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Daddy Freeze
Nigerian broadcaster and radio talk show host (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ifedayo Olarinde (born 6 May 1976), popularly known as Daddy Freeze, is a Nigerian-Romanian broadcaster and radio talk show host.
Early life
Ifedayo Olarinde was born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, to a Nigerian father and a Romanian mother. He spent most of his early years in Ibadan, where he attended the International School Ibadan. He has a degree in sociology from the University of Ibadan, and is from Oyan Town, Odo Otin, Osun State.[2]
Career
Freeze commenced his radio career in 1996 with the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), where he served as a correspondent on The World Chart Show. He joined Cool FM in 2001 and worked in radio presenting, television and general entertainment. He later became a senior broadcaster at the Cool FM station in Lagos.[3]
Freeze is also an event compere and has hosted a number of musical concerts, comedy shows and Nollywood premieres in Nigeria, Ghana and the United Kingdom.[citation needed] He is the leader of the #FreeTheSheeple Movement.[4] In 2017, he started the Free Nation Online Church and holds Sunday and weekday services.[citation needed]
In 2020, Freeze announced his departure from Cool FM, where he had worked for over 20 years.[5]
In June 2025, The Honest Bunch announced him as the new host of the podcast following the departure of Nedu Wazobia.[6]
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Blasting David Oyedepo
In 2018, Freeze abused David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, for having a bald head, accused him without proof that an accountant stole from him because he doesn't pay enough salaries, abused him for cursing Fulani herdsmen, and mocked him for a lie. It was shown in a video that went viral recently two years later, in 2020. As a result, he had come under fire from several reputable clerics, including Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr Paul Enenche; the founder of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie, who threateningly warned and cursed him, and several others for verbally insulting Oyedepo. He apologized to the cleric on the 12th of September, 2020.
Accolades
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Freeze has been nominated for various awards and has won several others like:
- 2011 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards – Most Popular Radio Presenter[7]
- 2012 Mode Men Awards – Radio Personality of the Year[8]
- 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards – Best Radio/TV Personality[9]
- 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards – Favourite Nigerian On-Air Personality[10]
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References
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