Do You know That CNN “Zain Asher” is an Igbo?
Asher was born to Igbo parents in London and grew up in West Norwood, South London. Her mother Obiajulu was a pharmacist working in Brixton and her father Arinze was a doctor. In 1988, her father was killed in a tragic car accident during a road trip in Nigeria when she was five years old.
Her older brother, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, was in the car and was the sole survivor. She is of Igbo descent; her family are originally from Enugu state, (Nigeria)
Asher attended Oxford University and graduated in 2005 with a degree in French and Spanish. The following year, she attended the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, in New York City. In 2021, she was named an honorary fellow of Keble College, Oxford University.
