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This week, we’re doing life with Ope Keshinro, popularly known as Sweet Ope , one of the most talented and versatile Nigerian content creators. Ope is an on-air personality, a voiceover artist, and an actress. She shares her background and what she loves about her job.
Enjoy the conversation. Hi Ope. How are you feeling today? I’m very well, thank you for asking.
First of all, tell us how you started bearing “Sweet Ope” I must have answered this question a million times. It really is a unique nickname, isn’t it? It is, Ope Anyway, long and short is that, back in the university, I helped my sister’s roommate with something while she went for her classes. When she got back, she was pleasantly surprised that I had helped her with it.
She thanked me and said you’re so sweet, ‘‘sweet Ope’’, and that was it. I opened my Facebook account with the name. 😂 Haha, and we love the name too.
Tell us about your background I was born and bred in Lagos, Nigeria. Omo Eko Yes o! I’m from a family of 6 — my dad, my (late) mum, two sisters and two brothers. I loved being in drama and dance groups in my primary/secondary school so I was heavily involv.
