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Who is Kemi Adetiba? Everything you need to know about her
Jun 27, 2025
Kemi Adetiba didn’t just come to play, she came to build an empire.
Kemi Adetiba isn’t just making films she’s rewriting the rules. With every project, she blends grit, style, and storytelling that dares to go bold.
From The Wedding Party to King of Boys, she’s become one of Nollywood’s most electric voices, a director, writer, and showrunner who knows how to shake the table and keep us watching.
Now, with her latest project To Kill a Monkey set to drop on Netflix, Adetiba is stepping into new territory, no Sola Sobowale, no familiar formula, just a fresh, thrilling reinvention. But how did she get here? And what makes her vision so compelling?
Early beginnings
Kemi Adetiba was born on January 8, 1980, in Lagos, Nigeria, to parents rooted in creative and technical professions, her father, Dele, was a broadcasting veteran, while her mother, Mayen, made history as both an actor-journalist and a pioneering civil engineer.
As the only daughter in her family, Kemi grew up with two brothers and was drawn to storytelling from a young age.
Education
Initially on track to follow a legal career, she earned an LLB from the University of Lagos and attended Nigerian Law School, but her passion for narrative led to filmmaking.
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