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Tobore Ovuorie | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Occupations | Journalist, Health Editor, Investigative Journalist |
| Employer | Premium Times |
| Notable work | Inside Nigeria’s Ruthless Human Trafficking Mafia |
| Awards | Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award (2021) |
Tobore Ovuorie is a Nigerian journalist, health editor and senior investigative journalist with the Premium Times [1]
Biography
[edit]Ovuorie published her first book at the age of sixteen.[2] She embarked on an undercover investigation titled Inside Nigeria’s Ruthless Human trafficking Mafia in 2013 which was published by Premium Times in 2014.[3]
Ovuorie demanded $5,000,000 (about N225million) from EbonyLife films for publishing a film titled Oloture without giving her credit. She claimed that the film was a depiction of her experience in Inside Nigeria’s Ruthless Human trafficking Mafia. [4] The film production company owner Mo Abudu stated that the movie was a work of fiction.[5]
Awards
[edit]She is a recipient of the 2021 Deutsche Welle (DW) Freedom of Speech Award.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "I almost lost my life in this undercover project but I have no regret — PREMIUM TIMES' Tobore Ovuorie | Premium Times Human Trafficking Investigation". Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Tobore Ovuorie's schedule for GIJC15". gijc15.sched.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "PREMIUM TIMES Human Trafficking Expose: Tobore's Diary". Premium Times. 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ Adebayo, Tireni (2020-11-13). "Oloture: Journalist Tobore Ovuorie Demands N225million from Mo Abudu". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ↑ Williams, Patricia R.; Wyatt, Wendyann; Gaddis, Angela (2018-01-31). "Identification of client involvement in sex trafficking in Mississippi". Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work. 15 (2): 170–185. doi:10.1080/23761407.2018.1430645. ISSN 2376-1407. PMID 29384445. S2CID 46768686.
- ↑ "Investigative journalist Tobore Ovuorie wins DW Freedom of Speech Award 2021". Media Career Services. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-12-01.