Iyabo Theresa Ogionwo (nee’ Adekolu) was born in Hamburg, Germany on 23rd September 1978 to Timothy Babyemi Adekolu and Funke Esther Adekolu. Her Birth heralded much joy in her family as her parents had been childless for several years and incidentally did not have any more children thereafter. She grew up in Lagos, Nigeria where here parents re-located to from Germany in the early 1980’s.Amongst others she attended Christland Secondary School, Lagos, Nigeria from 1992 – 1994 and Ashdale Secondary School, Lagos Nigeria 1994 – 1998 where she obtained her GCE O LEVELS.