Adebola Williams
| Adebola Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adebola Williams 7 March 1986 Nigeria |
| Occupation | Journalist/Media Entrepreneur/Activist |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | London School of Journalism, Pan African University |
| Notable awards | CNBC Africa Young Business Leaders awards |
Adebola Williams (born 1987), popularly known as Debola Williams, is a Nigerian media entrepreneur, journalist, political activist and motivational speaker.
Alongside Chude Jideonwo, he is a co-founder of Red Africa (home of The Future Awards Africa, YNaija, and StateCraft Inc). He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Statecraft Inc. Described as "the man with the golden touch" by Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, Debola has helped 3 African Presidents get elected.
An alum of the London School of Journalism, London School of Marketing and the Pan African University, Debola is a member of the African Leadership Network, a British Council Global Changemaker and Founder of the Lagos Business Braintrust. He sits on the boards of Slum to School Africa, was the former chairman of Enough is Enough and Chairs the advisory board for the Young Entrepreneurs Network.
In his early teen years, Debola wanted to become an actor and was paid only 50 cents for his first acting role. He performed in the plays The gods are not to blame, Wedlock of the gods and Oke Langbodo, which was his last major production at the Nigerian National Arts Theatre.
Following the increasing dearth of local stage productions, Debola took a break from acting and subsequently, at the age of 17, began co-presenting Youth Talk on NTA Network. It was around this time that Debola met Chude Jideonwo. On the set of Inside Out with Agatha Amata, they were seated side-by-side in the audience and struck up a conversation. Realising they shared similar worldviews, Debola and Chude kept in touch, and when - by chance - they ended up working together to organize Funmi Iyanda's 33rd birthday, they realised they could also work well together; they started the The Future Awards Africa and subsequently went on to co-found Red Media Africa.
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