Miyonse Amosu

Miyonse Amosu (born August 26, 1992) is a Nigerian journalist, media personality and professional chef from Badagry in Lagos State, Nigeria. He is known for being a housemate in the Big Brother Naija season 2, and hosting the cooking segment of the Wake Up Nigeria breakfast show on TVC Entertainment.[1][2][3]

Miyonse Amosu
Born
Miyonse Oluwaseyi Amosu

(1992-08-26) August 26, 1992
Festac, Lagos, Nigeria
EducationUniversity of Lagos
OccupationChef and media personality
Years active2017-present

Miyonse has received several award nominations and won the award for Outstanding Television Chef of the Year at the Nigerian Culinary Professionals Awards for his work on Wake Up Nigeria.

Early life and education

Born in Festac Town, Lagos State to an entrepreneur father and a mum who is a nurse, he is the last of four children with an elder sister as well as two elder brothers. He went through nursery and primary education at AT-BET International School in Lagos, Nigeria's most populous city.[4]

He had his secondary education at Early Life Secondary School in Lagos, graduating in 2009, and proceeded to the University of Lagos where he bagged a Bachelor of Science (B.sc) degree in Mass Communication in 2013. After leaving the University, he had a brief stint at the Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency (LASAA), before deciding to make a switch to the culinary profession.[5]

Big Brother and beyond

In 2017, he went in as one of an eventual 14 housemates on the second season of the popular reality show Big Brother Nigeria.[6] In June 2017, he was announced as the maiden ambassador for Payporte Food store.[7]

After the Big Brother Nigeria 2017, Miyonse has leveraged on the platform in building his brand, thus making him a household name and gaining unending popularity among food connoisseurs. This popularity has fetched him additional endorsements with Indomie, SamVita Foods, TV Cooking show deals worth millions of Naira and many more[8][9][10]

As a way of entertaining food lovers, as well as educating aspiring chefs, Miyonse facilitates numerous private and public culinary sessions, the most popular among them is the cooking segment of the Wake Up Nigeria breakfast show on TVC Entertainment which has over 800,000 daily viewers.[11][3]

Awards and recognition

He was awarded for his “remarkable contribution” to the entertainment industry during the City People's Awards which held in August 2017 [12] and also won the award for Outstanding Television Chef of the Year at the Nigerian Culinary Professionals Awards for his work on Wake Up Nigeria.

Personal life

When Miyonse is not cooking, he is still cooking! His personal life entails a lot of charitable works focused at fighting against hunger and malnutrition. He does this by making philanthropical donations worth millions of Naira and cooking to feed the destitute and those who are socioeconomically underprivileged.[13][14][15]

References
  1. "Meet the 12 Big Brother Naija housemates". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. "BBNaija: Soma, Miyonse go home - The Nation Nigeria". The Nation Nigeria. 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  3. "WakeUp Nigeria – Another TVC Production". tvcontinental.tv. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  4. Oputah, David. "Housemate, Miyonse Reveals How Big Brother Naija Made Him Miss Father's Burial | THEWILL". thewillnigeria.com. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  5. "MIYONSE AMOSU OLUWASEYI: Cheesy chicken sandwich". Newtelegraph. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  6. "Big Brother Naija housemates ages 2017". Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  7. "BBNaija Miyonse Scores Endorsement Deal with Payporte". Realchannel65. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  8. "PHOTOS: BBNaija's Miyonse signs deal to host food show". TheCable Lifestyle. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  9. "Chef Miyonse Lands New Deal With SamVita Food - Olori Supergal". Olori Supergal. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  10. "Ex-BBNaija housemate starts culinary show on TV to teach youths". Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  11. "Ex-BBNaija housemate, Miyonse says culinary show on TV to teach youths | City People Magazine". City People Magazine. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  12. "Gifty, Uriel and Bassey presented awards of special recognition at the City people's awards (Photos) - Nigerian: Breaking News In Nigeria | Laila's Blog". Nigerian: Breaking News In Nigeria | Laila's Blog. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  13. "Miyonse Plans Valentine for Orphans - AccelerateTv". www.acceleratetv.com. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  14. "What Payporte Did In Collaboration With BB Naija's Miyonse Is So Amazing". Nigerian Celebrity News + Latest Entertainment News. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  15. "#BBNaija: Miyonse Spotted With Kokun Foundation Giving Out Food To The Poor | Akpraise.com". www.akpraise.com.ng. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
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