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Funmi Iyanda

Nigerian broadcaster
Person human Q5509330

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[11]
Date of birth
July 27, 1971
Place of birth
Lagos
Country of citizenship
Nigeria[5]
Ethnic group
African people[6]
Occupation
talk show host, journalist
Educated at
University of Ibadan, International School Ibadan[7][8]
Award received
BBC 100 Women, OkayAfrica 100 Women[9][10]
Work location
Nigeria[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin[16][17][18]
Eye color
dark brown[15]
Given name
Funmi[13]
Hair color
black hair[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon[20]
Residence
Lagos[12]
Social media followers
265k (260k–265k, n=3)[22][23][24]
Writing language
English[21]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Funmi Iyanda.jpg ↗
Facebook username
funmiiyanda
Freebase ID
/m/0421hks
Instagram username
funmiiyanda
LinkedIn personal profile ID
fiyanda
Official blog URL
fiyanda.blogspot.com
X (Twitter) username
Funmilola

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🔗 Connections
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin
Award received 2
BBC 100 Women, OkayAfrica 100 Women
Country of citizenship 1
Nigeria
Educated at 1
University of Ibadan
Ethnic group 1
African people
Hair color 1
black hair
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
journalist
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
Place of birth 1
Lagos
Residence 1
Lagos
Sex or gender 1
female
Work location 1
Nigeria
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Funmi Iyanda was born on July 27, 1971[1], in Lagos[2]. She has worked as a talk show host[3] and journalist[4].

FAQs

Where was Funmi Iyanda born?

Funmi Iyanda was born in Lagos[2].

What did Funmi Iyanda do for work?

Funmi Iyanda worked as a talk show host[3] and journalist[4].

Where did Funmi Iyanda go to school?

Funmi Iyanda was educated at University of Ibadan[7] and International School Ibadan[8].

What awards did Funmi Iyanda receive?

Honors received include BBC 100 Women[9] and OkayAfrica 100 Women[10].

Related Entities

Nigeria

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  1. 6w ago · NicoScribe · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Funmi
    Sex or gender → female
    Educated at → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+259719'}, {'amount': '+263884'}, {'amount': '+264688'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Funmi Iyanda.jpg"
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