Titilope Sonuga
Titilope Sonuga | |
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| Born | Lagos state |
| Occupation | Poet, civil engineer, actress |
Titilope Sonuga, also known as Titi Sonuga, is a Nigerian poet, civil engineer and actress who spends her time between Lagos and Edmonton, Canada.
Early years[]
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Titilope Sonuga moved to Edmonton, Canada, when she was 13 years old.[1] Sonuga worked for five years as an engineer, using her spare time to pursue her poetic and acting ambitions.[2]
Poetry[]
Sonuga won the 2011 Canadian Authors Association Emerging Writer Award, and the 2012 Maya Angelou Poetry Contest.[3] She established Rouge Poetry in Edmonton, a poetry slam series. In May 2015 she became the first poet to appear at a Nigerian presidential inauguration. She published a poetry collection in 2016.[4] Sonuga has performed in the .[5]
Other works[]
Aside from poetry, Sonuga has dabbled in acting, and portrays Eki in the second series of NdaniTV's hit series Gidi Up with OC Ukeje, Deyemi Okanlawon, Somkele Iyamah and .[6] She also works as Intel’s ambassador for the across Nigeria.[5] She wrote the critically acclaimed musical "Ada The Country" which was staged at the Agip Recital Hall of MUSON Center from Jan 2, 2020.
Personal life[]
In 2015 she announced her engagement to photographer Seun Williams.[7] She has since become a mother.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Titilope Sonuga: Beautiful, Confident and Poetic", Wordup 411, 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Poet Titilope Sonuga talks Leaving a Career in Engineering to Follow Her Dreams | Watch Episode 2 of 'Culture Diaries'", BellaNaija.com, 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Clear message, language impresses poetry judges", Edmonton Journal, 24 October 2012; via PressReader.
- ^ "About: Titilope Sonuga". Poejazzi.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Titi Sonuga". Lagospoetryfestival.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Gidi cast on The Juice, Ndanitv, Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Titilope Sonuga is engaged!". Pulse. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ editor (2020-02-02). "TITILOPE SONUGA: EMBRACING MOTHERHOOD, ELECTRIFYING THE STAGE". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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