Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda (born 27 July 1971), better known as Funmi Iyanda,
is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, columnist and blogger. She
produced and hosted Nigeria’s most popular and authoritative talk show New Dawn with Funmi,
which aired on the national network for over eight years. Funmi is the
CEO of Ignite Media, a content-driven media organization operating out
of Lagos. In 2011, she was honoured as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum and was recently named one of Forbes 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa.
Fresh out of university Funmi explored her deep passion for sports, entering the world of sports journalism. One of the few Nigerian female sports journalists, she covered the 1999 female Football World Cup, the All Africa Games in CONTINUE READING HERE
Early life
Iyanda attended Herbert Macaulay School in Lagos, Nigeria, and then went to the International School Ibadan and University of Ibadan, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography.Fresh out of university Funmi explored her deep passion for sports, entering the world of sports journalism. One of the few Nigerian female sports journalists, she covered the 1999 female Football World Cup, the All Africa Games in CONTINUE READING HERE
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