at Western Nigerian Television (WNTV), now known as NTA Ibadan, as a film editor and a librarian. Works Faleti has acted, written, and produced a number of movies, which include: Thunderbolt: Magun (2001), Afonja (1 & 2) (2002), Basorun Gaa (2004), and Sawo-Sogberi (2005). He was responsible for translating Nigeria's National Anthem from English to Yoruba, his native language. He also translated speeches being made by former Attorney-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - Chief Bola Ige, former military president of Nigeria - General Ibrahim Babangida, former premier of the Western region of Nigeria — Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Head, National Interim Government of Nigeria — Chief Ernest Shonekan, from English to Yoruba. Faleti has published a dictionary containing the formal or official use of Yoruba names. Awards Adebayo Faleti has received many awards, both locally and internationally, including the National Honour Of Officer Of the Order of the Niger (OON), Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.), Justice of Peace (JP), Jerusalem Pilgrim (JP). Adebayo Faleti received the Festival of Arts award with "Eda Ko L’aropin" in 1995 and the Afro-Hollywood Award for Outstanding Performance in Arts in the United States (in 2002). His movie - "Basorun Gaa" also received a commendation at Breeze Awards in London as the best epic movie of the year in 2004. The first ever magazine he wrote for was called Triumph when he was at the University of Ibadan as an undergraduate. He was also a columnist with the Nigerian Tribune. References 1921 births 2017 deaths Nigerian male film actors Nigerian writers University of Ibadan alumni Yoruba male actors Cheikh Anta Diop University alumni 21st-century Nigerian male actors English–Yoruba translators Male actors in Yoruba cinema Yoruba-language writers Nigerian folklorists 20th-century translators 20th-century Nigerian writers Nigerian broadcasters Nigerian television personalities Yoruba television personalities Yoruba writers Yoruba journalists Nigerian poets Nigerian film directors Yoruba actors Nigerian male television actors People from Oyo State Nigerian media personalities Nigerian television presenters Nigerian editors Nigerian journalists Nigerian film editors