A welcomed initiative by Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, catalysed her investments to an higher lever as the actress prepares to launch a restaurant, Abula Spot Bar & Lounge in Lekki, Lagos.
A colleague of the actress known as Opeyemi Aiyeola, announced the development on twitter.
Iyabo Ojo was formerly running a beauty saloon in Lagos, started the spa in 2013.
Iyabo Ojo’s new restaurant will officially open to the public this coming Sunday the 24th of September 2017.
Early life and education
She was born as Alice Iyabo Ogunro on 21 December 1977 in Lagos, although her father was from Abeokuta.She was the youngest of three children, having two older brothers. She went to school in Lagos at National College, Gbagbada, before proceeding to study Estate Management at Lagos State Polytechnic.
Career
Having been involved in a drama group at secondary school, she commenced her acting career in 1998. Describing her start, she has said: “So after I had come of age, I went to Bimbo Akintola, after watching one of her movies … and told her that I wanted to be an actress and she did help me. Through her guidance, I registered with the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and afterwards she took me around, introducing me to a lot of the people she knew in the industry.”
Ojo has scripted and featured in several Nigerian films. Her first role was in 1998’s Satanic, an English-language film. In 2002, she made her Yoruba-language debut with Baba Darijinwon. In January 2015, her film Silence, which features Joseph Benjamin Alex Usifo, Fathia Balogun, and Doris Simeon, premiered at the Silverbird Cinemas, Ikeja, in Lagos.
In 2004, Ojo started producing her own films, her first production being Bolutife, after which she made Bofeboko, Ololufe, Esan and Okunkun Biribiri.
Personal life
Marrying a Lagos-based movie marketer in 1999, when she was 21, she took a break from pursuing her career. She gave birth to a son and then a daughter (born in 1999 and 2001 respectively) but is now divorced from their father.She has attributed the breakup of her first marriage to getting married too young. She has spoken of her intention to stop using her former husband’s surname, Ojo.
