What was your first job as a journalist?
It was a sports story, a review of an Association Football game.
How is social media changing news?
Social media is making news flexible and easy to access, but it is also feeding the fears of Governments with regard to fake news dissemination.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be an honest and empathetic teller of stories.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
No one in particular.
Why did you become a journalist?
I have the soul of a writer so keeping journals about human conditions is only second nature to me.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I don't have a particular one. I am proud of the stories on the serial killer and every political piece I've written.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Confirm your love and zeal for journalism then let these be followed by a sole purpose.
What's your favorite drink?
Water. I am grateful for water only, I don't do soda or alcoholic beverages.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the solitude of my study.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Guardian UK and the New York Times compete for my favouritism.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
"Lagos is a super dangerous place for journalism."
