Quick Facts
Biography
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.
Early life and education
Akintobi is a descent of Abeokuta, Ogun State. She earned an A.A. degree in Broadcast Journalism and Spanish, and a master's degree in International Journalism from the City University in London.
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. She has become a household name in Nigeria.
Personal life
Akintobi is the daughter of Nigerian musician and producer Laolu Akins.