Background
He was born on December 1955 in Portuguese Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria but hails from Abeokuta, a city in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria.
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Obafemi Lasode
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Education
He attended Saint Gregory"s College at Obalende in Lagos State, Nigeria where he obtained the West African Senior School Certificate.
Career
He is the chief executive officer of Even-Ezra Nigeria Limited, the stable that produced an award winning movie, titled Sango in 1997. He later proceeded to Kogod School of Business, Washington, District of Columbia Where he obtained a Bachelor of science degree in Business administration. Thereafter, he obtained a master of science degree in Communication art from Brooklyn College.
He joined the services of Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, New York in 1983 as a Promotions Coordinator where he hosted Sonny Okosuns in 1984 at the world-famous Apollo Theatre in New York, United States.A. In 1997, he produced and directed an award winning epic African titled Sango, a film that was selected to open the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival in 2002.
He authored a book titled, Television broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992), currently in use in Nigerian universities.
