Morenike Adedoyin

History was made on Monday as popular Yoruba cultural game show, Masoyinbo, unveiled its first-ever top prize winner since inception. The lucky winner is Morenike Adedoyin, widely known as Iwanike Elejigbaileke, who stunned the audience after answering 9 out of 10 questions correctly to cart home the grand prize of N1 million. By Ojelabi Ademola History was made on Monday as popular Yoruba cultural game show, Masoyinbo, unveiled its first-ever top prize winner since inception. The lucky winner is Morenike Adedoyin, widely known as Iwanike Elejigbaileke, who stunned the audience after answering 9 out of 10 questions correctly to cart home the grand prize of N1 million. Masoyinbo is a highly engaging Yoruba language-based game show that tests contestants’ deep knowledge of Yoruba culture, traditions, proverbs, history and heritage. Produced by EA Yoruba, the show has been on air for over three years and has become a favourite for lovers of Yoruba culture both at home and in the diaspora, with its unique blend of education and entertainment. In an interesting twist, Iwanike is of Delta-Igbo descent on her father’s side and Yoruba on her mother’s side. Born and raised in Lagos, the multi-talented creative said she fell in love with the richness of the Yoruba language from childhood and deliberately committed herself to studying Yoruba traditions, proverbs, chants (ewi) and folklore. Today, she is a popular Yoruba edutainment creator, chanter, singer, professional bead-maker, event compere and host of educative cultural contents on social media. Speaking after her win, Elejigbaileke dedicated the victory to everyone who loves and promotes Yoruba culture irrespective of tribe. Her victory has since sparked wild celebrations, with family, friends and followers flooding social media to congratulate the new queen of Yoruba culture. Source: Well Naija Tribune