ADETOKUNBO ABIOLA

The writings of an intense journalist

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

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Thursday, 10 March 2011

WHY AFRICANS EMBRACE MOBILE PHONES

By Adetokunbo Abiola Not unlike Europe, Asia and South America, Africa has embraced mobile phones as an important communication device. Acc...

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

MOBILE TELECOMS: Why Africa is Experiencing Growth

By Adetokunbo Abiola Though Africa remains at the very frontier of emerging markets, the expansion of its mobile telecoms industry sometime...

Monday, 6 December 2010

Of Agbada, Babanringa and Other Matters

Of Agbada, Babanringa and Other Matters By Adetokunbo Abiola Everybody wants to wear suits and ties. Bankers, teachers, businessmen, lawyers...

The Power and Glory of Naija Music By Adetokunbo Abiola When Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly known as P Square, wanted to push their fourth...

Monday, 25 October 2010

Global Climate Change Comes to Lagos with A Bang I thought we in Nigeria could ignore global climate change. Don’t get me wrong. I’m aware o...

Thursday, 13 August 2009

CHAT ME UP ADETOKUNBO ABIOLA - Aug 12 2009 06:00 As infectious as yellow fever, internet chatrooms are the new Nigerian craze. Students, pas...

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About Me

Adetokunbo Abiola: is a Nigerian journalist and writer. He won the 2004 United Nations Economic Commission for Africa organised AISI/OSIWA reporting ICT in Rural Communities award. In 2006, he won the Siemens Profile Media Award while writing on basic technology.In Dec 2007, he won the first prize at the AISI/GKP/IDRC contest for African journalists writing on ICT policy. He won a merit award in the Industry category at the 2007 Siemens Profile Media Award.He won the 2010 UCIP International Award on Women Issues (Honorary Mention). Apart from his journalistic work, he is a writer. Labulabu Mask, a novel, was published by Macmillan Publishers in 1987. In 2007, he collaborated with South African photographer, Pieter Hugo, on The HYENA AND OTHER MEN. In 2014, his short story collection, AMERICAN 419 AND OTHER STORIES, was published by Laughing Fire Press. In 2016, Emerald Press published INNOVATION AFRICA, to which he contributed a chapter. In 2021, awarded Earthjournalism Ocean Reporting Grant. In 2022, awarded Pulitzer Crisis Reporting Grant.

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