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BBC World Documentary on Nigeria “My Country” by Funmi Iyanda & Chris Dada kicks off with “Lagos Stories” This Weekend

BBC World Documentary on Nigeria “My Country” by Funmi Iyanda & Chris Dada kicks off with “Lagos Stories” This Weekend

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

My Country” a three-part documentary on Nigeria produced and hosted by Funmi Iyanda… will be broadcast on BBC World this Saturday, October 2nd 2010.
To commemorate Nigeria’s 50th anniversary, the BBC will air this three-part documentary that captures

Talk With Funmi delves into the world of human trafficking

Talk With Funmi delves into the world of human trafficking

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Funmi delves into the issue of human trafficking.
A young girl tricked out of her village with the promise of an education in Italy tells Funmi a harrowing story of a murderous never ending journey, prostitution, deportation and redemption.
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Talk With Funmi explores Tarkwa

Talk With Funmi explores Tarkwa

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Funmi hangs out in Tarkwa Bay… – a beautiful, tropical Island of opposites. She meets Mama, a glamorous pig farmer, and hears about life on the wrong side of paradise.
Later, a short boat ride away on the famous beach,

Talk With Funmi meets Emotan’s Daughters

Talk With Funmi meets Emotan’s Daughters

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Funmi Iyanda… talks with the Oba (King) of the Benin Kingdom in the Palace on a quest to learn about the lives of Benin women. She meets the famous Benin market Women and the kingdoms’ foremost Priestess.
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Talk With Funmi enters the World of “Eko for Show”

Talk With Funmi enters the World of “Eko for Show”

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

All we have to say is that we’ll be sitting in front of our TVs (widescreen plasmas of course!) rocking the new Lagos uniform to watch this one – with our Birkin(s) beside us and Louboutins on our feet. For…

Talk With Funmi visits the Irrepressible AJ City

Talk With Funmi visits the Irrepressible AJ City

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Funmi… spends the day in Ajegunle talking with the people. A maligned area of Lagos, a startlingly high number of the nations top footballers and musicians grew up there. What is it about AJ City?
She hangs out with Marvelous

Funmi Iyanda explores ‘Okadas’, talks to Charlie Boy and takes a ride on Talk With Funmi

Funmi Iyanda explores ‘Okadas’, talks to Charlie Boy and takes a ride on Talk With Funmi

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Funmi and Charlie Boy…, musician, talk show host, raconteur and anointed ‘Area Fada’ get on a bike and meet up with the 400 Okadas, the notorious Lagos motorcycle taxi riders. Chaos ensues, when the dust clears, Funmi discusses their

This week’s episode of Talk With Funmi: Long Way to Shonga

This week’s episode of Talk With Funmi: Long Way to Shonga

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Funmi talks to the displaced white Zimbabwean farmers of Shonga -
What is their life in Kwara?
How has the controversial government initiative that brought them here worked out?
What’s it like starting up again so far from home?
She…

Talk with Funmi visits Nollywood via Ebinpejo Lane

Talk with Funmi visits Nollywood via Ebinpejo Lane

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Today, there is another exciting episode of Talk With Funmi. This time she explores Nollywood!
Funmi, and two of the industry’s hottest properties – Kate Henshaw Nuttall and Desmond Elliot… investigate the business that is Nollywood.
They visit Idumota,

Funmi Iyanda explores village life on this week’s episode of Talk With Funmi

Funmi Iyanda explores village life on this week’s episode of Talk With Funmi

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

We’ve been loving Funmi Iyanda‘s new show “Talk With Funmi…” ever since it started a few weeks ago. Last week’s episode was titled “9ja Hip & Hopping”. Funmi chatted with ID Cabasa and 9ice. It was really engaging