Yetunde Barnabas

**Yetunde Barnabas** ()oñu che modèlu eyi Najeriya, oñu che igbèlè oya onu,  actress and film producer. Oñu gba ejuma ekèchèdatè eyi onobulè kigbigbèlè tule efu abuja efọdọ 2017 oñu mamudu noñu oji eyi  *[[Miss Tourism Nigeria]]* efọdọ 2019. Oñu chènè kamonè monyọnyọ efu uñakwu eyi Pepeiye efu Nigeria's long-running sitcom, Papa Ajasco and Company,  manyu uña wewe efu Yoruba movie industry.

She married Nigerian footballer Peter Olayinka.

## Early life
Yetunde Barnabas mabi efochu èkè èjọ nolu ogwègwa efọdọ, 1990, efu Ilorin, Kwara state, àmà abo akwọranyiñu  chabo Kogi State.  Barnabas oñu gbakwanè efu abuja, manyu ègba kifèdọ mèfa chekpa eyi school education at the Kings of Kings Secondary School, she attended Seriki Olopolo Production and Royal Arts Academy where she honed her acting skills.

## Career
Yetunde Barnabas  oñu chanè  modeling career ègba  oñu registered for the *Miss Olokun* beauty pageant in 2013, a competition, which she went on to win. She also competed in other smaller pageants, including the *Miss Live Your Dream* in 2014, but it was her participation in the *Most Beautiful Girl in Abuja* pageant that gained her notoriety. In 2016, Barnabas registered for the 2017 Most Beautiful Girl in Abuja competition, which she won and as a result, she a national endorsement deal with Multichoice/DSTV. She was also made a brand ambassador for an Abuja-based estate management firm.

Barnabas leveraged on her newfound fame and auditioned for and was chosen for the role of Ms Pepeiye, an iconic character on one of Nigeria's longest-running television sitcoms, *Papa Ajasco & Company*. Since then she has featured in leading roles in several Nollywood film productions, including *Erin Folami*, *Dagogo*, *Omo Iya Osun* and *Elegbenla*, a film she featured alongside Niyi Johnson and Akin Olaiya.

Barnabas has also produced a few movie productions to her credit including the 2018 film, *Omo Iya Osun*, which had positive reviews.

## Awards and recognition
Efọdọ 2019, Yetunde Barnabas mafoñu chidago eyi kiche  *Most Promising Actress of the Year* at the *Nigerian Achiever's Awards* in recognition of her various television and film roles within the year in review. Barnabas was also nominated for *Model of the Year* at the *Scream Awards 2019* as well as *Beauty Queen of the Year* at the *Africa Choice Awards*.

Efochu èkè èjọ efọdọ 2019, Barnabas ma foñu chidago, alongside other African models by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), as part of a new beauty campaign tagged *Ewatomi*.

## Personal life
Efochu èkèta efọdọ  2021 she married Nigerian football player Peter Olayinka.

## Filmography

### Selected filmography

*2017 - date - *Papa Ajasco & Company*
*2017 - *Alaya Imarun*
*2017 - *Ede Meji*
*2018 - *Lisa*
*2018 - *Queen Mi*
*2018 - *Omo Iya Osun*
*2019 - *Oka ori ebe*
*2019 - *Imule Aje*
*2019 - *Lori Titi*
*2019 - *Olode*
*2019 - *Omije Afoju*
*2019 - *Knockout*
*2019 - *Dagogo*
*2019 - *Aiye*
*2019 - *Elegbenla*
*2019 - *Bayonle*
*2019 - *Erin Folami* 

## References

## External links

* 10.      https://metronews247.co.uk/super-eagles-player-peter-olayinka-marries-gets-married-to-his-fiancee-yetunde-barnabas/  Metronews247 Media