{"id":7623,"date":"2017-01-11T18:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=7623"},"modified":"2017-05-30T10:49:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T09:49:25","slug":"obi-dr-william-amanze","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/obi-dr-william-amanze\/","title":{"rendered":"OBI, Dr. William Amanze"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.A, M.A, Ph.D, journalist, university teacher; b: August 20, 1965,ht: Owerri.so: Imo; m: Edith Chinyere Anyanwu, 1997. ed: Central School, Uwaorie Agwa, OgutaLGA, Imo State, 1970-74; St. Michael&#8217;s Secondary School, Orsu Obodo, Oguta, Imo State, 1974-79; University of Lagos, Lagos, 1984-88; 1989-90; 1991-96. cr: Proof Reader, Exam Success Correspondent College, Lagos, 1981-84; Teaching, National Youth Service, Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, 1988-89; freelance writer, Daily runes, The Guardian, Daily Champion, 1989- 90; Reader and Writer, 77ie Sunday Magazine, 1990; Reporter and Researcher, Newswave magazine, 1990-91; Staff Reporter, The Guardian, 1991-94; Graduate Assistant, University of Lagos, 1991- 95; Features Editor, Third Eye, 1995; Staff Writer, The Guardian, 1995-96; Foreign News Editor, ThisDay, 1996-97; Deputy Editorial Page Editor, 1997-1998; Deputy Editor, Saturday, Thisday, since July 1998; Lecturer, University of Lagos, 1991-96; mm: Editorial Board, Third Eye, 1995, Editorial Board, ThisDay. ah: Best graduating student, Department of English, University of Lagos, 1987-88; Book Prize, Best Performance in a teaching unit, 1987 and 1988. publ: Tlie Shuttle Volume XV, 1991; Perpsectives in International Politics, Abba International 1998. hob: listening to music, off: ThisDay Newpapers, 35, Creek Road Apapa, Lagos, tel: 01-5871868,5872807, 5452730 res: 57, Alafia Street, Coker Vilalge, Lagos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[1505,452],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-7623","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-educationist","category-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/7623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/7623\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7623"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=7623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}