President of Union of Campus Journalists Unizik. Internee at UDEME, campus reporter
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
An opinion piece on the EndSars protest
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
It is making news dissemination faster
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To disseminate news according to the code off ethics of journalism
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
None
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Otter
What's your favorite social network?
WhatsApp
Who do you wish followed you?
Premium Times
Why did you become a journalist?
To learn about writing
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes i do work for my university newspaper and i am the president
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Football pitch, Surulere
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be consistent, persistent and factual
When's the best time to pitch you?
5pm
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Writing about how increase in cost of sanitary pads has affected women
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Writing on relationship
What's your favorite drink?
Coke
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In school
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Even the rich envy the way we live
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's complex
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