Tade Ogidan
- Birthplace
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Dramatist, Board Director
- Active
- 1982 - Present
- Alma Mater
- Eastern New Mexico University, State University of New York
- AKA
- Akintade Ogidan
Biography
EARLY LIFE
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, in July 1960, to Akinola and Rachael Ogidan, Tade Ogidan grew up in Surulere, a suburb of Lagos State. He had his elementary school education at Government Demonstration School and Surulere Baptist School. He attended secondary school at Ekiti Parapo College, Ido-Ekiti, and Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos, graduating in 1978. From 1979, Ogidan attended Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, NM, USA, and completed a short stint at the State University of New York in Buffalo, NY, USA.
CAREER
From 1982 to 1983, Tade Ogidan completed the National Youth Service Corps program at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) in Lagos. He then became a full-time Producer/Director with NTA Channel 10 and a Continuity Announcer with NTA 2 - Channel 5. He spent 8 years with the Nigerian Television Authority, producing and directing several episodes of drama series like PLAY OF THE WEEK, TELE THEATRE, LEGAL ANGLE, and THE NEW VILLAGE HEADMASTER. He gained renown for hit episodes such as Blinking Hope, The Boys Next Door, and To Save a Falling Angel. His drama project, THE REIGN OF ABIKU, won several awards at NIFETEP 1986. Tade Ogidan left NTA in 1990 to establish OGD PICTURES, LTD. He has since written, produced, and directed hit movie projects including Hostages, Owo Blow, Diamond Ring, Out Of Bounds, Raging Storm, 7 – 12, Playing Games, Saving Alero, Dangerous Twins, Madam Dearest, Ayo Mi Da, Family On Fire, and Gold Statue, many of which are multiple award-winners. His works have been broadcast across Africa and featured on Netflix and Amazon Prime. He also produced the first local TV commercial to air on CNN. In 2025, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Tantalizers Plc.
PERSONAL LIFE
Tade Ogidan is married with children.
Filmography
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