{"id":17141,"date":"2017-03-23T12:02:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T11:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=17141"},"modified":"2017-05-30T20:48:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T19:48:50","slug":"sotimirin-samson-olatunji","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/sotimirin-samson-olatunji\/","title":{"rendered":"SOTIMIRIN, Samson Olatunji"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B.A,M.A,artist,comedian,lecturer, presenter, b:June 10,1960; p:Warri;so:Ogun,married;ed: St Paul’sAfricanChurch School, Ilupeju, Ugos, 1969-74;UgosSecondary CommercialAcademy, Ilupeju, 1974-79; Universityoflbadan, 1992; 1998; cr: Public Relations Officer, Algemaine Manufacturing Industry, 1979; Cultural Officer, University oflbadan PerformingCompany, 1981;ChiefArtsAsst, Certtije forCultural, Studies, Centre for Cultural Studies, Univereity of Ugos, 1985; Higher CulturalOfficer, 1993;Asst Lecturer,Dept ofCreativeArts, Universityof Ugos, 2002; Ucturer II, 2003; Presenter, Artists Platformon Nigerian Television Authority, NTA; Nifaaji Kelele ProgrammeNigerianTelevision Authority, NTA 7;T.O.PTimeaVideo PromotionalProgrammeon Murhi International Television,Alausa, Ikeja;Tunji SotimirinAvenueProgramme on EkoFMRadio;Super BreakfastShow onAfricanIndependentTelevision, AIT,Alagbado Lagos;On Stage:A DramaAwarenessProgramme on Eko FM Radio, Ugos; Participated in: Restless Runof Locust, Universityoflbadan Performing Company, 1981; Gods are notto Blame, Performed for Centre for Cultural Studies,University ofUgos Convocation, 1989; Chaley’sAunt, Performed atthe National Theatre, Ugos, 1989; My Life inthe Bushof Ghost, Univereity oflbadan; Gboromiro Sponsored byGoethe and Performed atthe Universityoflbadan, 1989;The Road,byWoleSoyinka performed for the Univereityoflbadan, 1989; AredeOwo Sponsored bythe French Cultural Centre foraNationalTourinNigeria, 1989; Dir,Entyan, 1992;Co-Director, What the ButlerSaw,Opinion Leader,Askari, 2002; Dir.,The Mad Kingof Ijudyah, 2006; Participated inTelevision Plays including: Hostages; Owuro Ujo, OneUve; Campus Queen; Eji Owuro; Orekemulero; Pawns; Shallow Waters Ewekoko;TheVillage Headquarter, Chaka-Hiezulu; SuperStory: A Television Series; Featured in: Ukki SunSplash, Ugos, 1986;World Music Day, French Cultural Centre, Ugos, since 1995; Happy Hours, French Cultural Centre, 2002; Muson Festival, MusicSocietyofNigeria, Onikan, Ugos, 2002; Composed Songs for Radio andTelevision Commercials; Konkere Beats, World Music Day Organized by French Cultural Centre, Ugos, 1998; Konkere Beats, African Night, Germany, 1998; World Musical Day Organized by German Cultural Centre, 1999; mm: National Association ofNigerian Practitioner, Society of Nigerian Theatre Artists; Association ofNigerian Authors-Sec.,AcademicStaffUnion ofUniversities, UniversityofUgos; award:AninvaluableAwardbyUnivereity oflbadanTheatre Association; BestNigeria^ Comedian Award, National Association ofScience and Technology Students, Osun State; BestPresenter Award, International School ofAviationShasha, Lagos; Comedian ofthe Year bythe University oflbadan, OyoState, 1990; Certificate ofHonour, Society of Electrical Engineering Students, UniveWty. fUgos; Best Executive Producer by Ajo Productions, Ugos, 1998;TheBest Male Actor,Ajo Productions, Ugos; publ: Birthdays are not for the Greedy Published byWriters Ur ion, 1991; Dis Pis Matters, Flag Publications; Breaking theWall of Canonized Culture,ACase Studyof Postmodernism, 2004;TowardsProfessionalTheatreinNigeria: The Roleof National Association, Nigerian Journal Volume. 8 No.l, 2004; SocioPsychological Consequence ofAlienation inYerima’s, The Sisters andThe hick People, 2005; off:Deptof CreativeArts,UniversityofUgos,Akoka, Lagos; e-m: tunjisotimirin@yahoo.com; tel: 002348023011242, 002348076022124;res: IBIdrisAlomaClose,University of Lagos,Akoka, Lagos. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,168],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-17141","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-arts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/17141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/17141\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17141"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=17141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}