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Nokai Origin

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Abuja, Nigeria
Covers:  Security & Defence, conflict, peacekeeping, security governance, Lake Chad and the Sahel, Regional Cooperations, Defence Diplomacy, Defence Policy, international Affairs, Public Relations,
✝️ Security & Defence Journalist | Conflict & peacekeeping IEP Certified | Field reporting from Nigeria’s conflict zones

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Nokai Origin is a Nigeria-based Security and Defence Correspondent with Voice of Nigeria (VON), covering conflict, counter-insurgency, peacekeeping, and defence policy. Since 2018, she has reported extensively from conflict-affected regions across Nigeria, including the North East and North West, with embedded access to military operations and humanitarian response environments. Her work includes one-on-one interviews with senior military commanders, former Chiefs of Defence, peacekeeping force…

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Packaging of sports news for broadcast

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

At a fast pace

Awards

Nigeria Broadcasting Awards - Nominee

2023 - BEST RADIO STATION PRODUCTION IN DOCUMENTARY/FEATURE (ENGLISH) BEYOND BULLETS: ROADMAP TO PEACE

The maiden edition of The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards (TNBA) was held on May 17, 2023, in Lagos, organised by the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) to honor excellence in the industry. The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards (TNBA) is the broadcasting industry’s gold standard award platform that recognises and rewards professional excellence and impact on society. TNBA also seeks to imbue broadcasting professionals with pride in their craft, projecting the Nigerian broadcasting industry as one committed to continual improvement of standards.