Azubuike ISHIEKWENE,

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

ISHIEKWENE,

First Name

Azubuike

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

February 19, 1965

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Delta State

Place of Birth

Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Profession

Author
Columnist

Schools Attended with Dates

SCHOOLS ATTENDEDː Christ The King Primary School, Ajegunle, Lagos (1972–1978); Gaskiya College, Cardoso, Ojora, Badiya, Lagos (1978/79 - 1983); Jibril Martins Memorial Grammar School, Iponri, Lagos (1983–1985); University of Lagos (1985 - 1988); University of Lagos (2003-2005).

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIESː

- Fellow, Nigerian Guild of Editors;
- Member, Nigerian Union of Journalists;
- Associate Member, World Association of Newspapers.

Present Appointment

Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief, Banc & All; Editorial Board Member, World Policy Journal; Board Member, Global Editors Network, 2011-.

Previous Appointments

- Editor, Unilag Sun;

- Intern, Punch Newspaper, 1986;

- Staff Reporter, Punch Newspaper, 1989;

- Investigative Reporter, Punch Newspaper;

- Features Writer, Punch Newspaper;

- Senior Features Writer, Punch Newspaper;

- Deputy Features Editor, Punch Newspaper;

- Features Editor and Deputy Editor, Toplife Magazine (a Punch publication);

- Editor, Saturday Punch Newspaper, 1996 - 2001;

- Executive Director, Publications, Punch Newspaper, 2002-2006;

- Chairman, judging panel for the CNN/MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year Award.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

AWARDSː

- Babatunde Jose Prize for journalism (1988);
- The Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) Award for Informed Commentary (1993, 2001, 2004, 2006);
- Editor of the Year, Nigerian Media Merit Award (NMMA) (2006);
- Columnist of the Year by the Nigerian Media Merit Award (NMMA);
- Outstanding Alumnus Award, Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, (2008).

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

PUBLICATIONSː

The Trial of Nuhu Ribadu: A riveting story of Nigeria's anti-corruption war.

Other Relevant Information

TWITTERː

@AzuIshiekwene

WEBSITEː
www.theinterview.com.ng