philanthropist.
Omotola was born in Lagos on February 7, 1978
to a family of five who hails from Ondo state,
she studied Estate Management from the Yaba
College of Education
Her first acting role was in the 1995 movie,
Venom of Justice , where she was given the lead
role in the movie, and that set the stage for her
flourishing career in Nollywood.
She was the first African celebrity to receive
over one million likes on her Facebook page, In
2013, she was listed on the list of 100 most
influential people in the world by TIME Magazine.
Omotola , became a United Nations WFP , ( World
FoodProgramme ), Ambassador in 2005 , going to
missions in SierraLeone and Liberia . She has
been active in the Walk the World project and
participated in the Walk the World campaign
inLiberia with President Ellen Sirleaf - Johnson.
Omotola who is a chief in her community, runs
her own NGO called the Omotola Youth
Empowerment Programme , ( OYEP), which brings
hundreds of youths together for the Empowerment
Walk and Convention.