{"id":209182,"date":"2025-02-27T09:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T09:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=209182"},"modified":"2025-02-27T09:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T09:18:42","slug":"how-lukman-raji-and-i-fled-kebbi-to-lagos-for-fame-returned-thrice-due-to-failure-muyideen-oladapo-lala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/27\/how-lukman-raji-and-i-fled-kebbi-to-lagos-for-fame-returned-thrice-due-to-failure-muyideen-oladapo-lala\/","title":{"rendered":"How Lukman Raji and I fled Kebbi to Lagos for fame, returned thrice due to failure \u2013 Muyideen Oladapo \u2018Lala\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Lala has gotten candid about some of the struggles he faced before his rise to fame in the entertainment industry.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The movie star who was not born with a silver spoon recalled moving to the North with his uncle, after his primary school education was halted due to lack of funds. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Lala recounted running away from home with his cousin and colleague, Lukman Raji, only to return when they could barely survive in Lagos<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nigerian movie actor, director and producer Muyideen Oladapo better known as Lala has opened up about the challenges he faced while growing up, before his triumph in Nollywood. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/07\/biola-adebayo-raises-n15m-for-olayinka-adebanjos-surrogacy-procedure-after-cry-for-help\/\">Speaking in an interview on the Talk2B podcast with actress, Biola Bayo,<\/a> the Osun-born actor confessed that he wasn\u2019t born in a privileged family, so his parents could only afford to fund his education up to primary school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">His mother was an Okro seller and he had to fetch firewood and weave baskets for poultry to sell, in order to purchase his common entrance form because he wanted to further his education. Things were so tough, that Lala revealed he payed for WASSCE two years ahead the exam because he was out of school.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_209185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209185\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1359.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-209185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1359.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1359.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1359-290x300.jpeg 290w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1359-989x1024.jpeg 989w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1359-768x795.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-209185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muyideen Oladapo Lala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When he was advised to learn a trade, the Yoruba movie star said he refused to take up vulcanizing and instead pursued his passion for entertainment, which led to him learning how to drum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The actor said his decision to pursue drumming was however met with disapproval from his parents, who sent him to live with his uncle in Kebbi state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He said during his time in the North, he learnt how to bake bread alongside his cousin, actor Lukman Raji.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_209184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209184\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1355.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-209184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1355.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1355.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1355-259x300.jpeg 259w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1355-884x1024.jpeg 884w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_1355-768x889.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-209184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lukman Raji<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lala said after six years in Kebbi, he decided to take a bold step and flee to Lagos to pursue his dreams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The actor recounted how he and his cousin hitched a ride on a truck transporting cows to Lagos where he eventually established his own bakery business. In his words:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAt a point, I wanted to travel to Lagos. I had packed my bag and as I stepped outside I met my uncle who told me I was following him to Kebbi state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHe claimed he was told I moved with smokers. He then took me to some market women traveling to the north. It got to a point during the trip that I started vomiting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cLukman Raji and I are cousins. Lukman\u2019s dad is my mother\u2019s brother. Lukman and his family had lived in the north. Lukman was my set and we quickly bonded because he often travels to Osun during the festive period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt was there I was assisting my uncle who had a bakery. I lived there for six years. It was from Kebbi that I ran to Lagos. I used to come to Lagos with Lukman. I used to tell Lukman that Lagos was good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe day we were to run to Lagos, we noticed my uncle had left the house to buy flour at a location, we boarded the truck used to transport cows to Lagos.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lala admitted they both returned to Kebbi state three times due to the struggles in Lagos. He said he however persevered and eventually made a name for himself in the entertainment industry. Lala added:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe ran back to the north about three times because of the struggles to survive in Lagos.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lala is a household name in the Yoruba movie industry, with notable roles in films like \u2018Awure Eni\u2019, \u2018Omo University\u2019, and \u2018The Ghost and The Tout\u2019. He has also directed several movie projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He holds a degree in Dramatic Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), which he obtained in 2015. He also bagged a Master\u2019s degree from the University of Lagos (UNILAG).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lala has gotten candid about some of the struggles he faced before his rise to fame in the entertainment industry. The movie star who was not born with a silver spoon recalled moving to the North with his uncle, after his primary school education was halted due to lack of funds. 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