Segun Dangote (born May 4, 1984 as Ajayi John Olusegun) was the
Assistant host/Sidekick on The Teju Babyface Show. up until November
2014. He currently plays the lead role of 'Bade Williams' in fast
rising comedy web series #THEBIGIDEA. He is a Master of Ceremonies,
Comedian, TV personality, Brand Strategist, Actor and Social
commentator.He attended Effortswill Nursery and Primary School, Lagos,
Mercy Day Junior High School, Lagos and Beautiful Gate Secondary
School, Lagos where he obtained his Primary, Junior and Senior
Secondary School certificates respectively. In 2008, he graduated from
Yaba College of Technology having studied Computer Science after which
he enrolled at the Orange Academy (School of Branding and
Advertising), Maryland, Lagos for a certificate course in Integrated
Branding Experience. He later attended the Vega School of Brand
Leadership, Cape Town, South Africa where he obtained a BA (Hons) in
Brand Strategy and Communications. He is also an Alumnus of the
Daystar Leadership Academy.Segun's first shot at entertainment was in
2005 in church. He had attended a midweek service in church when he
saw a comedian performing on stage just before the Pastor mounted the
pulpit to deliver his sermon. It was during this performance that it
occurred to him he could actually do same if he put his heart to it.
After the service that night, he approached one of the Pastors and
asked how he could also get to perform whereupon he was told he needed
to prove his ability to be on the big stage by mastering the art of
performing on the smaller stages first so he began to perform at small
gatherings in church â€" House fellowship meetings, membership school
graduations, church departmental awards/dinners, singles’ events,
campus fellowships and so on. He would also follow his Pastor then to
speaking engagements at other churches/gatherings and just before his
Pastor mounted the pulpit, he would perform for 3 - 5mins. He had done
all these for several months until both the Pastor and himself were
confident enough that he was ready for the church stage on a major
midweek service day. He finally got a nod by the church's Pastorate to
perform on a fixed date â€" His dream had come to pass. He was going
to do this after which he would move on to other things as he never
thought he would do it for a living. On the set date, he performed so
well that he got the attention of Popular Stand Up Comedian and Actor,
Teju Babyface who was in the audience that night. Their meeting
afterwards saw Teju taking him on as a protégé with an encouragement
to take Comedy up as a professional career. In August 2006 (Just about
a year after his first major performance on stage in church) Segun
organised his first Stand Up comedy show tagged “Sometime In
August†, featuring comedians, musicians, dancers and a Motivational
Speaker. The idea was to infuse Motivational Speaking into comedy
shows so audience would have something inspiring to leave with after
the fun and laughter. It held at a small School Hall in Oregun, Lagos
and had 158 people in attendance. In 2007, he held the 2nd edition of
“Sometime In August†at the Events Centre, Ikeja. This time there
were over 350 people in attendance. The 3rd edition was held the next
year in 2008 and this time, at the MUSON Centre, Lagos with the hall
filled to capacity. He has since distinguished himself amongst
colleagues of his in the industry as a warm, calm, classy and refined
performer with a niche set of audience. He has since metamorphosed
into a full-fledged Master Compere cum TV Presenter. Of the plethora
of events he has been privileged to perform, he reveals being MC at
the Bridge Clinic's Celebration of 1859 babies event in Lagos has been
most exhilarating for him. In 2010, his thirst for more knowledge as
well as his quest to further differentiate his personal brand saw him
traveling to Cape Town, South Africa to study Branding. He majored in
Strategy and Communication and upon graduation, he began working with
JWT Advertising, Cape Town as a Junior Strategist. Months later, he
got the call to go back to Nigeria to join the Class Act Entertainment
team working on the Teju Babyface Show. He was until his resignation
at Class Act Entertainment, the Chief Operating Officer overseeing all
administrative, creative, marketing and branding concerns of the
company. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of The
Humotivation Company Ltd; a Strategy and Media/Entertainment company
based in Lagos, Nigeria. He is happily married to Temilade
Adekunle-Ajayi, a Lagos-based celebrity makeup artist and CEO, Omoge
Adumaradan Makeovers.
