Funmi Iyanda

Change-A-Life Foundation Annual TV Show | LIVE on NTA NETWORK | JANUARY 1ST 2013 | 9AM |

2012-12-31T15:31:00.001Z

On the 1st of January 2013, Funmi Iyanda‘s Change-A-Life Foundation will broadcast its annual TV show. The number one citizen of Lagos State, His Excellency, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) will be the special guest of honour on the show. The show will also feature top celebrity guests, including ex-model and blogger, Linda Ikeji; young author, Chibundu Onuzo; musician, Emmanuel Bezhiwa

World Economic Forum Summer Davos in Tianjin, China

2012-09-24T11:07:00.000+01:00

Panel on Africa’s Future Economy with Rwanda´s President Kagame After the Panelist Session Nigerian Minister of Communication Technology Mrs. Omobola Johnson Out and About in Tianjin

Chopcassava.com at the BANFF World Media Awards in Canada

2012-06-29T17:41:00.001+01:00

With the Cast of "Hell on Wheels" Common Fab "Hell on Wheels" Theme Party

Kilimanjaro

2012-03-23T21:18:00.001Z

Stories from the Niger Delta -- "PH Stories" on AIT at 9pm

2012-03-01T12:35:00.005Z

‘PH Stories’ documents Funmi’s journey as she talks to locals, artists, writers, celebrities and politicians, exploring stories in and around Port Harcourt, the garden city and business capital of the Niger Delta. PH Stories will air this Saturday March 10th on AIT and AIT International at 9pmPH Stories from Bamboo Comm on Vimeo. In search of the stories and voices

Taking Nigeria to the World

2010-10-04T14:45:00.003+01:00

In commemoration of Nigeria's 50th independence, the BBC over three weeks will broadcast a three part documentary on Nigeria produced by me and Chris Dada.Told from the perspective of Nigerians, “My Country” has captured everyday Nigerians in unusual but natural settings, engaging them in eye-opening and down to earth conversations about their unique Nigerian experience.My Country is showing at

Bottoms, Busstops and Identity part II

2010-07-30T15:13:00.001+01:00

The market is 150 years old and there is talk of a remodelling into a shopping mall. From the colourful fruits, vegetables and grains display of Market Street, we walked into the corner of Julius Nyerere Street and the bovine market where, people sat on benches eating whole or parts of huge bovine heads with samp to my utter carnivorous delight. Others ate hollowed out bread loaves stuffed

Godly Tastes, part I

2010-07-20T09:59:00.002+01:00

My pilgrimage was over but l stayed an extra day in Johannesburg to buy meat. l like food, l collect food every where l go and don’t trust people who don’t like food. What else are they denying? So I had a pungent bag of premium Indian and Zulu spices with impepho stalks to ward off evil spirits around my food. I had filled up two freezer bags with prime game,

Of Prejudice

2010-07-05T14:02:00.001+01:00

I watched them storm onto the plane in a riot of colours and sounds. There was a powerful physicality about their presence, not only in the size of their bodies but in the piercings, the wild colourful clothing, and the hair. One head had a cheek with a blond braid attached to the ebony skin, another had a waist length jumble of dreadlocks piled high of the crown of a head right at the

Africa Without Borders

2010-06-29T13:25:00.003+01:00

It has been a dramatic weekend for me. By my calculation and the careful planning of the Chimurenga team l should right now be in Durban at the Ugu festival of Maskanda. Thus when l arrived in Lagos Thursday morning l did not bother unpacking, l simply sent my passport to the SA embassy in Lagos for a visa. Anyone who knows the first thing about getting a South African visa must wonder what

Ramblings of the damned hopeful

2010-06-24T12:31:00.002+01:00

I watched the droplet of water from my hair roll down my newly painted green nail polish onto the thin foil covering the tray of freshly grilled South African lamp chops and spare ribs I was gripping while cursing under my breath as the lift lumbered up to the 13th floor apartment of a shabby high rise complex. I was on my way to meet friends for the June 12 Nigeria versus Argentina match but had

Sports, Sex and Summer

2010-06-17T16:48:00.004+01:00

I miss writing but l fear my quest to be the captain of my own ship means I am often not at my most creative mental space. However with Binyavanga urging me on with the subtlety of a hurricane I agreed to participate in this great project that sees fourteen writers going to different cities in Africa and Brazil during the world cup to contribute articles and stories that will eventually become a

TWF diaries: trafficked

2010-05-07T17:30:00.010+01:00

Last week in London as I proof read the transcribed translations for this edition for subtitling, l made a recommitment to myself. I vowed never to be directly or indirectly responsible for doing this to another human being.Friday 29th May 2009.I woke up on democracy day in pain and panic. I had spent the night battling demons in a series of very vivid, physically exhausting nightmares in which l

Online petition on Yerima

2010-05-05T09:56:00.005+01:00

Dear All,Building up the momentum, an online petition has been created for your signatures and more importantly for your international contacts action and signature.Kindly visit: http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/yerimaAppend your signature and forward as far and wide as possibleHave a lovely day.

