Jola Ayeye
Jọláolúwa Ayẹyẹ popularly known as Jola Ayeye or Jollz is a Nigerian podcaster, media personality, and screenwriter. Along with FK Abudu, she hosts the I Said What I Said, one of the biggest podcasts on the continent.[1][2] She is also the founding member of the Feminist Coalition, a Nigerian feminist group.[3][4]
Career[edit]
Ayeye was born in April 1992. She has a degree in politics and philosophy at University of Durham, United Kingdom. After graduation, she returned to Nigeria where she started working at Big Cabal Media. In 2017, she co-founded the I Said What I Said podcast with FK Abudu.[5] The podcast is now in its fifth season. She later founded a film production company called Salt & Truth in 2018, which does film production.[6][7] She's also the founder of the "Happy Noisemaker" book club.[8]
As a screenwriter, Ayeye has credit on a number of TV shows like Far From Home (2022 series) and The Smart Money Woman.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Adeleke, David I. (2022-02-01). "Communiqué 21: How two women built one of Africa's biggest podcasts". Communiqué. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ Onukwue, Alexander (2020-12-02). "FK Abudu's aspirations transcend her Twitter influence". TechCabal. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "She Stood Up for #EndSARS. What Will Nigeria's Odunayo Eweniyi Do Next?". Global Citizen. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Who We Are". Feminist Coalition. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ Adeleke, David I. (2022-02-01). "Communiqué 21: How two women built one of Africa's biggest podcasts". Communiqué. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ Festival, Ake. https://akefestival.org/guests/jola-ayeye/.
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- ^ Haq, Sana Noor (2021-04-30). "'Anybody anywhere can join': How African book clubs are bringing together readers from across the world". CNN. Retrieved 2023-06-05.