Editorial

Chidiogor (Chiogo) Constance Ikokwu

Chidiogor (Chiogo) Constance Ikokwu (PhD) is a journalist of more than 15 years, who brings a wealth of experience to the community. In the course of her career, she has lived and traveled across Africa, Europe, and the Americas. 

She graduated Sobresaliente (outstanding) Cum Laude with a PhD in Journalism and Communications from Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain. Her thesis focused on the intersection of Media and Politics, specifically examining the concept of Mediatization and tthe role of the media in Elections. 

Ikokwu was the Washington D.C. Bureau Chief for Nigerian national daily, THISDAY Newspapers between 2007 and 2009. Her work has appeared in Arise News, Aljazeera, BBC, National Public Radio (NPR) USA, etc. 

She is interested in the dislocation of the African/people of African descent globally and how we can cultivate elements of our identity that are useful in solving some of the challenges we face. Her efforts in TAPC are anchored on a firm belief in the power of the media and how it can be harnessed to capture the African story.

Editorial

Oyiza Adaba

Oyiza Adaba is a journalist, producer and art and culture promoter. She has more than two decades of on and behind the camera experience in several multimedia productions.

Through her media platform Africa-related she continues to tell stories from an African perspective. In 2019, she founded Ita’I Our Cloth, a weaving social enterprise that promotes the Ebira woven cloth. Oyiza’s primary focus areas are producing, directing, writing, art, women and community development.

Programs

Jean-Claude André

Jean-Claude André is an Afro-Caribbean originating from the island of Guadeloupe (French West Indies), and born in Paris.

 Jean-claude has varied experience in administration, humanitarian agencies and academic institutions. He worked at Doctors of the world, SOS Africa, the Canadian High Commission in London and taught French in different schools. In the constant quest for his African identity, Jean-Claude happily met and followed the one he regards as his mentor, the scholar Femi Biko of Nigeria. The scholar’s enriching African Studies classes will consequently transform his life and his conception of the world.

 More recently, Jean-Claude has been involved in various business ventures targeting Africans and the African Diaspora from his base in Barcelona, Spain.

 He speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian.

Media Outreach

Onyinyechi Okechukwu

Onyinyechi Okechukwu is a strategic communications specialist of 18+ years. She has extensive experience leading communications, campaigns and policy advocacy programmes in global non-profits and philanthropy organisations across Africa, Europe and the Americas. She has worked in several international organisations including ActionAid, Alliances for Africa, Media for Development, Urgent Action Fund-Africa and WaterAid.

  Onyinyechi is a strategic and dedicated leader that is keen about gender justice and feminist philanthropy. She has worked as a radio and television producer and managed several media networks across Africa. Onyinyechi is using her storytelling and documentation work to create innovative communications and media programmes that advances the human rights of women and girls, influence policies and challenges inequality and exclusion in Africa and across the world.

 She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy with interest in philosophy of language, a masters’ degree in Humanitarian and Refugee Studies and certificate in Communications in Emergency.

Editorial

Newman Samuel Gompil

Newman Gompil is an Independent Producer and a multimedia practitioner with special interest in communications for development.

After his Business Administration (Finance 2001) bachelors, he started his professional journey in Insurance Brokerage before transitioning into Print Media. After a brief stint as finance reporter with Ken Thompson Associates Abuja Nigeria, in 2004, he moved to broadcast media (BBC World Service Trust) where he will manage multi-award winning productions such as WETIN DEY, a 45 episodes television drama series on HIV and Aids, and STORY STORY, a 20 series radio drama series on environment and good governance.

He has co-produced THE LOST CAFÉ, a feature film shot in Nigeria and Norway in 2017. He is currently working on a Docudrama based on terrorism that will be shot in Barcelona, Spain and some parts of Northeastern Nigeria.

He is passionate about international news and politics. He speaks English, Hausa and Spanish. 

Media Outreach

Nathalie Odile

Nathalie Odile is an afro-descendant with roots in Guadaloupe and France. Her long life passion for knowledge and history armed her with the necessary information to challenge established ideas in society. Her contributions at The African Press Club (TAPC) stems from a deep interest in the African continent as well as a desire to fully and unapologetically embrace her culture. She constantly seeks to advance the African/African Diaspora story through various forms of media. Nathalie speaks French, Spanish and English.