Actress funke adesiyan biography
- Adesiyan hails from Ibadan, Oyo State.
- Funke Adesiyan is a Nigerian film actress, politician and personal assistant on domestic and social events to Aisha Buhari, the Nigeria’s Former First Lady.
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Funke Adesiyan
Nigerian film actress
Funke AdesiyanListenⓘ is a Nigerian film actress, politician and personal assistant on domestic and social events to Aisha Buhari, the Nigeria’s Former First Lady.[3][4]
Early life and education
Adesiyan hails from Ibadan, Oyo State. She attended Time and Tide International School, Ibadan City academy, Saint Anne's School, and Oriwu College Ikorodu for both her elementary and post-elementary school. She holds both a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts and a Diploma in Law from Olabisi Onabanjo University.[5] Adesiyan studied filmmaking and directing at the New York Film Academy.[6]
Career
Acting
Adesiyan started acting professionally in 2003.[5]
Politics
In 2011, Funke Adesiyan joined active politics when she became the southwest coordinator for Ibrahim Shekarau's presidential campaign. In 2014, she became the second entertainer to win a primary election, after Desmond Elliot.[7][8][9] She contested but lost in the 201
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Early Life and Education
Funke Adesiyan was born on March 14, 1986 in Oyo State, Ibadan. She had her primary and secondary school education in Ibadan before attending The Polytechnic, Ibadan, where she bagged an Ordinary National Diploma (OND). She studied Performing Arts at Olabisi Onabanjo University. She also bagged a diploma in law from the same university.
She later furthered her education at the New York Film Academy to study filmmaking and directing in 2015, after losing her electoral bid. Other Nigerian entertainers who have attended this prestigious film school includeBanky W, Kunle Afolayan, Kemi Adetiba, Ikechukwu, Stephanie Okereke, Dr Sid, and Kunle Remi, among others.
Career
At the age of 13, Funke began modelling, and by the age of 14, she was managing her own business. Due to this, she was able to build her first home while still a teenager and earn her first million naira at age 17.
After losing her election run in 2011, Funke launched a fashion store in her hometown, but a string of terrible circumstances caused her to lose almost all
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