TWF diaries: Tarkwa Bay

2010-04-30T15:09:00.009+01:00

Tarkwa was an experiment that paid off. I cannot remember if it was in our original show plan or not but it all started with a photo shoot. Eniola, our tireless PR and media lady had declared all my old pictures too psychedelic and wanted more “relatable” pictures. What that means of course is that she wanted my driven, determinedly single, opinionated, journalist/ media business owner, sinewy

TWF diaries: Emotan's Daughters

2010-04-17T15:27:00.015+01:00

Still hibernating far from home and without my diary so I cannot remember the exact details of date and order but I remember the day we shot the Oba of Benin, hey back off you proud Benin people l did not shoot your Oba o. Cheap, l knowAs I mentioned last week, I and Bayo had found a simple lace and gele outfit for the visit to the Oba and everyone had conflicting advice about how best to

TWF Diaries: Legends and Myths

2010-04-09T14:14:00.011+01:00

I often have to sneak in and out of the country to stroke my sanity. This is good. What is not so good is that I left my TWF diary at home. Yes there is an actual retro long hand written journal so l will have to do this week’s diaries from memory. Don’t quote me but I seem to remember that we shot the first part with the priest of the feared holy Aruosa church on May 26th and the next part with

TWF Diaries: Eko for show

2010-04-02T15:56:00.008+01:00

Wednesday May 20th 2009 I woke up feeling ill so I suppressed it but my eyes were dead and I was jumpy. Perhaps to hide the ravages, make up and wardrobe took a while but the boys surpassed themselves as you couldn’t tell how poorly off I was in my energy Ankara dress from Deola Sagoe, pillar box red lips and my elaborately rolled up hair. It was fitting for the EKO FOR SHOW edition. We arrived

TWF Diaries: Irrepressible AJ City

2010-03-26T10:59:00.013Z

Saturday June 6TH 2009Last night, after the final shoot in Ilorin and fractious flight to Lagos, l got dressed and went out with the girls for Remi’s birthday. I was still in the mental and physical space for filming so I looked somewhat incongruous amongst my dressed down friends. I had missed them. We saw a lousy movie and had a yeye meal at an Italian restaurant with a need to take its face

Next 50 years

2010-03-23T10:32:00.000Z

Damn! What a bloody Monday. Just lost my original beautifully crafted intro which l wrote bright and early before my usual fire fighting dramatic day starts. Well here l am in the midst of shit and in no mood to be lyrical.I will hopefully be able to rewrite those thoughts later in the week but it was to introduce my TEDxEuston talk video which l had refused to post till l found the original

Our inevitable hope

2010-03-23T10:29:00.000Z

Re imagination of our stories to illuminate our future) Let me tell you a shit story. Tell the story I was born poor although l did not know it at the time. We moved from one little room to the other, all ten of us. I didn’t feel poor as most people around us were like us besides I was never hungry, at least not in those early days, what I didn’t like was the toilets. About fifty people shared

TWF DIARIES: Okada

2010-03-19T10:45:00.016Z

Thursday May 21stThe shoot of EKO 4 SHOW yesterday was achieved through sheer will power and determination. I was visibly unwell and everyone was on edge as we had so many logistic problems. The production manager was fired. We finished so exhausted and so late, Chris suggested I slept over at a friend’s home in Lekki so I don’t need to get up at 4am to beat the rush hour traffic into Victoria

Five Quick Questions For Funmi: Long way to Shonga

2010-03-15T15:51:00.002Z

Do the Zimbabwe farmers employ graduates?I am informed that the farmers have a lot of graduates in their employ. These graduates include professionals like agriculturists, vet surgeons, marketers, accountants, admin staffs etc. They also take youth corpers, some of whom are retained.Were you able to talk to the agricultural interns been sponsored by the Kwara State government? No, although l plan

TWF Diaries Long Road To Shonga

2010-03-12T14:02:00.012Z

Episode 6Tuesday June 2 2009 Trouble, the show plans for Kwara fell through so we all gathered in the morning to plot alternate scenarios, we toyed with going to Ibadan but the consensus was to continue as planned to Ilorin.We shot Idanre again on our way out of town.The drive was long but interesting, l like driving through the forest. Idanre is a seductress lying languidly on the windy road,

WHAT IF?

2010-03-10T08:25:00.001Z

What if this multitude matched to Abuja and..... demand to see their president now?..... demand that the culprits of the Jos massacre and all previous such massacre in the past decade be found, prosecuted and executed?..... demand that power be fixed and all indicted in previous probes on power be treated as above?..... insist that the president is unfit to rule on account of prolonged ill