Bola Johnson

Bola Johnson an haife shi ne a ranar (6 ga Yulin 1947 - 6 ga Afrilu 2014) Oluwagbemiga, Ogboro-Cole "The significance of Bola Johnson’s Pidgin English, with his Wakabout column in Lagos Weekend Newspaper from 1970 – 1990"  ya kasance mawaƙi kuma jagorar ƙungiyar Najeriya.

An haife shi ne a cikin dangin mawaƙa na gargajiya, kuma yana da makarantar firamare a Livings Stone Academy da ke Ijero, a Ebute-Metta, Legas . Bayan karatunsa na makarantar firamare, ya sami shiga makarantar sakandare ta Eko Boys, Mushin, Legas. A shekara ta 1963 saboda rashin kudi, ya daina karatu lokacin da yake cikin aji na huɗu na makarantar sakandare.

Daga ƙarshe, ya yanke shawarar koyon buga takardu a makarantar kasuwanci a Ebute-Meta, Legas; a cikin watanni uku ya sami damar buga takardu. A wannan lokacin, BJ ya kasance dan wasan kwallon kafa mai kyau. Ayyukansa na wasanni sun ba shi aiki ta hanyar mai neman baiwa. Ya koma Ilorin a Jihar Kwara a matsayin mai buga takardu tare da Cibiyar Ciniki ta Gwamnati (Ilorin) Jihar Kwar a Najeriya, inda ya buga wa kulob din kwallon kafa na jihar. Ya buga wa babbar kungiyar wasa har zuwa shekarar 1965; sakamakon manufofin yankin Arewa ya bar Ilorin zuwa Ibadan. Saboda ƙaunar da yake yi wa kiɗa, Bola Johnson ya taka leda a cikin ƙungiyar  Mista Eric Akaeze ƙungiyar rayuwa mai girma a Ibadan; ya buga maracas a cikin ƙungiyar. A cikin tsari, Bola Johnson ya koyi yadda ake busa ƙaho. Bayan ya san yadda ake kunna ƙaho, Bola Johnson ya kafa ƙungiyarsa kuma ya ba shi suna (Bola Johnson da Easy Life Top Beats) a shekarar 1968. A lokacin aikinsa na kiɗa a Ibadan, Bola Johnson ya shiga cikin shirin wasan kwaikwayo da ake kira "Hello Fans" a Rediyon Najeriya Ibadan kuma ya taka rawar gani a matsayin Papa Rebecca (mahaifin Rebecca). Da yake sananne ne a Ibadan, Bola Johnson ya koma Zaria a arewacin Najeriya, tare da ƙungiyarsa. Ya buga ranar Jumma'a da Asabar a wani Otal da ake kira "Jubilee Hotel" a Zaria. Daga baya Bola Johnson ya koma Legas don yin rikodin rikodin, a lokacin yana da mutane da yawa da aka rubuta. Ɗaya daga cikinsu shine sanannen "Asewo Ajegunle Yakare" wanda Philips Records da sauransu da yawa suka rubuta. A cikin shekarun 1970s Bola Johnson ya fara rubuta rubutun ga jaridu a matsayin ɗan jarida mai zaman kansa na yau da kullun a matsayin "Wakabout" a cikin jaridu na karshen mako na Legas, da kuma a cikin jaridun Sketch na yau da kullum Ibadan, da dai sauransu. A cikin 1970, Bola Johnson ya shiga Radio Nigeria Band Wagon, kuma ya taka rawa a matsayin  (I Go Die O!). Bola Johnson yana da rikodin da yawa kamar Papa Rebecca shirin rediyo na wasan kwaikwayo, hanyar wasan kwaikwayo Wakabout, da I GO DIE O! Ya buga a Kamfanin Rediyo na Tarayya na Najeriya (Kungiyar Rediyo ta Tarayya ta Najeriya Legas) kai tsaye, a cikin shirye-shiryen kiɗa daban-daban, ya shiga cikin shahararrun shirye-shirye da yawa. A shekara ta 1970, an yi masa aiki, a matsayin DJ a FRCN shirinsa shine shirin gaisuwa da ake kira I Salute O!  (Ina gaishe da! Shirin sashen kiɗa na Highlife) Bola Johnson ya haɓaka salon Pidgin English nasa ta hanyar ba da labaru a cikin shirinsa, bayan kirkirar jaridar Legas a cikin 1970 Bola Johnson ya yi aiki a matsayin ɗan jarida mai zaman kansa tare da ginshiƙansa da ake kira "Wakabout" saboda labarinsa a cikin Pidgin English da kuma shahararsa.

Johnson worked until 2013 as freelance presenter in FRCN, writing Pidgin English scripts for some Nollywood film producers that make home comedies videos in Nigeria. Johnson spoke Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo fluently. He was married and had three children, two girls and one boy.[<span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2020)">citation needed</span>]

Johnson ya mutu a gidansa na Ikorodu a ranar 6 ga Afrilu 2014. An kai gawarsa garinsu Obon a jihar Delta, Najeriya. A ranar 30 ga Afrilu 2014 an binne shi kuma an gudanar da hidimar gargajiya tare da iyalinsa da magoya bayansa don su girmama su na ƙarshe.

 Manazarta 

Rukuni:Mutuwan 2014
Rukuni:Haifaffun 1947