Funke Egbemode

Funke Egbemode is a Nigerian female journalist, Managing Director of the New Telegraph newspaper.[1]

Funke Egbemode
Funke Egbemode
CitizenshipNigeria
Alma materBaptist Girls High School, Osogbo
OccupationJournalist,
EmployerOsun State Government

Funke Egbemode is a Nigerian female journalist, Managing Director of the New Telegraph newspaper.[1]

Early life and career

Funke Aderanti is a Nigerian journalist and columnist with a career spanning over three decades. She has worked with several prominent Nigerian newspapers, including Punch, Post Express, ThisDay, Saturday Independent, and Daily Sun. She is currently a columnist with The Sun Newspaper.[2]

Funke was born to Joseph Aderanti and Florence Aderanti. She attended Baptist Practising Primary School in Iwo, Osun State, and completed her secondary education at Baptist Girls High School, Osogbo, also in Osun State.[3]

She currently serves as the head of the secretariat of the International Press Institute (IPI) in Nigeria. She is a board member of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), a position she has held since 2006.[3]

Funke served as the President of Nigerian Guild of Editors for two terms. She is currently the Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Osun State, Nigeria.[4][5][6]

Spouse

Nicholas Adedotun Egbemode

References

  1. ^ Yes! Dialogue (9 March 2016). "Thriving in journalism as a woman – Funke Egbemode + Widowhood is hell". Theyesnigeria. YES!. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Moving on after February 23". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria.
  3. ^ a b Admin (2020-07-16). "EGBEMODE, Funke". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  4. ^ "Egbemode advoctates fact-checking as antidote to fake news". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  5. ^ "The Nation Newspaper - Latest Nigeria news update". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Moving on after February 23". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria.


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