Taiwo Adebulu

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Taiwo Adebulu is a Nigerian investigative journalist of the Nigerian newspaper, TheCable.

Early life, education and career[edit]

Adebulu had his education at Obafemi Awolowo University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Language Arts. He further went to University of Ibadan and graduated with a master's degree in Communication Arts.[1][2]

In 2014, Adebulu began his career as a freelance writer for The Nation. He also serves as the features and investigations editor at TheCable.[1][2][3]

Awards and recognitions[edit]

In 2018, Adebulu was nominated for the Future Awards Africa Prize for Journalism. He has also won the African Fact-Checking Award, PwC's Media Excellence Award in 2020 and was named TheCables journalist of the year in 2021.[4][5]

In 2023, he was shortlisted for the Fetisov Journalism Awards for his report about students who were kidnapped from the Federal Government College in Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi state in 2021[4][6] and a recipient of the rare diseases reporting fellowship of the National Press Foundation (NPF).[7][8]

Adebulu is a Pulitzer Center grantee.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Taiwo Adebulu". Report for the World. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Taiwo Adebulu | GRANTEE". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ Cable, The (31 December 2021). "Taiwo Adebulu named TheCable Journalist of the Year". TheCable. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b Mom, Claire (12 December 2023). "Taiwo Adebulu, TheCable investigations editor, shortlisted for global journalism award". TheCable. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ^ Adediran, Ifeoluwa (23 October 2020). "Nigerian Journalist Wins Africa Fact-Check Award". Premium Times. Premium Times Limted. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ Abatta, Abimbola (12 December 2023). "TheCable's Taiwo Adebulu Only Nigerian on This Year's Fetisov Award Shortlist". Foundation for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ "NPF Selects 25 Journalists for 2023 Covering Rare Diseases Fellowship". National Press Foundation. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  8. ^ Osemobor, Blessing (16 October 2023). "Nigerian Journalist, 24 global fellows for Rare Diseases Fellowship 2023". Media Career. Retrieved 20 January 2024.