Nigerian actor, Gabriel Afolayan, has been honoured with an honorary doctorate degree from Estam University in Benin Republic.
The filmmaker made the announcement on Tuesday through his Instagram Page.
Captioning a video of himself in a graduation gown, he wrote “Dr Gabriel Olasubomi Afolayan (PhD honoris causa of Philosophy in Arts & Culture) thank you @university_estam.
“We will keep shaping the world positively with our Art. Banner up everywhere we go. Great time with the great people of @university_estam.”
He started his acting career in 2012 and won the Best Supporting Actor award for playing “Tavier Jambari” in Hoodrush that same year.
As a musician, he is known mostly for “Awelewa” and “Kokoro Ife”.
Recently, Lateef Adedimeji also bagged an honorary doctorate degree from a Benin Republic University.
He announced on Instagram “I was moved to tears as I got adorned in this beautiful robe. I have never been interested in fame, I just wanted to be happy with my craft and the lives that I inspire. Ladies and gentlemen, today, I have a new title, one I couldn’t have imagined would come without me facing invigilators and keeping late nights to study.
“The irony is really interesting. I burn midnight candles to master my lines and perfect my expressions, now I’m getting rewarded with what could have been if I did it for classroom reasons. I humbly reintroduce myself, I AM DR. ABDULLATEEF ADEDIMEJI ADETOLA, Doctor of Philosophy in Art and Culture from Estam University, Benin.”
