D'Icon School of Performing Arts
Where TalentBecomesLegacy
Nigeria's premier Yoruba performing arts school, founded by award-winning actor Ibrahim Yekini (Itele D'Icon), where disciplined craft meets cinematic scale.
The Founder
Ibrahim Yekini (Itele D'Icon)
Actor, director, producer, and mentor whose career has shaped modern Yoruba cinema and inspired a new generation of performers and filmmakers.
From live theatre roots to Netflix-scale productions and record-breaking YouTube series, Itele's work carries the same mission: build excellence on screen and help the next generation go further.
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D'Icon School blends professional discipline with real production experience so students train in the conditions that shape actual Yoruba screen careers.
Acting & Performance
Train your screen presence, emotional range, diction, blocking, and camera awareness.
Scriptwriting
Develop compelling Yoruba stories with commercial pull and cultural depth.
Film Directing
Learn to lead actors, visualise scenes, and translate story into screen language.
Film Production
Understand budgeting, scheduling, crew coordination, and the realities of finishing a film.
Blockbuster Productions
A selected look at the productions that shaped Ibrahim Yekini's screen mythos, from franchise-defining action stories to breakout YouTube epics.
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The Next Generation
Graduates of D'Icon School are building their own legacies across performance, directing, filmmaking, and institution building.
Efun
Akinfolarin Olamide (Efun) is a brilliant screenwriter, actress, and filmmaker who stands out as one of the most accomplished alumni of the D Icon School of Performing Arts under the mentorship of Ibrahim Yekini (Itele D Icon). Her exceptional multi-dimensional training at the academy culminated in her mainstream breakthrough in the blockbuster mythological epic Koleoso, where she not only delivered a critically acclaimed performance as the fierce, strong-willed character Efun but also served as the mastermind screenwriter behind the entire project. Today, she embodies the excellence of her alma mater by producing her own independent films like Ofin, serving as a powerful inspiration for the next generation of Nollywood storytellers.
Kemity
Kemity is Itele D'Icon's first and most celebrated student. She served as his apprentice for 8-10 years, supporting him through his toughest times. She is now a successful Yoruba Nollywood actress in her own right and has founded her own institution - Kemity School of Performing Film Arts - continuing the legacy of D'Icon School into the next generation. In 2025 she starred in the record-breaking Koleoso series.
Ogboluke
A veteran Yoruba Nollywood actor and director whose decades of industry experience found new heights in 2025. His role in Itele's Koleoso series earned him the prestigious Legendary Award and Outstanding Performance recognition at the OAFP Awards 2025 in Abeokuta, where he also received a N1.5 million naira cash gift from the industry in tribute.