Skip to main content
Chima Azubuike on Muck Rack

Chima Azubuike

Verified
(He/Him)
Gombe State, Nigeria
As seen in: The Punch, MSN UK, Punch Healthwise, The Nation (Nigeria), EIN News, Metro Watch News, NewsNgr Nigeria, Inclusive News Network, Rhapsodi Affos Blog
Covers:  Health, Education, Crime and metro life, communal life
Doesn't Cover: Any topic against the conscience, against the interest of growth and development.
I'm an enthusiast, with love for Nigeria.Nigeria will get it right in my own time.I believe we can make this country functional.if only you can do yours #JTA

Get in touch with Chima

Contact Chima, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Chima Azubuike’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Azubuike is a journalist with over ten years of experience. I consider myself as a development inclined person with good nose for sniffing out the crux of the matter.

I began journalism from secondary school, moved to university where I was one of the foundational members that started the press club, I was active in the club little wonder the president appointed me as Chairman Editorial board of the club. I have traversed many roles and functions.

I contributed with bylines to show for in Campu…

Chima Azubuike’s Journalist Portfolio

See all →
Gombe community where women dread to be in labour at night

Gombe community where women dread to be in labour at night

CHIMA AZUBUIKE writes about Kundulum community in the Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State where accessi…

View article →
Ordeal of Gombe mothers with babies in jaws of malnutrition

Ordeal of Gombe mothers with babies in jaws of malnutrition

CHIMA AZUBUIKE writes about some babies in Gombe State whose parents are helpless as they battle malnutrition…

View article →
We watched as our loved ones were burnt to death - Relatives of Gombe tanker fire victims

We watched as our loved ones were burnt to death - Relatives of Gombe tanker fire victims

Bomala, a small community in Gombe State, is yet to recover from the horror that greeted it a few days ago. E…

View article →
Fishing, farming in danger as hippopotamauses' attacks rise in Gombe community

Fishing, farming in danger as hippopotamauses' attacks rise in Gombe community

CHIMA AZUBUIKE writes about Dadin Kowa community in Gombe State where hippopotamuses are violently disrupting…

View article →
Wurojuli: Gombe community where water is gold

Wurojuli: Gombe community where water is gold

CHIMA AZUBUIKE writes that sources of water supply have dried up in Wurojuli community, Gombe State, and resi…

View article →
Palm oil: When harmful effects outweigh nutritional value - Punch Newspapers

Palm oil: When harmful effects outweigh nutritional value - Punch Newspapers

With the collaboration of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Gombe Zonal office, 26 people were arreste…

View article →

Articles

Gombe probes Assembly site collapse that killed one worker

|
By Chima Azubuike Verified
| The Punch Verified
The Gombe State Government has ordered an immediate investigation into the collapse of a section of the cantilevered entrance canopy at the construction site of the new Gombe State House of Assembly Complex, an incident that claimed the life of one worker and left seven others injured. The incident occurred on Friday at the ongoing construction site, prompting the state government to activate emergency response and safety procedures.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (42) Issue with article?

How fire razed Gombe church, destroy N100m worth property

|
By Chima Azubuike Verified
| The Punch Verified
A fire outbreak has destroyed the auditorium of the Evangelical Church Winning All, Goodnews Church, off Ashaka Road in Gombe, with church officials already estimating losses at over N100 million.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (4) Issue with article?

Police arrest 44 suspects in Gombe crackdown on criminal hideouts

|
By Chima Azubuike Verified
| The Punch Verified
The Gombe State Police Command has revealed that it arrested 44 suspected criminals during coordinated raids on identified black spots and criminal hideouts across Gombe metropolis. According to the Police, this is part of efforts to curb thuggery, drug abuse and other violent crimes. The Commissioner of Police, Umar Chuso, further disclosed on Wednesday during a press briefing at the Command Headquarters, saying the operation formed part of the Command’s proactive crime prevention strategies.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (6) Issue with article?
See all 2,063 articles

Interview

See all →

What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance with Nation.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

Right now almost everyone claims to be a journalist because they possess the tools

Awards

See all →

Pathfinder International Health Award

2022 - Health Award: print category

This award was instituted by Pathfinder International to recognise the efforts of Journalists providing visibility to Family Planning in Nigeria.

View Award

Africa Media Development Award

2023 - First runner-up, Print Category

Chima Azubuike, also of The PUNCH, emerged as the first runner-up in the print category with his report titled, “Gombe oil-rich community where public amenities remain elusive”.

View Award

Nigeria Media Media Merit Award

2022 - Technology

Oladimeji Ramon and Chima Azubuike take a journey into the world of Nigerians who have never communicated via a mobile phone Panta Burguse does not know what it feels like to use a mobile phone to communicate. At 80, she neither owned nor ever communicated with one. For the childless widow, who lives in Sishemvire village in the Yalmatu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, it will be a dream come true if she ever owns a phone and experiences speaking through it. https://punchng.com/nigerians-without-mobile-phones-20-years-after-gsm-revolution-blame-poverty-others/

View Award