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Funke Bucknor-Obruthe
Nigerian entrepreneur and lawyer
Funke Bucknor-Obruthe (born 27 June 1976)[1] is a Nigerian entrepreneur and lawyer. She is the founder and CEO of Zapphaire Events and is regarded as one of Nigeria's pioneering event planners.[2][3]
Early life and education
Bucknor-Obruthe was born to Segun and Shola Bucknor in Lagos State, Southwestern Nigeria.[4] She began her basic and secondary school education at Fountain Nursery and Primary School, Lagos, and Nigeria Navy Secondary School, Lagos, before she proceeded to study Law at the University of Lagos.[5] In 2000, she was called to bar after attending the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.[6]
Career
After practising law briefly, Bucknor-Obruthe was employed at Tie Communications, an advertisement agency, where she worked for a short period.
In 2003, her love for event planning made her start Zapphaire Events, an independent event planning enterprise