After a nail-biting two month nationwide search, 23 year old Olayinka Oladiran from Abeokuta was finally revealed as the winner of theย 2016 MTV Base VJ Search โ Nigeriaย on MTV Baseย (DStv channel 322) on Friday 23 September.
Four finalists from all over the country slugged it out for the top slot during the televised grand final in front of Viacom executives Alex Okosiย andย Katung Aduwak, as well as famous faces from the entertainment industry including Olisa Adibua, Vector Tha Viper, Ikechukwu, Niniola, among many others



Olayinka Oladiran beat fellow finalists Tomiwa Olorunfemi (23),ย Tochukwu Onwubikoย (21) and 19 year-old twins, Grace andย Glory Danbakiย after competing with thousands of hopefuls in Lagos, Enugu and Abuja plus online and social media applicants.ย While all the competitors brought their โA-Gamesโ to the finale, KโOla outstripped the competition thanks to her bubbly personality, relaxed stage presence, and the ability to relate to the audience.

The other finalists also went home with contracts and will be representing MTV Base as VJs on new shows coming to the channel.

KโOla who could not contain her excitement after being named as the latest MTV Base VJย commented, โI feel very blessed by this experience and Iโve learnt that any dream that is worth having is worth pursuing.โ
Olayinka Oladiran will now join Ehiz Okoeguale, popularly known as โDadaboy Ehizโ on MTV Baseโsย in-house talent roster, where she will start off presenting โWord on the Streetโ and โNewsishโ on MTV Base.ย BI,ย who also walked away with a contract worth 20million Naira, will also get the opportunity to travel around the world with the MTV Baseย team on a wide range of glittering entertainment events such as the MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016,ย the MTV EMAs,ย BET Awards,ย BET Experience Africa, and many other events in the Viacomย portfolio.
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