Assistant host/Sidekick on The Teju Babyface Show. up until November
2014. He currently plays the lead role of 'Bade Williams' in fast
rising comedy web series #THEBIGIDEA. He is a Master of Ceremonies,
Comedian, TV personality, Brand Strategist, Actor and Social
commentator.He attended Effortswill Nursery and Primary School, Lagos,
Mercy Day Junior High School, Lagos and Beautiful Gate Secondary
School, Lagos where he obtained his Primary, Junior and Senior
Secondary School certificates respectively. In 2008, he graduated from
Yaba College of Technology having studied Computer Science after which
he enrolled at the Orange Academy (School of Branding and
Advertising), Maryland, Lagos for a certificate course in Integrated
Branding Experience. He later attended the Vega School of Brand
Leadership, Cape Town, South Africa where he obtained a BA (Hons) in
Brand Strategy and Communications. He is also an Alumnus of the
Daystar Leadership Academy.Segun's first shot at entertainment was in
2005 in church. He had attended a midweek service in church when he
saw a comedian performing on stage just before the Pastor mounted the
pulpit to deliver his sermon. It was during this performance that it
occurred to him he could actually do same if he put his heart to it.
After the service that night, he approached one of the Pastors and
asked how he could also get to perform whereupon he was told he needed
to prove his ability to be on the big stage by mastering the art of
performing on the smaller stages first so he began to perform at small
gatherings in church â€" House fellowship meetings, membership school
graduations, church departmental awards/dinners, singles’ events,
campus fellowships and so on. He would also follow his Pastor then to
speaking engagements at other churches/gatherings and just before his
Pastor mounted the pulpit, he would perform for 3 - 5mins. He had done
all these for several months until both the Pastor and himself were
confident enough that he was ready for the church stage on a major
midweek service day. He finally got a nod by the church's Pastorate to
perform on a fixed date â€" His dream had come to pass. He was going
to do this after which he would move on to other things as he never
thought he would do it for a living. On the set date, he performed so
well that he got the attention of Popular Stand Up Comedian and Actor,
Teju Babyface who was in the audience that night. Their meeting
afterwards saw Teju taking him on as a protégé with an encouragement
to take Comedy up as a professional career. In August 2006 (Just about
a year after his first major performance on stage in church) Segun
organised his first Stand Up comedy show tagged “Sometime In
August†, featuring comedians, musicians, dancers and a Motivational
Speaker. The idea was to infuse Motivational Speaking into comedy
shows so audience would have something inspiring to leave with after
the fun and laughter. It held at a small School Hall in Oregun, Lagos
and had 158 people in attendance. In 2007, he held the 2nd edition of
“Sometime In August†at the Events Centre, Ikeja. This time there
were over 350 people in attendance. The 3rd edition was held the next
year in 2008 and this time, at the MUSON Centre, Lagos with the hall
filled to capacity. He has since distinguished himself amongst
colleagues of his in the industry as a warm, calm, classy and refined
performer with a niche set of audience. He has since metamorphosed
into a full-fledged Master Compere cum TV Presenter. Of the plethora
of events he has been privileged to perform, he reveals being MC at
the Bridge Clinic's Celebration of 1859 babies event in Lagos has been
most exhilarating for him. In 2010, his thirst for more knowledge as
well as his quest to further differentiate his personal brand saw him
traveling to Cape Town, South Africa to study Branding. He majored in
Strategy and Communication and upon graduation, he began working with
JWT Advertising, Cape Town as a Junior Strategist. Months later, he
got the call to go back to Nigeria to join the Class Act Entertainment
team working on the Teju Babyface Show. He was until his resignation
at Class Act Entertainment, the Chief Operating Officer overseeing all
administrative, creative, marketing and branding concerns of the
company. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of The
Humotivation Company Ltd; a Strategy and Media/Entertainment company
based in Lagos, Nigeria. He is happily married to Temilade
Adekunle-Ajayi, a Lagos-based celebrity makeup artist and CEO, Omoge
Adumaradan Makeovers.
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