Today is the birthday of Nollywood veteran actress

Born in Lagos, Nigeria Joke Silva attended the Holy Child College in Lagos, and studied English at the University of Lagos.

When she moved to England she studied Drama at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Married to Nollywood veteran actor Olu Jacobs  with two kids, Joke Silva has starred in several Nigerian movies such as , and several others. Joke Silva is one of the few actresses in Nigeria that acts in both Yoruba and English movies.

Seasoned on-air-personality Olisa Adibua is also a year older.

Olisa Adibua who is the Head of Programmes of BEAT FM has been in the entertainment industry since 1988. He started off as a presenter/director and producer on NTA. He then moved on to Clapperboard.

In 1998 he joined Cool FM and was the presenter of the Drive Time Show for ten years. Now with BEAT FM, Olisa is the host of the Morning Rush. He is also the host of the YouTube celebrity interview show The Truth With Olisa.

Nigerian music producer J. Martins joins in on the birthday celebrations.

Born in 1977, the 38 year old music producer and singer hails from Abia state. J. Martins has two degrees in Mass Communication and Business Administration. He has worked with top music acts such as Psquare, Timaya, Waje and Fally Ipupa from Congo.

Yoruba movie actress Bimbo Thomas is a year older today too. Born and bred in Lagos, Bimbo Thomas is known for her role as Nikky in Funke Akindele's movie ''.

Happy Birthday to all our celebrants!