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ThankGod Omori Jesam Obono (born on 8 June 1995), famously known as TG Omori or Boy Director. He is a Nigerian music video director and a cinematographer.

TG Omori is known for directing music videos of many top Nigerian singers, such as: Wizkid, Olamide, Ckay, Burnaboy, Kizz Daniel, Naira Marley, Tekno, Davido, Fireboy, DML, Omah Lay, and many others.

TG Omori profile

Stage Name: Boy Director TG Omori

Real Name: ThankGod Omori Jesam Obono Boy Director TG Omori

Date of Birth: June 8, 1995

Nationality: Nigerian

Career: music video director, cinematographer,and filmmaker

Net Worth: $2.4-$3.3 million dollars (estimated)

Early Life/ Background

ThankGod Omori Jesam Obono (TG Omori) was born on June 8, 1995, in Agungi, Lagos State, Nigeria. He hails from Cross River state, Nigeria. He started directing stage plays in his local church and school at the age of 15, and at the young age of 16, started making videos.

In 2013, TG Omori graduated from Pencil Film Institute, Nigeria. Shortly after his graduation, he began his professional filmmaking career at 18, making him the youngest professional in Nigeria at that time.

TG Omori Educational Background

Omori had his primary and secondary school education in Lagos, Nigeria. After his secondary school education, he proceeded to the Pencil Film Institute in Lagos, Nigeria to further his education.

TG Omori Career

With the steady growth of music in Nigeria, music videos have become another effective way of telling stories and communicating for Nigerian singers to listeners through their music.

Music videos perfect the art of story telling in music by making the message of the singer more vivid, comprehensive, fascinating and enjoyable to listeners. Music videos surge the need for great video directors to perfect the art of story telling in music. This is the bedrock of TG Omori’s career.

He has directed music videos of many hit songs in Nigeria, such as “Totori” by Olamide featuring Wizkid, the controversial song “Am I A Yahoo Boy” by Naira Maley in 2018, “Soapy” also by Naira Marley, which won the viewers’ choice award in 2020 at the Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, and many other songs.

He is also responsible for directing the music video for the North African remix of the world-wide hit Nigeria song, “Love Nwantiti” by Ckay, featuring the popular Moroccan rapper, ElGrande.

The music video was shot in Lagos and was released on November 4, 2021. The music video surpassed 34 million views on YouTube a month after it was released.

His career as a “boy director,” as he prefers to be called, has been a fruitful one, and he is regarded as one of Nigeria’s most successful music video directors. MTV, Trace, and Sound City

TG Omori Awards And Nominations

His talent as a music video director has earned him several awards, including Best Music Video Director Of Year at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2019.

Best Music Video Director of the Year at AFRIMMA, in 2020.