Thousands of congratulatory messages are in order for Toyin Abraham who is marking her birthday today.
Toyin Abraham
Toyin Abraham, born Olutoyin Aimakhu, who is a Nigerian film actress, filmmaker, director and producer is celebrating her 34th birthday today.
Her industry colleagues have been freely sharing her pictures on social media with sweet notes attached to them.
She was born on September 5, 1984 in Auchi, a town in Edo State in southern Nigeria, but spent her early life in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria.
She obtained a Higher National Diploma certificate in marketing from Ibadan polytechnic and was in the same class with Dibie, C.B.N aka x7, Toyin Abraham recently starred in a movie called Black Val.
She began acting in 2003, when Bukky Wright, a Nigerian film actress, visited Ibadan to shoot a movie. Over the years, she has produced, directed and featured in several Nigerian films, such as Alani Baba Labake and Ebimi ni.
She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Yoruba film titled Ebimi ni during the 2013 Best of Nollywood Awards alongside Joke Muyiwa, who was nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Yoruba film titled Ayitale.
Based on her acting career, Toyin has also been called upon by politicians to campaign for them. At one of the programs for Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election bid in 2015, the actress said she was prepared to die for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on whose platform Jonathan is contesting.
But she later came out to apologize to her fans for the comments and urged Nigerians not to spill their blood for any politician.