Babatunde Owokoniran is a Yoruba actor in Nollywood. If you aren’t familiar with Yoruba films, you may not recognize him.
Since he was mentored by Odunlade Adekola, he appears often in Odunlade Adekola’s films.
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His journey from conductor to plantain seller to actor is a fascinating one.
Tunde dropped out of school and began looking for a way to make a living. After a long search, he decided to join the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ojuelegba.
Tunde started out as a bus driver, which was not his first choice. Tunde, like most conductors, could only manage to eat and dress himself.
He slept under a bridge or on the bus because he couldn’t afford to rent an apartment.
A heated confrontation with his driver caused him to leave after just a few months on the job.
Tunde eventually decided to go into market trading, specifically plantain selling. He would buy plantain at Mushin’s Ojuwoye market and then resell it at another market.
The company was immensely beneficial to him financially, and it was much superior to his previous position. He encountered Odunlade Adekola, luckily, while he was anchoring a local meeting in Mushin.
.later gained admission into Lagos State University (LASU) to study Industrial Relation and Personnel Management. He later graduated in 2010.
Tunde Owokoniran’s Marriage and Family.
Babatunde Owokoniran is married to Tunmise, an American citizen. They met during one of Tumise`s visit to Nigeria. He proposed to her on the 19th of January 2016 at the airport. They finally got married on the 24th of January 2016 and they have a beautiful girl to show for it.
Tunde Owokoniran’s Movies
Tunde Owokoniran has acted a lot of movies and has also produced several others. Some of the movies include Ilu Alujo, Agbas’se, Sokofun, and Oro jade, Penkele mess, Sokofun, and Sunday Dagboru.
Tunde Owokoniran’s net worth, unfortunately, hasn’t been made public