Adenike Oyetunde

Adenike Oyetunde (born c. 1986) is a Nigerian radio host on Nigerian Info Fm and the founder of Amputees United.

Adenike Oyetunde
in 2017
Bornc. 1986
NationalityNigeria
EducationNigerian Law School
OccupationRadio host
Known forRadio host and amputee advocate

Life

Oyetunde was born about 1986.[1] She attended the Nigerian Law School graduating with a 2:1 in 2010 and joining the Nigerian Bar.[2] After suffering from bone cancer she realised that the only way forward was to have her leg amputated when she was twenty.[3]

Oyetune on NdaniTV's Real Talk hosted by Nicole Asinugo (left)

Oyetunde was able to get a part time job at a broadcaster and this expanded to full time.[3] She has a five-hour weekday show on 99.3 Nigeria Info Fm where she discusses a wide range of subjects from politics to lifestyle.[2] The 2011 broadcaster, Nigeria Info, is based at Victoria Island in Lagos.[4] Oyetunde would offer free legal council on the radio, although she wasn't practising law at the time.[5] She started Amputees United and spoke up for amputees[3] and she wrote and published a self titled, Adénìké, auto biography.[6]

In 2017 she gave a talk about Philanthropy and the Role of Empathy in the Human Society at TedX Gbagada in Lagos.[7]

References
  1. "Adenike Oyetunde is providing a safe space..." Konbini. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. "Adenike Oyetunde,". Event / Speaker Platform. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  3. "Adenike Oyetunde: I've continued to push and live intentionally..." The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  4. "Nigeria Info". OnlineRadioBox.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  5. "We must continue to fight for more — Adenike Oyetunde". Vanguard News. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  6. Oyetunde, Adenike (2019-01-08). Adénìké: Her Story, Your Movie, His Glory. Independently Published. ISBN 978-1-7932-3581-7.
  7. "Adenike Oyetunde". Ake Festival. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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