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Odunlade Adekola: the Yoruba film star whose face became Nigeria’s favourite meme

Profile Odunlade Adekola: the Yoruba film star whose face became Nigeria’s favourite meme Odunlade Adekola is one of the biggest stars of Yoruba-language cinema, known for comic and dramatic roles. His expressive face became a hugely popular meme, and he took the lead in Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman in 2022.

Elesin Oba: Biyi Bandele’s final film, adapting Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman

Movies & TV Elesin Oba: Biyi Bandele’s final film, adapting Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman, a 2022 Netflix film directed by Biyi Bandele, adapts Wole Soyinka's 1975 play about a royal horseman who must follow his dead king into the afterlife. Bandele died in August 2022, weeks before its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.