10-year-old Nigerian Girl Makes History Becoming the Youngest Person Ever to Be Interviewed by Forbes

Zuriel Elise Oduwole, an extraordinary and amazing 10-year-old of Nigerian-American origin, has made history as the youngest person ever to be interviewed on popular Forbes magazine.The interview with the award winning documentary film maker, conference speaker and writer is featured in the August 2013 edition of Forbes Africa. Some call their as ‘the next Larry King’, other as ‘future Oprah Winfrey’. In any case, Zuriel is fully committed to rebrand Africa by showing the positive things in about the continent, and making the case for education the Girl Child in Africa and Emerging Markets.

At just 10, the wonder-child Zuriel possesses amazing talent that has resulted in her interviewing business leaders, current and past world leaders and heads of states.

As an invited guest to the recent African Union 50th anniversary celebrations in Ethiopia, she has in her quest of pursuing her goal interviewed leading African business, political, and sports personalities, including eight current African Presidents, Africa’s richest person, Mr. Aliko Dangote and tennis super stars Venus and Serena Williams, when the two sisters gave their world press conference in
Nigeria.

Zuriel has been granted an interview by Goodluck Jonathan himself in May 2013.

Zuriel (which is Hebrew for God is my Rock) believes if she can walk a mile, then there are girls who on seeing her work and progress made, would walk a mile and half.

She believes that is one simple way to inspire the African Girl Child, and show the world the need to educate the continents often forgotten Girl Child, of which Zuriel is one.