Iheoma Kennaya Obibi is an African feminist writer, women & human rights activist, and entrepreneur. Obibi established Nigeria first online intimacy shop
Biography
Iheoma Kennaya Obibi, born at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London on August 7, 1965 to Nigerian parents, Goerge Chikezie Obibi a Management Consultant from Umuoba, Uratta, Imo State and Love Celine Abakporo-Obibi, his wife from Okwu, Uratta, Imo State. Obibi is an African feminist writer, women and human rights activist and entrepreneur. Obibi established Nigeria first online intimacy shop, in 2010. She also appears of radio shows as Madam Butterfly. Obibi attended Clissold park secondary school London, N16 and studied at the University of East London, and obtained her MA in Communications Policy Studies from City University, London. She lectured at North East London Polytechnic, between 1992 and 1993. She is the author of "Pastor Saul Bottomsup" and a contributor for "African Women Writing Resistance: An Anthology of Contemporary Voices."
Works
Obibi has been active in Gender and human right activism since 1996, serving as the director of Alliances for Africa, an African-led feminist NGO based in Nigeria. She works in diverse countries including Sierra Leone, Kenya, Liberia, and Nigeria in tandem with the goal of emancipating African women and the development of feminist leadership and feminist movement building. She has served as a consultant for local and international organization including UN Women, British Council, OECD, DfID and the Commonwealth Secretariat. Obibi was elected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2005 for her works in encouraging and preparing women to seek positions of authority at all levels of governance in a patriarchal political space as Nigerian. During the Obasanjo tenure, Obibi and her son, Dilim Odinkalu on two occasions were detained by the Nigerian SSS in relation to with Alliance for Africa activities, and about the work of Chidi Anselm Odinkalu with Open Society Justice Initiative. They were released following intervention from the UK. Obibi founded Intimate Pleasure, an online sex shop in Nigeria. It became the first online adult shop in Nigeria. In 2015, Obibi was listed by YNaija among the 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria.
