Famous Journalists from Nigeria

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List of notable or famous journalists from Nigeria, with bios and photos, including the top journalists born in Nigeria and even some popular journalists who immigrated to Nigeria. If you're trying to find out the names of famous Nigerian journalists then this list is the perfect resource for you. These journalists are among the most prominent in their field, and information about each well-known journalist from Nigeria is included when available.

This list below has a variety of people in it, from Dele Giwa to Isa Kaita.

This historic journalists from Nigeria list can help answer the questions "Who are some Nigerian journalists of note?" and "Who are the most famous journalists from Nigeria?" These prominent journalists of Nigeria may or may not be currently alive, but what they all have in common is that they're all respected Nigerian journalists.

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  • Anthony Enahoro
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    Anthony Enahoro

    Chief Anthony Eromosele Enahoro (22 July 1923 – 15 December 2010) was one of Nigeria's foremost anti-colonial and pro-democracy activists. He was born the eldest of twelve children in Uromi in the present Edo State of Nigeria. His Esan parents were Anastasius Okotako Enahoro (1900-1968) and Fidelia Victoria Inibokun née Ogbidi Okojie (1906-1969). Enahoro has had a long and distinguished career in the press, politics, the civil service and the pro-democracy movement. Educated at the Government School Uromi, Government School Owo and King's College, Lagos, Enahoro became the editor of Nnamdi Azikiwe's newspaper, the Southern Nigerian Defender, Ibadan, in 1944 at the age of 21, thus becoming ...more
    • Age: Dec. at 87 (1923-2010)
    • Birthplace: Uromi, Nigeria
  • Bayo Ohu
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    Bayo Ohu

    Ogunbayo Ayanlola Ohu (June 18, 1964 – September 20, 2009), known as Bayo Ohu, was a Nigerian journalist. Ohu worked as the assistant news editor for The Guardian, an independent daily newspaper published in Nigeria.Ohu was born on June 18, 1964. He attended elementary school at the Local Authority Primary School in Iseyin, Oyo State. Ohu next enrolled at Progressive Grammar School in Ado-Awaye, which he completed in 1976. He finally completed his education at The Polytechnic, Ibadan between 1988 until 1990.Ohu was hired as a reporter by The Guardian, a daily newspaper based in Lagos, in 1991. He worked for the newspaper as a state correspondent in Kastina state in northern Nigeria. ...more
    • Age: Dec. at 45 (1964-2009)
  • Chris Anyanwu
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    Chris Anyanwu

    Christiana "Chris" Anyanwu MFR (born 28 October 1951) is a Nigerian journalist, publisher, author, and politician. She was imprisoned from 1995 to 1998 for treason after reporting on a failed coup d'état against the government of Sani Abacha, and won several international journalism prizes during her confinement, including the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Believing that she could make more of an impact in politics than in journalism, Anyanwu ran for office and was elected Senator for the Imo East (Owerri) constituency in 2007.
    • Age: 71
    • Birthplace: Mbaise
  • Christine Chika Moses
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    Christine Chika Moses

    Christine Chika Moses is a journalist from Nigeria. She studied Television Production at Columbia College Chicago and acquired her Masters in Journalism from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

  • Dele Giwa

    Dele Giwa (16 March 1947 – 19 October 1986) was a Nigerian journalist, editor and founder of Newswatch magazine.
    • Age: Dec. at 39 (1947-1986)
  • Dele Olojede
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    Dele Olojede

    Dele Olojede (born 1961) is a Nigerian journalist and former foreign editor for Newsday. He is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his work covering the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. He serves on the board of EARTH University, in Costa Rica, and he is a patron of the Etisalat Prize for Literature.
    • Age: 62
    • Birthplace: Ife, Nigeria