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Biography of Ikenna Azuike , a Nigerian-British Broadcaster and Satirist

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Ikenna Azuike (born 8 July 1979) is a Nigerian-British lawyer-turned broadcaster, best known for presenting the satirical and pop-culture show, What’s Up Africa.[
In 2014, Azuike was cited as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans 2014 by New African magazine

Azuike was born in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. His mother is half German and half Ukrainian and his father Nigerian.He moved UK with his parents when he was 8 years old.He currently resides in Amsterdam, Netherlands with his Dutch girlfriend and daughter.

Azuike studied Law with French Law at University College, London, and obtained his LPC at Nottingham University in 2002.

He began his career as a lawyer for Shearman & Sterling LLP in London and Singapore, then Clifford Chance LLP in Amsterdam and in 2007 moved to the United States to return to work for Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York.
In 2008, Azuike moved back to the Netherlands from New York with his girlfriend Mette te Velde to co-found the Strawberry Earth foundation; a blog, store, events and PR company linking sustainable businesses and initiatives with young and influential creatives all over the world.

Azuike also joined Radio Netherlands Worldwide in 2008 as a trainee, part-time radio journalist, cutting his teeth on a daily news programme and subsequently a weekly magazine programme called Bridges With Africa. 

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Frustrated by the what he felt was the unbalanced and often “inaccurate portrayal of Africa in Western media”, Azuike persuaded RNW to let him create a satirical video blog about African news, views and people, a concept inspired by US satirical news shows such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. What’s Up Africa was the result - a YouTube video blog launched by Azuike in conjunction with RNW in March 2011 covering African news and political satire.

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In 2013, Azuike was invited to speak at a variety of TEDx events including TEDxEuston,[where he spoke on the same stage as the Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. In 2014, Azuike was also invited to host the live TEDxHague Academy event at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
In January 2012, Azuike was recognised by TheRoot.com as one of the top 25 bloggers to watch. And he was also cited as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans 2014 by New African magazine


From January 2015, What’s Up Africa will be incorporated as a weekly segment within the BBC World News television show, Focus on Africa.

 SOURCE  WIKIPEDIA
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  1. Francis Akalazu28 June 2015 at 00:17

    Nice one Ife, the world only tells us about Nigerians who are doing drugs or other bad stuff. They never tell the stories of Nigerians who are doing exploits! Thanks for bringing this to light bro.

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  2. Anonymous28 June 2015 at 00:37

    I just saw videos of this guy.. and , why didnt i know him before. we need more of our people doing good things around the world.. lets be very indigenous and original.. it is now IKENNA AZUIKE all the way... and you too ifey..hahaa

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