What was your first job as a journalist?
To cover a local government event where local people were empowered.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Ni hiding place for any one
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Get ready to lose your sleep.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I cant remember.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
As simple as possible.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MS word
What's your favorite social network?
WhatsApp
Who do you wish followed you?
Good content creators like journalists and researchers.
Why did you become a journalist?
I joined journalism because I am passionate about getting people informed and educated about the happenings around them.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Conflict Stories
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be resilient.
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the evening.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To interview a one-time Deputy Director of the State Security Service to speak on the death of Dele Giwa, a prominent journalist.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None
What's your favorite drink?
Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
I am with my phone or working on getting a new idea even while having a break or a conversation with people.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I don't have but I like to read about how journalists reported what is not working.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
None
