Funmi Iyanda
Nigerian broadcaster · Nigeria · On the map · Journalists · Born 1971 · age 55
Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda, known professionally as Funmi Iyanda, is a Nigerian talk show host, broadcaster, film and television producer, media executive, philanthropist, journalist, and blogger. She produced and hosted a talk show, New Dawn with Funmi, which aired on the national network for over eight years.
Funmi Iyanda is read about 5 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 1 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 100 days, one point a day.
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Iyanda rose to become one of Nigeria’s most watched television personalities. Iyanda is the CEO of OYA Media. In 2011, Iyanda was honoured for her web series by the World Economic Forum and was named one of Forbes "20 Youngest Powerful Women in Africa".
