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Funmi Iyanda
Born
Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda
(1971-07-27) 27 July 1971 (age 52)
Lagos, Nigeria
Education
University of Ibadan
Parents
Gabriel (father)
Yetunde (mother)
Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda (born 27 July 1971), better known as Funmi Iyanda[1], is a talk show host, broadcaster, Film and TV producer, media executive, philanthropist, journalist, and blogger.[2][3] She produced and hosted a talk show, New Dawn with Funmi,[4] which aired on the national network for over eight years. Iyanda rose to become one of Nigeria’s most watched TV personalities.[5] Funmi is the CEO of Ignite Media now OYA Media. In 2011, Iyanda was honored for her web series[6] by the World Economic Forum[7] and was named one of Forbes "20 Youngest Powerful Women in Africa".[8]
^"Funmi Iyanda discusses beauty with John Maclean". Pulse Nigeria. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^Nsehe, Nfonobong (1 August 2011). "The 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa". Forbes. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^"Sharing a dawn with Funmi", The Guardian Life, 26 October 2009.
^Oyeleye, Albert (2012). "Interaction Management in Nigerian Television Talk Shows". International Journal of English Linguistics. 2: 151. doi:10.5539/ijel.v2n1p149.
^Group Patron Funmi Iyanda' Archived 26 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine
^"ASK, FUNMI". Ask Funmi. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^"World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader (YGL), Funmi Iyanda Chief Executive Officer". TUBE FOLLOW. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^Ayeni Adekunle (21 February 2010). "Funmi Iyanda: 'I'm Not Competing With Mo' Abudu'". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
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