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Niniola participated in several social activities and competitions. She finished third runner-up in the sixth season of Project Fame West Africa. Niniola released her debut single "Ibadi" on 19 March 2014. Produced by Sarz, the song received positive reviews, topped national music charts and gained extensive airplay. Her singles "Ibadi" and "Gbowode" were included in the soundtrack for season 2 of Gidi Up. Niniola was nominated in the Most Promising Act to Watch category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. In 2017 Niniola went on to release another single titled MARADONA which went on to become a global hit. MARADONA enjoyed a good 13 weeks on the South African charts and was at the No.1 spot for over 6 weeks. The song MARADONA earned Niniola a BET Awards and SAMA nomination. Since then Niniola has gone on to receive nods from International heavy weights like Drake, Timbaland and others. In 2019 elements of her single MARADONA were sampled on the LION KING "THE GIFT Album" by BEYONCE on the track FIND YOUR WAY BACK as she also appeared as a songwriter and composer of the song, which has gone on to get a Grammy nomination. In April 2020 & June 2021, she received her 1st & 2nd Grammy nomination certificate for her work as a composer on The Lion King: The Gift. In June 2021, Niniola got inducted into the Grammy Recording Academy Class of 2021. In July 2021, Niniola's single, "Maradona" was certified gold in South Africa by the Recording Industry of South Africa RISA.