Kiki Osinbajo

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Kiki Osinbajo
Born (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 32)
CitizenshipNigerian
Education Aston University
OccupationLawyer
Parents
AwardsAward of Excellence for Lifestyle
Website kikiosinbajo.com

Olukonyinsola Osinbajo (born March 18, 1993), best known as Kiki Osinbajo, is a lawyer and entrepreneur. She is the CEO and founder of Ciar, a fashion brand and skincare brand Konyin. She is also the daughter of Nigeria's former Vice President and Second Lady, Yemi Osinbajo and Dolapo Osinbajo. [1] [2]

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Education

Kiki Osinbajo obtained a degree in law at the Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom. [3]

Career

Osinbajo has made her intention in venturing into a career line of fashion as opposed the legal profession more profound as she established a fashion store in 2017 called Glam'd Africa and floated a skincare line along called Konyin. [4] According to Kiki, the company is poised to become a one-stop facility catering to a broad range of tastes and styles in beauty and skincare. [5] In 2022, Kiki renamed her clothing company from Glam'd Africa to Ciar. [3] [6] [1] [7] [8]

Kiki Osinbajo has also in many occasions advocated against gender violence, molestation [9] and also against police brutality. She took to her Instagram page alongside Zahra Buhari, daughter of President Buhari during the END SARS protest to advocate against police brutality. [10] [11]

Controversy

In July 2020, A Nigerian US-based blogger named Jackson Ude alleged that Kiki Osinbajo owned a property in highbrow Wuse area of Abuja worth 800 million naira (533 thousand dollars). However this claim was debunked by Osinbajo as she stated that she was merely a tenant in the property. This claim was also refuted by the owner of the property, affirming that Kiki Osinbajo was his tenant. [12] [13] [14]

In November 2022, a Liberian blogger on tiktok accused Osinbajo of being arrested in the UK. The blogger also debunked his own allegations stating it was due to a misinformation. [15] This accusation was also denied by the Nigerian Presidency. [16]

Personal life

Kiki Osinbajo was born to the family of Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Dolapo Osinbajo. She has two siblings namely Oluwadamilola and Fiyinfunoluwa Osinbajo.

References

  1. 1 2 Enenaite, Blessing (2022-10-30). "Kiki Osinbajo shows class, style". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  2. "Kiki Osinbajo: The sins of having influential parents - Chronicle.ng". 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  3. 1 2 Kenechi, Stephen (2019-08-10). "Kiki Osinbajo: How I built a fashion empire". TheCable Lifestyle. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  4. Oluwagbemi, Ayodele (2017-09-12). "PHOTOS: Osinbajo's daughter opens beauty home". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  5. https://google.com/vanguardngr.com/2018/08/breaking-acting-presidents-daughter-kiki-osinbajo-bags-award/.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ permanent dead link ]
  6. Ogunbor, Eki (2017-09-09). "Empowering young beauty practitioners – Kiki Osinbajo talks Glam'd Africa in Exclusive Interview with BN Beauty". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  7. "Wo ọ̀nà to fi le lo 'Social Media' láti mú okoòwò rẹ dàgbà - Kiki Osinbajo". BBC News Yorùbá (in Yoruba). 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  8. Oduah, Henry (2024-04-13). "Osinbajo's daughter Kiki opens flagship store in Abuja". QED.NG. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  9. "Kiki Osinbajo advocates right of female gender at all level". 3 June 2020.
  10. "#EndSARS: Kiki Osinbajo declares support, Zahra Buhari too but later deleted post". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  11. Inyang, Ifreke (2020-10-10). "End SARS: Zahra Buhari, Kiki Osinbajo join protest". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  12. Oyero, Kayode (2020-07-11). "Osinbajo's daughter has been my tenant since 2017 - Abuja property owner". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  13. Opejobi, Seun (2020-07-10). "Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki clears air on alleged ownership of N800m property in Abuja". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  14. "Abuja landlord of Kiki Osinbajo speaks - P.M. News" . Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  15. Odunsi, Wale (2022-11-17). "TikToker recants after claiming Osinbajo's daughter was arrested in UK". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  16. Alhassan, Rayyan (2022-11-17). "Osinbajo's daughter not arrested – Presidency". Daily Nigerian. Retrieved 2024-07-31.