Adekunle Ayeni


Adekunle Ayeni is a Nigerian businessman. He is the publisher of Nigerian Entertainment Today and founder of Nigeria Entertaiment Conference, NECLive. He is also the founder of Black House Media, a Public Relations firm, and ID Africa, a digital marketing agency.

Background

Adekunle Ayeni is from Oka-Akoko area of Ondo State, had his primary and secondary education in Lagos, and his University education at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State where he studied Microbiology and got his BSc degree.

Journalism

Adekunle had a stint as a feature editor with Hip Hop World Magazine. After graduating from the University of Ibadan, he joined Encomium Weekly as showbiz columnist, after which he moved to ThisDay. In July 2008, Adekunle joined The Punch as an E-Punch columnist. "Working for Encomium I knew I wasn't going to be there for too long, I had always wanted to do my own stuff, but needed to gain some experience working for others. But because I wanted to also taste the other side of the print media, I joined Thisday newspaper and finally, The Punch. It was after that that I felt it was time for me to start my own newspaper."
Upon leaving The Punch newspaper in Lagos, Adekunle Ayeni founded Nigeria Entertainment Today, a newspaper and website specially dedicated to reportage of entertainment.

Black House Media

Adekunle Ayeni founded Black House Media in 2006 for public relations services. In 2012, he led a team of software and content developers in to unveil the BHM App, an app for public relations experts. In February 2015, Ayeni announced the launch of his digital media agency, named ID Africa.