Ìjẹ̀bú to the World: Vision, Service, Continuity

Timi Adegunwa is a Nigerian-born, UK-based Cyber Risk Manager, governance professional, and cultural strategist whose work spans public sector collaboration, digital inclusion, and modern Ìjẹ̀bú cultural visibility.

Nigerian by birth and Ìjẹ̀bú by heritage and marriage, Timi is married into the Adegunwa family of Ìjẹ̀bú Ọsọ̀sà, a lineage that firmly anchors her cultural identity, responsibility, and long-term commitment to Ìjẹ̀bú land and people.

Professionally, Timi is a Cyber Risk Manager with experience delivering governance, cyber awareness, and public confidence programmes through her non-profit organisation, Black and Scot.

Through Black and Scot, she has led and supported projects delivered in collaboration with major UK public institutions, including:

The Scottish Government

Aberdeen City Council

Glasgow City Council

These engagements were designed to serve communities, strengthen governance outcomes, and build digital capability. Funding supported programme delivery and impact, not personal enrichment.

This work has received wide professional recognition. Collectively and individually, Timi’s contributions have been acknowledged through:

Three Scottish Cyber Awards

Recognition by the Scottish Parliament

An AFBE Award

Inclusion among the Top 100 Black People in Scotland

Alongside her professional work, Timi has contributed to the evolving digital visibility of Ìjẹ̀bú culture.

While various Ìjẹ̀bú platforms have existed over time, Timi and her team introduced a distinct approach through the founding of OjúdeỌbaOnline - one focused on intentional storytelling, cultural pride, accuracy, and global diaspora connection, rather than volume-driven content models.

This work helped broaden how Ìjẹ̀bú culture, festivals, and people were perceived beyond the popular Ojúde Ọba Festival, and it coincided with a period when global interest in cultural identity, heritage, and diaspora engagement was beginning to grow.

As digital interest in Ìjẹ̀bú culture increased, the space naturally became more crowded. However, Timi’s work has remained differentiated by its emphasis on structure, credibility, long-term value, and institutional alignment, rather than short-term visibility, aggressive amplification, or personality-led noise.

Her cultural work later expanded into a wider ecosystem, including:

The Heritage Gateway – a long-term consultancy framework connecting heritage, economy, education, governance, tourism, and development

Full Blooded Ìjẹ̀bú (FBI) – a premium, tech and visual driven cultural identity and rich storytelling initiative celebrating pride, excellence, and modern Ìjẹ̀bú visibility

Full Blooded Live (FBL) – immersive heritage storytelling through visual media and live narratives, designed to showcase Nigeria’s rich heritage while empowering Ìjẹ̀bú and Ogun State youths through paid employment, skills development, confidence building, and forward-looking opportunities

In parallel, Timi founded Black and Scot and Black Tech Scotland, organisations recognised in the UK for:

Giving back through community education

Building access pathways into technology and cybersecurity

Supporting under-represented communities through structured, sustainable programmes

Her work has received international validation, including recognition by Brand Scotland (a coalition of seven Scottish national brands) and features in major UK media such as The Guardian, reinforcing credibility beyond social media narratives.

Throughout her journey, Timi has remained focused on service, structure, and long-term value, rather than competition, volume, or visibility for its own sake.

Her work reflects a bridging of worlds - heritage and modernity, diaspora and homeland, governance and culture - in a manner that continues to serve Ìjẹ̀bú people with dignity, foresight, and responsibility.

History often distinguishes between those who simply occupy space and those who quietly shape it.