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Ambassadors Taiwo and Kehinde OGUNTOYE are the founders of Twins World Creations (TWC), an organization established over a decade ago to research and develop the relevance of twinning to the tourism sector of the world's economy as well as events conceptualization, public/community relations and marketing. TWC has developed products on twinning among which is the Nigeria Twins Festival which has metamorphosed into a world -class festival (World Twins Festival) which staged the World Largest gathering of Twins (Multiple births) on Saturday, 12th October, 2019 with 3,200 and on Saturday, 13th October, 2018 with 2,034 sets of twins in attendance respectively. The 2020 edition was held in compliance with Covid-19 protocols while the 2021 edition had over 3,000 sets of Twins in attendance.

Taiwo Oyedele OGUNTOYE has his background in Agricultural Engineering Technology while Kehinde Oladele OGUNTOYE is a trained Animal Health & Production Technologist from Federal College of Agriculture and Federal College of Animal Health & Production Technology, Nigeria respectively.

Both are professionally trained in Tourism business with a graduate diploma in Travel & Tourism management from the Institute of Business Technology Management of Nigeria and associate members of the professional body. Both are graduates of Wildlife and Ecotourism Management from the Prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Tai-Ken are the world initiators of twins-tourism. With passion for twinning, events, broadcast journalism, special documentaries, travel & health, Tai-Ken had facilitated numerous projects on twins-tourism as well has assisting various Organizations ranging from governments, NGO's, International Corporations Organizations and Media (Local, National, and Internationals).

The Oguntoye Twins have been featured on International Media such as B.B.C, AFP, NTA as well as Alice, the Air Peace in- flight Magazine among others.

Oguntoye Twin brothers are inspired young tourism professionals, well skilled and experienced on twins-tourism, cultural ambassadors as well as concept development/brands building. They Serves as a linkage between practicing / experienced professionals and young upcoming professionals in the tourism industry.

Oguntoye Taiwo & Kehinde are: - The first Twins in Africa to jointly host Travel and Tourism programme (“Tourism & You”) on radio (Diamond 101.1FM).

- Producers and Presenters of “Travel with the Twins” on IBR 92.5FM.

- Producers and Presenters of “Travel with the Twins” on Lagelu 96.7FM

- The first African twins to represent the continent and be honoured at the Mojiang International Twins festival, China.

- The first and only African Twins with Photo Portraits displayed in China since 2016 at Mojiang International Museum.

- The first twins in the world to be honoured by the world busiest and most travelled international airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA.

- Oguntoye Taiwo and Kehinde are both certified South African Specialists, an official expert programme organized by South Africa Tourism.

- Oguntoye Taiwo and Kehinde are both certified Dubai Experts and Dubai Experts Plus, an official expert programme organized by Dubai Tourism.

The duo had attended travel, tourism and hospitality events at local, national and international levels. Oguntoye Taiwo and Kehinde have travelled four continents (promoting twins tourism and marketing Nigeria as the foremost twins tourism destination) which cut across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and America. They are vast in Nigeria tourism terrain having travelled almost all Nigerian States +FCT.

Awards / Recognitions include:

-Named “The Most Famous Twins in Africa Tourism” in December, 2014 by The African Sun Times, Africa’s largest and first newspaper in United States of America. https://tribuneonlineng.com/us-honours-oguntoyes-creating-twins-tourism/

- Oguntoye Taiwo & Kehinde are 2016 African Diaspora World Tourism Awards recipients as Outstanding Millennial Tourism Leaders in Atlanta Ga, USA. This award was received alongside The Former President of Gambia, H.E Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh Babili Mansa, Zimbabwe Minister of Tourism, Engr. Dr. Walter Mzembi, President/Founder of Country style Community Tourism Network (CCTN), Marguerite Diana Mcintyre-Pike, Sierra Leone Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Mr Sidi Yahya Tunis among others.

- Oguntoye Taiwo & Kehinde received Culture and Community Building Award at International Baobab Awards on 17th of September, 2016 at National Museum, Lagos.

- Oguntoye Taiwo & Kehinde also received Chieftaincy Ambassadorial Award as Spiritual Cultural Ambassadors of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos on 30th of September, 2017.

- Oguntoye Taiwo & Kehinde received recognition award as the “Tourists of the year” presented by Tourism Comet Club International of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ogun State, Nigeria on Saturday 11th November, 2017.

- Oguntoye Taiwo & Kehinde appointed as Africa Community Tourism Network Youth Ambassadors on 20th November, 2017 by Africa Community Tourism Network (ACTN).

- Oguntoye Taiwo & Kehinde won the Prestigious Nigeria Tourism Awards as Tourism Personality of the Year at the Nigeria Travel Week 2018.

- Special recognition for promoting social tourism at 2018 African Travel Times Award in Ghana, December, 2018.

- Oguntoye Twins were named top 100 Tourism Personalities in Nigeria by African Travel Quarterly Magazine on Monday 18th November, 2019.

- Oguntoye Taiwo & Kehinde appointed as Special Assistants on Media/Publicity and Special duty/Strategy respectively to Oyo State FIBAN (Freelance and Independence Broadcasters Association of Nigeria) Chairman on Thursday, 3rd June 2021.

- Oguntoye Twin brothers received Award of Excellence towards the upliftment and celebration of World Twins Festival on 9th October, 2021 at the World Twins capital, Igbo-Ora, Oyo State, Nigeria.

- Oguntoye Taiwo & Kehinde appointed as Ambassadors of Aje Oodua WorldWide by Princess Dr. Toyin Kolade, Iyalaje Oodua World Wide on Saturday, 13th November, 2021.

- Oguntoye Twin brothers received Award of Excellence for Sustainable Development of Modern Day Tourism on 11th Decemebr, 2021 by the Renewable Natural Resources Students Association, University of Ibadan.

- Oguntoye Taiwo & Kehinde Awarded 2021 Travellers Awards as Top Domestic Tourism Promoters of the year on Friday 11th March, 2022 at Abuja Jabamah, Nicon Luxury Hotels.