Adebayo Faleti

Adebayo Faleti
Born
Adebayo Mosobalaje Faleti

(1921-12-26)26 December 1921
Oyo, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria)
Died23 July 2017(2017-07-23) (aged 95)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Ibadan, Nigeria, University of Dakar, Senegal
Occupation(s)Actor, poet, writer
Known forPoems
Parents
  • Joseph Akanbi Faleti (father)
  • Durowade Ayinke Faleti (mother)

Adebayo Mosobalaje Faleti Listenⓘ (26 December 1921 – 23 July 2017) was Africa's first newscaster,[1] Africa's first stage play director,[2] Nigeria's first film editor and librarian with the first television station in Africa - Western Nigeria Television (WNTV),[3] Nigeria's first Yoruba presenter on television and radio alike, a Nigerian poet, journalist, writer, Nollywood film director and actor.[4] He was also known as a Yoruba translator, a broadcaster, TV exponent and pioneer of the first television station in Africa,[5] Western Nigeria Television (WNTV),[6] now known as the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).[7]

  1. ^ "Three lessons Buhari can learn from legendary Adebayo Faleti". TheCable. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. ^ "Late Broadcaster/TV/Movie Legend Adebayo Faleti Laid To Rest (Photos) »". 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. ^ "Adebayo Faleti: Remembering Nigeria's First Indigenous Broadcaster and TV Host". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  4. ^ Olawoyin, Oladeinde (2017-07-23). "UPDATED: Veteran Yoruba broadcaster and actor, Adebayo Faleti, is dead - Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  5. ^ "Remembering Adebayo Faleti ( broadcaster, actor, producer, writer)". Media Career Services. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ^ Adebayo, Musliudeen (2017-07-23). "Veteran actor, Adebayo Faleti is dead". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  7. ^ "Biography Of Alagba Adebayo Faleti". Adebayo Faleti Foundation. 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.