Nigerian actor, Samuel Ajibola popularly known as Spiff and his wife, Sandra have welcomed their first child, a boy.
Ajibola popular for his role in family sitcom; The Johnsons where he played Spiff shared the news of his new son on his Instagram page. The joyous news comes a week after the actor attained a Master’s Degree.
“I can’t thank God enough for you babe. He has used you to multiply my seed. Love you to bits @sandrajibola #LatestParentsInTown #BabyBoy,” the actor captioned pregnancy photos of his wife.
The new mum who also shared the news on her page, said, “What more can I say than Thank you, Lord! A journey that ended in Glory.”
Ajibola and his wife got married in 2020. They had their traditional wedding in Awka, Anambra state on the 6th of January 2020.
Ajibola announced his exit from the TV series via his Twitter page in May.
“It’s difficult to let go but it’s time to officially announce on this platform as I quit my role as Spiff in The Johnsons. Thanks to everyone for your undying support and love,” he had written.
Samuel Ajibola is a Nigerian television and film actor, model and events compere. He is best known for his role as a child-actor in the Opa Williams directed movie Tears for Love, as well as his role as “Spiff” in the Africa Magic TV series The Johnsons. Ajibola is also famous for being the first Nigerian child actor to win the award for Best Kid Actor for three years in a row. On March 4, 2017 he won the AMVCA (Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award) for best Actor in an M-net comedy series The Johnsons.
Ajibola was born in Mazamaza, Lagos State. He is the first of four children of Commander Lanre Ajibola and Mrs Irene Ajibola. He is of Yoruba descent and hails from Ekiti State.[3] Ajibola began his acting career in 1995 at the age of 6 in the Opa Williams directed movie, Tears for Love. He got the role, after he had impressed his aunt, Moyinoluwa Odutayo, herself an actress, during a stage play at Church. He went on to feature as a child actor in other feature films including Without Love, Shame, Eye-witness, Onome II, Conspiracy, Street kids and Day of Reckoning.
In 2003, he took a hiatus from acting to finish his high school education and pursue a degree in Political Science at the University of Lagos, after which he performed his National Youth Service programme. He also acquired a degree in acting from Amaka Igwe’s Centre for Excellence in Film and Media Studies.
In 2009, Ajibola made a return to acting in the Teco Benson produced and directed movie, The Fake Prophet alongside Grace Amah. In 2013, he featured in the MTV Base produced television series, Shuga. He has also featured in several Nigerian box office movies including Last Flight to Abuja with Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, The Antique alongside Kiki Omeili, Judith Audu and Gloria Young. As of 2016, he had played the role of Spiff, a character in the Africa Magic produced television series The Johnsons for four seasons. He also starred in the 2018 movie Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons.
Ajibola made his production debut with the release of his web series “Dele Issues” on March 10, 2017. In October 2017, he featured former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on the web series.
