Taaooma Net Worth, Cars, Husband And Latest Biography

Childhood memories can bring a really good laugh, especially the ones where you played pranks on people or your reactions to certain disciplines you received at home while growing up. If you are an African, you must definitely be familiar with the disciplinary actions of African parents- African mothers, in particular, mehn, thank God for mothers. If you are familiar with trending comedy skits, you definitely must have met Taaooma, the ingenious comedian who has made hilarious skits, especially on how African mothers discipline their children. Today, we bring you everything you need to know about Taaooma. Enjoy the ride…

Real name	Apaokagi Adedoyin Maryam
Date of birth	28 February 1999
Country of Origin	Federal Republic of Nigeria
Source of Wealth	Businesses, Promotions, and Endorsement.
Net worth	$200,000
Taaooma Boyfriend	Abula

If you are wondering where the name of your favourite comedienne Taaooma came from, you are about to know. Taaooma is her stage name which came from an abbreviation of all her real names- Apaokagi Adedoyin Maryam. Born to Mr and Mrs Aishat Apaokagi, Taaooma is the last born of 5 children.

Although she is a Nigerian, she had most of her education in Namibia when her parents moved. She attended Amazing Kids Private School & Academy for her primary school education and finished her secondary school at Concordia College in Windhoek, Namibia. Seeing her flourishing career in Arts and entertainment, you might likely guess she had her undergraduate studies in Arts, but, Taaooma returned to Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria where she had her Bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Hospitality.

So, How Did She Begin Her Career?

Thanks to her fiance, Abdulaziz Oladimeji (a music director popularly known as Abula) having discovered raw talent in his bae, Taaooma, he encouraged her to start performing comedy skits. According to Taaooma, he taught her how to use the camera and use video editing software Adobe Premiere Pro.

Her first comedy skit was released in 2015, and ever since, Taaooma has steadily risen to stardom and prominence. She has been nominated for various global and national awards and won a few too. She won The Gage Award as the Best Online Comedian of the year, 2019 as well as the Nigeria 25 under 25 awards as a Social Entrepreneur. In 2020, she was nominated in the MAYA Awards Africa as the Skit Maker of the Year and Content Creation (Vloggers and YouTubers) in The Future Awards Africa.

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After producing many skits consistently since 2015 which increased her online presence, Taaooma released ‘When Your Mum Drives You to school’ in April 2019. This skit went viral and exponentially increased her popularity and online followers. In fact, the likes of Falz, and Mc Macaroni enjoy, share and comment on her skits. Currently, she has over 1M followers on Instagram, about 1.5M followers on Facebook, and over 350,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel. This has made Taaooma a formidable social media influencer, where she promotes other brands.

Taaooma plays three major roles in her skits, sometimes she acts all simultaneously. These are Taaoo (herself), Iya Taaoo (her mother), Baba Taaoo (her father), and Tayo (her brother). The exciting portion of her skits you wouldn’t want to miss is the thunderous slap of Iya Taaoo herself.

Taaooma Boyfriend

Taaooma is officially engaged. Instagram comedy sensation, Taaooma is officially engaged to her husband-to-be, Abula. She actually got engaged in February 2020, in Namibia, but not many of her fans were aware that she got engaged.

Social Impact

Taaooma doesn’t just use her skits to make you laugh, she also addresses social issues. In March 2020 during the CoronaVirus pandemic, Taaooma released a skit to enlighten her viewers to safeguard their health. Though the skit had the hilarious effect of the resounding Mama Taaoo slap, the message was well communicated and the skit went viral too.

Taaooma Net Worth

Apart from Taaooma’s comedy skits which have been a good source of wealth for her, she is also a businesswoman. She runs a food delivery service, Chop Tao where she makes and delivers small chops/ snacks for events on preorder.

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She is one of the richest and most influential female comedians with a net worth of $200,000. She made her wealth from businesses, promotions, and endorsements.

Taaooma Car

Taaooma, though a public figure, has kept her personal life private, as, at the time of this writing, there is no public record of her personal car.

Taaooma House

Taaooma lives in Lagos where she shoots her comedy skits.

Future Plans

Taaooma has a desire for acting, and she hopes to move into the Nollywood movie industry. She plans to produce her movies under The Greenade Company, a video-making outfit that she manages with her fiance Abula.

Conclusion

The journey for Taaooma was not entirely smooth and rosy as many may assume. According to her, she almost quit because of the challenges. She has this to say; “It is not easy. It gets frustrating; you will feel like giving up but keep pushing and working tirelessly. Dreams come true. One major thing: you must believe in yourself and be you.”