Kiki Osinbajo

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Kiki Osinbajo
Born (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31)
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.

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