Maryam Apaokagi Adedoyin is her real name, known professionally as Taaooma. She is a popular Nigerian comedian, content creator, cinematographer and social media influencer.
She was born on February, 28 1999. Taaooma is the last of five children in a family.
Taaooma’s Educational Background
Taaooma had most of her education in Namibia during her parents stay in that country. She attended Amazing Kids Private School & Academy and secondary school at Concordia College in Windhoek, Namibia.
Taaooma later returned to Nigeria where she bagged a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Hospitality at the Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Taaooma’s Career
Taaooma began her comedy skits some years back, thrilling and entertaining her numerous fans hilariously, especially on how African mothers discipline their children.
She released her first comedy skit in 2015 and rose to stardom in 2019 with a skit based on African parents taking their children to school. Taaooma has since risen to stardom and prominence.
In 2019, Taaooma was the face of Media Room Hub’s July Issue. Her comedy skits centre on exposing African mothers and their unique manner of disciplining African children with a slap.
She is gifted, very creative and talented comedian. Seeing her flourishing career in Arts and entertainment, one would likely guess she had her undergraduate studies in Arts.
Taaooma has so far released several comedy skits, including the popular ‘When Your Mum Drives You to school’ in April 2019.
The skit went viral and increased her popularity and online followers tremendously. No wonder, the top Nigerian entertainers like Falz, and Mc Macaroni enjoy and share good comments on her skits.
Taaooma presently has over one million followers on Instagram, about two million followers on Facebook and over 400,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel. This has made her a formidable social media influencer, where she promotes other brands.
Taaooma is also an entrepreneur. She is the CEO and founder of Chop Tao, a food company where she makes and delivers small chops/ snacks for events on preorder.
She is also the director of The Greenade Company, a cinematography firm where she plays multiple roles in her skits.
Awards and Nominations
Taaooma has been nominated for various awards and won some, most notably as:
- 2019 Best Online Comedian of the year at The Gage Awards
- 2019 Social Entrepreneur at the Nigeria’s 25 Under 25 Awards
- 2023 Cultural Achievement at the JCI TOYP Awards
- Nominee for Content Creation (YouTubers/Vloggers) Award at the Future Awards Africa.
- 2020 Nominee for Skit Maker of the at the May Awards Africa
- Nominee Act of the year at the City People Music Awards
- 2020 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria at the Guardian Awards
- 2023 Most Popular Comedian at the JCI TOYP Awards
- 2023 Best Online Social Content Creator at the Africa Movie Viewers’ Choice Awards
- 2022 Content Creation (YouTubers/Vloggers) Award at the Future Awards Africa.
Her Marital Status
Taaooma is presently married. In October 2020, she engaged her fiancé Abdulaziz Oladimeji (aka. Abula) in Namibia and got married on January 24, 2023.
Taaooma’s Net Worth
Taaooma is currently one of the richest and most influential Nigerian female comedians with a net worth of about $250,000 dollars. Her earnings come from businesses, promotions and endorsements
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