Adebayo Faleti was a Nigerian poet, journalist, writer and actor. He was also known as a Yoruba translator, a broadcaster, TV exponent and a pioneer of the first television station in Africa, Western Nigeria Television (WNTV).

Stargist.com presents you with 10 quick facts about the late veteran.

1. He was the first son of his father, Joseph Akanbi Faleti and the only child of his mother, Durowade Ayinke Faleti. From an early age Alagba Faleti always had a passion for drama.

2. . Unfortunately, his parents could not fund his education to pursue his dreams due to the lack of income, so he decided to put his primary education on hold.

3. He then gathered a couple of interested colleagues and started his own successful theatre group, named Oyo Youth Operatic Society (founded in 1949)

4. Faleti later found his way back to school by getting a job in a primary school, in which he worked for six years to raise enough funds for his secondary schooling with the financial support of his father.

5.  In 1966, he attended the University of Dakar in Senegal and obtained a Certificate of proficiency in French Language and Civilization.

6.  Two years later, he graduated from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, with an honours degree in English. In 1971, he attended the Radio Netherlands Training Center in Hilversum, the Netherlands, and received a certificate in Television Production.

7. He was responsible for translating Nigeria’s National Anthem from English to Yoruba.

8. He received many awards, both locally and internationally, including the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) the Festival of Arts award with Eda Ko L’aropin (1995) and the Afro-Hollywood Award for Outstanding Performance in Arts (2002).

9. Faleti was known to have had three wives, and now only has two. His first and legally married wife is Mrs. Moteniola Faleti. His current wife is Mrs. Olubunmi Faleti. Alagba Faleti had up to 15 children. His first child is Mrs. Adeboola Orunsolu (née Faleti)

10. The poet, journalist, writer and actor died on 22nd July 2017 at the University College Hospital Ibadan.

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