Nationality Nigerian | Years active 2006-present | |
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Full Name Olamide Akintobi Residence Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria Occupation journalist, television personality | ||
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Lamide Akintobi is a Nigerian journalist and media personality. She worked as a news anchor on Channels TV. She now co-hosts a show called The Spot on EbonyLife TV with Zainab Balogun and Ebuka Obi-Uchendu.
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Early life and education
Akintobi is a descent of Abeokuta, Ogun State. She earned an associate of arts degree in Broadcast Journalism and Spanish from Volunteer State Community College in Tennessee, as well as a bachelor's degree in the aforementioned fields of study from Texas A&M University–Commerce. Moreover, she earned a master's degree in International Journalism from City University in London. Lamide became a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated in 2004. She lived for a period in Tennessee and Texas.
Career
Akintobi worked as a news anchor on Channels TV. She now co-hosts a show called The Spot on EbonyLife TV with Zainab Balogun and Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, and a series El Now. EbonyLife TV is Africa's first globally-oriented black news television network, broadcast in over 40 countries.
Personal life
Akintobi is the daughter of Nigerian musician and producer Laolu Akins.