Global InformationEmmanuel Onwubiko information
Emmanuel Onwubiko | |
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| Born | Emmanuel Nnadozie De Santacruz Onwubiko Kafanchan, Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Occupation(s) | Human rights activist, social media expert, writer |
Emmanuel Nnadozie De Santacruz Onwubiko is a Nigerian journalist of over two decades, he worked for seven years as a sole senior Court /judicial reporter in the nation's capital for The Guardian (Nigeria).[1]
He has maintained a consistent weekly column " Rightswatch" in Leadership, a national newspaper based in Abuja.[2] He is a philosopher by professional training; he is a Nigerian Human rights activist, a blogger and a writer.[3] He was a former Federal Commissioner of Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission, an appointment made by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo,[4] and presently he heads the Human Rights Writers' Association of Nigeria (HURIWA).[5] Onwubiko is a publisher, editor-in-chief of Icons of Human Rights monthly newsletter and executive director of ParadiseFound media company limited. Chairman of Epikaya Communications Limited. Board of trustees member of the US-funded NGO called Heartland Alliance Nigeria and board of trustees member of the Association of African Writers on Human and People's Rights. He is also a member of the National Think Tank of the Nigerian Catholic Secretariat in Abuja since 2012.
Onwubiko's undeniable adroitness in advocacy made him to be appointed by the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, as a member of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peace in Northern Nigeria (PCCDR). He was given several awards for meritorious achievements.
- ^ "Guardian News Website - Onwubiko: As corruption, insecurity stifle Africa's growth". Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "News on Leadership Nigerian Newspapers from Emmanuel Onwubiko". leadership.ng. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS' ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA". huriwa.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Olusegun Obasanjo
- ^ "HURIWA - Home". Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2014.