Toluwani Obayan Osibe

Toluwani Obayan Osibe is a talented Nigerian screenwriter, director, and author making waves in Nollywood. Born in August 1990, she grew up in Ilorin and went on to study at Covenant University and the University of Portsmouth. Her late mother, Professor Aize Obayan, was a highly respected Nigerian academic.

Toluwani is widely known for telling intimate, deeply human stories. She wrote the scripts for popular hit movies like This Lady Called Life, Ponzi, and Something Like Gold. In 2025, she stepped into the director's chair for her first feature film, Colour Me True, which released globally on Prime Video.

Beyond making movies, she is a published author of the book Becoming A Spectacular Woman. She also runs Storystory Village, her own creative production studio built to share authentic African narratives with the world. Through her writing and directing, Toluwani continues to shape the future of modern African cinema with fresh, relatable perspectives.