1. AMMA OGAN CV
Launching the news website 234NEXT.com in December of 2008 was the
culmination of 30 years in journalism in Africa, Asia and America. At
Timbuktu Media where I was then director and head of editorial strategy
234NEXT was the herald to the weekly NEXT on Sunday, which came two
months later in January of 2009. After six grueling months, a daily paper
version was on the streets. My supervisory and managerial role included all
aspects of hiring, motivating and developing news content and supervising
production of a staff of 200.
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS
Strong interpersonal skills
Self-motivated
Excellent editor
Deadline-driven
Firm grasp of journalistic ethics
Copyediting and proofreading
Exceptional writing skills
Broad knowledge of local news topics
Insightful interviewer
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nigeria:The Daily Times, TheGuardian, Africa Now
South Africa: The SundayIndependent
China: China Daily
US: TheSundayTimes(UN correspondent), Colors, Africa Recovery
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1978 Promoted to the Daily times Editorial Board a year after joining the
paper as staff writer on the Arts Des
1980 First National Assembly Correspondent, Daily Times during Nigeria’s
Second Republic
1982 Nigeria Bureau Chief Africa Now
First Substantive editor of The Guardian on Sunday
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Broke the story on a secret island prison, Nigeria’s RobbenIsland
established by the military government off the coastof Lagos. (Locked away

2. in an Island Prison, The Guardian 19...) The prison was immediately closed
following the publication.
First major interview with Emeka Ojukwu who led the secession of Biafra
that culminated in the Nigeria Biafra Civil War.
First Nigerian journalist to interview Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan
As editor of The Guardian on Sunday published major stories challenging
the military government of the day, including uncovering the use of Nigeria
as a dumping ground for toxic waste shipped from Europe. (Toxic Waste
Dump in Koko)
WORK HISTORY
2014 to date
Contributing columnist Premiumtimesng.com:column series- Counting
Months for the Chibok Girls
2008- to 2012
Director Editorial Strategy, Editorial Page Editor, Columnist, NEXT on
Sunday, NEXTDaily, 234NEXT.com
Shareholder and Director, Timbuktu Media, publishers of NEXT on
Sunday and 234Next.com
1998 -1999
CopyEditor, 21st Century, Beijing, China published by China Daily
1995 -1997
Assistant Editor and columnist, The SundayIndependent Johannesburg,
South Africa, published by Independent Newspapers Plc.
1993- 1994
Contributor, Africa Recovery, journal of African economic and development
issues published by the United Nations in New York, USA
1991- 1992
Contributing Editor Colors, quarterly published by Benetton in New York
and Rome avant-garde magazine of social affairs.
1990-199
New York Correspondent, TheSundayTimes, Lagos, Nigeria, published by
Daily Times Nigeria Ltd

3. 1983-1989
Editor, The Guardianon Sunday, published by Guardian Newspapers, Lagos
(1985-1988)
Deputy Editor, TheGuardian (1988- 1989)
Earlier Career
Editorial Board Member, The Guardian,
Ag Features Editor, The Guardian
Editor Sunday Supplement, TheGuardian on Sunday,
National Assembly Bureau Chief, TheGuardian
Senior Correspondent, TheGuardian
Lagos Bureau Chief, Africa Now, London, a monthly magazine of African
affairs, published by Pan-African Publishers Ltd
Editorial Board Member Daily Times, published in Lagos, Nigeria, by Daily
Times Nigeria Ltd
Senate Correspondent, Daily Times,
Staff Writer, Daily Times
Senior Correspondent, SundayTimes
Contributor, Business Times, a weekly newspaper of business and finance,
published by Daily Times Nigeria Ltd
Assistant Editor, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos, Nigeria,
edited various academic journals published by the Institute.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts English
University of Sussex
Falmer, England, 1977
LANGUAGES
English (fluent) French (basic speech and written) Chinese (elementary)
Igbo (fluent
PUBLICATIONS
Stern (Germany); Metropolis (New York); West Africa
(London); theroot.com (USA);
AWARDS
Professional: 2010 Forum for Ethics in Business awarded to Timbuktu
Media

4. Individual: 2013 Lifetime Award for Journalistic Excellence by the Wole
Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism for “exemplary ethics, true
professionalism and unparalleled courage on the beat.”
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Sewing, Jewelry making, Fitness
Music, Art, Literature, Fashion
ASSOCIATIONS
Foundation member Nigerian Civil Liberties Organisation and its first
director of fund raising and publicity