Tosin Ajibade

{{Short description|Nigerian writer and blogger}}

{{About|the Nigerian blogger|the Nigerian singer whose birth name is Oluwatosin Ajibade|Mr Eazi}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Tosin "OloriSuperGal" Ajibade

| birth_name = Oluwatosin Ajibade

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nigeria

| education = Lagos State University, Pan-Atlantic University

| website = {{URL|olorisupergal.com}}

| occupation = New Media Entrepreneur, Blogger, Digital Content Strategist, Writer

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Tosin "OloriSuperGal" Ajibade (Oluwatosin Ajibade; born 17 February 1987) is a Nigerian known for her lifestyle and entertainment website. She is also the organizer of the New Media Conference that is held annually in Nigeria.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Education

Tosin Ajibade holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the Lagos State University. She thereafter obtained a Certificate in Media Enterprise from the School of Media and Communications, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.{{cite news|last1=Bamgbola|first1=Oyindamola|title=#DigitalDivaSeries – Olori Supergal, Super Blogger And Social Media Strategist|url=http://www.idafrica.ng/digitaldivaseries-olori-supergal-super-blogger-and-social-media-strategist/|accessdate=16 June 2016|agency=ID Africa}}

Media work

Tosin Ajibade is known for her lifestyle and entertainment website, OloriSuperGal.com in Nigeria as well as a South African edition.{{cite news|last1=Woman|first1=NG|title=Want To Be A Superblogger? Tosin 'Olorisupergal' Ajibade's Advice Will Do You Some Good!|url=http://woman.ng/2015/07/do-you-want-to-be-a-superblogger-tosin-olorisupergal-ajibades-advice-will-do-you-some-good/|accessdate=10 June 2016|agency=Woman Nigeria}} Tosin began working as a publicist in 2009. She created her blog in 2010. In 2011, she was hired at BlackHouse Media as their web manager but left in 2012 to focus on blogging. While starting off her blog, she worked with several media houses such as The Net NG, Acada Magazine and Laff Mattaz Incorporated owned by Gbenga Adeyinka the 1st.{{Cite web |last1=Oludimu |first1=Titilola |date=2017-08-14 |title=In conversation with Tosin Ajibade, founder of Olorisupergal |url=https://techpoint.ng/2017/08/14/tosin-ajibade-olorisupergal/ |access-date=2017-08-16 |website=Techpoint.ng}}

In 2014, Tosin Ajibade was listed among YNaija's 100 Most Influential Women in Nigeria and her blog is considered today as one of the most reputable and popular in Nigeria.

She is the organizer of the New Media Conference which has been held annually in 2015,https://allafrica.com/stories/201506030196.html 2016,https://techpoint.africa/2016/05/28/new-media-nigeria/ 2017,{{cite web | url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2017/08/new-media-conference-2017-3/ | title=New Media Conference 2017: Larry Madowo, Stephanie Busari, Chude Jideonwo, Adesumbo Adeoye share tips to maximize the Future of Media | date=August 2017 }} 2018{{cite web | url=https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/events/new-media-conference-2018-youths-gear-up-for-olorisupergals-event/6lm4jjl | title=Youths gear up for Olorisupergal's event | date=20 June 2018 }} and 2019.{{cite web | url=http://thenet.ng/nigerian-leading-media-platform-olorisupergal-set-to-host-the-6th-annual-new-media-conference/ | title=Nigerian leading media platform, Olorisupergal set to host the 6th annual New Media Conference | date=22 November 2019 }} The conference focuses on new media capabilities, especially in online/digital possibilities.{{cite news|last1=Ovih|first1=Lawson|title=New Media Conference to chart growth in Standards|url=http://businessworldng.com/new-media-conference-to-chart-growth-in-standards/|accessdate=16 June 2016|agency=Business World}}

Social issues

Ajibade has used her blog to call attention to societal issues especially as it affects women and girls. A clear instance is the sexual assault story of a Queen's College, Lagos student by her teacher which she published and the news consequently went viral and caught the attention of the relevant authorities.{{cite news|last1=Kofoworola|first1=Belo-Osagie|title=Queen's College girls protest alleged sexual harassment|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/queens-college-girls-protest-alleged-sexual-harassment/|accessdate=17 June 2016|agency=The Nation}}

Awards and nominations

In 2015, Tosin was named in the Nigeria's 100 Most Influential Women List curated by YNaija.{{cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/olorisupergal-makes-nigerias-100-most-influential-women-list/|title=Olorisupergal makes Nigeria's 100 Most Influential Women list|agency=The Nation Newspaper|last1=The|first1=Nation|accessdate=13 June 2016}} In 2016, she won The Future Awards Africa Prize for New Media.{{cite web | url=https://awards.thefutureafrica.com/see-inspiring-profiles-winners-future-awards-africa-2016/ | title=See the inspiring profiles of the winners of the Future Awards Africa 2016 | date=17 December 2016 }}

Published work

Tosin Ajibade is an author of two books, From Social Misfit To Social Media Herohttps://www.kenyancollective.com/olori-supergal-talks-new-book-from-social-misfit-to-social-media-hero/ (2018){{Cite web|last=Wanjiru|first=Njino|date=2018-10-29|title=Olori Supergal Talks About Her New Book 'From Social Misfit To Social Hero'|url=https://www.kenyancollective.com/olori-supergal-talks-new-book-from-social-misfit-to-social-media-hero/|access-date=2020-06-08|language=en-US}} and The Influencer Blueprinthttps://www.tosinajibade.com/influencer-blueprint/ (2020).{{Cite web|title=Influencer Blueprint|url=https://www.tosinajibade.com/influencer-blueprint/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Tosin Ajibade|language=en-US}}

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