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By Emmanuel Adeleke
Nigerian skit makers, Mark Angel and Maryam Apaokagi, popularly known as Taooma, have emerged as the number one in both male and female categories of skit-making on Instagram in the first quarter of 2023, with 43.7 million and 22.2 million views respectively.
This was contained in a quarterly report on entertainment industry’s skit-making sector released by a digital analytics firm, Dataleum, on Wednesday.
The analysis was based on the number of views gained on their posted skits on Instagram.
Following Mark Angel in the male category is Emmanuel Chuwkwuemeka Ejekwu, popularly known as Sabinus, with 35.0 million views.
Others in the male category include Samuel Perry, aka Broda Shaggi, with 30.3 million views, followed by Agent of Laughter with 22.6 million views and Layiwasabi with 19.3 million views respectively.
In the female category, Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, aka Kiekie, followed Taaooma with a total of 21.4 million views.
Also in the first quarter of 2023, Nigerian actress, Bimbo Ademoye, had 15.9 million views.
Others in the top five female category include Phoebe with 9.7 million views and Ashmusy with 7.2 million views.