Biography
Maryam Adedoyin Apaokagi (conceived 28 February 1999) tended to broadly as Taaooma is a 21 years old Nigerian comedian, content creator, actress and social media personality.
The Nigerian born talented Taaooma is widely known for portraying multiple roles and characters in her comedy videos.
| Taaooma: History, Bio, Photo | |
| Real Name: | Maryam Adedoyin Apaokagi |
| Stage Name: | Taaooma |
| Born: | 28 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Ilorin |
| State Of Origin: | Kwara State |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Boyfriend/Fiancé: | Abdulaziz Oladimeji |
| Occupation: | Comedian • Entertainer |
| Net Worth: | $60,000-$250,000 |
Early Life
Taaooma was born on the 28th of February in 1999 to a Muslim household. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Apaokagi.
She was born and raised in Nigeria but she spent some of her early years in Namibia.
She hails from Kwara State and of the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria.
Education
She attended Dolaster Primary School and Amazing Kids Academy for her primary school education.
She completed her secondary school education in Concordia College, Namibia.
Taaooma bagged a B.Sc degree in Tourism and Travel Science Management from Kwara State University in 2019.
In 2020, she completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
Career
Taaooma‘s comedy career began in 2015. She had been encouraged by her boyfriend, Abdulaziz Oladimeji to pursue a career in the field.
After receiving lessons from her boyfriend on video editing, she released her first video, mimicking African parents.
In 2016, her comedy skits began to gain traction as more people watched them.
She would finally achieve stardorm after one of her comedy skits went viral. She had portrayed how African parents behaved when taking their children to school.
Her skits imitate how African mothers discipline their children with slaps.
She won the Best Online Comedian Award at the 2019 Gage Awards.
She also clinched the Social Entrepreneur Of The Year award at the 2019 Nigeria’s 25 Under 25 Awards.
In 2020, she was nominated for the Content Creator Category at the Future Awards Africa.
She was also nominated for the Skit Maker Of The Year Category at the 2020 MAYAN Awards Africa.
She has a YouTube channel called Taaooma’s Cabin where she posts all her comedy skits.
She has over 346k subscribers on the channel and has released over 240 videos so far.
Her official Instagram handle is @taaooma. She has 1.6m followers on the platform.
The talented comedian has acted alongside the likes of Mr Macaroni, Isbae U, Broda Shaggi, Nastyblaq, Aunty Shaggi, MC Lively, MC Makopolo and a vast of others.
Personal Life
Taaooma is 21 years old. On the 30th of December 2020, she and her boyfriend, Abdulaziz Oladimeji got engaged.
Abdulaziz has been the one directing her comedy skits over the years. Together, they own the production company, The Greenade Company.
Net Worth
The multi-gifted personality, Taaooma has so far amassed an estimated net worth of $60,000-$250,000.