8 Things To Know About Funmi Iyanda As She Turns 45

Nigerian media icon, Funmi Iyanda is a year older today and to celebrate her clocking 45, we decided to bring you 8 quick facts you need to know about this inspiring woman.

1. Funmi Iyanda was the presenter and brains behind one of Nigeria’s most famous talk shows New Dawn with Funmi which was on NTA for a run of eight years. Some of her other programmes are “Talk With Funmi”, and “My Country: Nigeria”.

2. She was named one of Forbes 20 Youngest Power Women in the continent and was honoured as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum.

3. In 2012, she went to the peak for Mountain Kilimanjaro for a humanitarian cause.

4. She is a true human rights activist. She was at the forefront of the Occupy Nigeria series of protests in January 2012. fighting to resist the implementation of the government’s fuel subsidy removal policy.

5. In her spare time, Funmi reads voraciously, watches movies and supports her favourite football team, Chelsea FC.

6. In 2011, she was honoured as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum.

7. She was once named one of Forbes 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa.

8. She was formerly married to sports journalist and ex-footballer, Segun Odegbami.