Taiwo Ajai-Lycett
Nigerian poet and actress
Taiwo Ajai-Lycett , OON (born 3 February 1941) is a Nigerian actress, journalist, television presenter, and cosmetologist. Lycett is a feminist and was the first editor of Africa Woman magazine in the 1970s.
Biography
Taiwo Ajai was born as the first of a set of twin girls on 3 February 1941 in Lagos, Western Region of Colonial Nigeria. Her father was of Awori heritage, being a member of the aristocratic Ashade royal dynasty of Ogba. She was educated at Mt. Carmel Convent School, Lagos, before proceeding to Methodist Girls' High School, Lagos.
To further her studies, she travelled to London to study Business Administration. In London, she took courses at the Christine Shaw School of Beauty Science in London, where she received a certificate in cosmetology. She also attended Hendon College of Technology, where she obtained a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies in 1969. While studying, she worked as a waitress at Lyons Tea Shop, then moved to the Post Office and later advertising.
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