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AGBAEGBU TOBIAS AKOBUNDU Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, Verbatim Magazine Author, 'Weeping For Sunrise' (the authorized biography of Chief Sam Mbakwe) Contact Address: Verbatim news magazine, suite 34, Dansville plaza, behind Forte Oil petrol station, Gudu district, Apo, FCT, Abuja.

Tel: 08035917617.

Email: verbatimtobs@gmail.com PERSONAL DATA Surname: Agbaegbu Other Names: Tobias Akobundu Pen Name: TOBS Date of Birth: 5th September, 1960 Place of Birth: Umuoda Nguru Local Govt of Origin: Aboh-Mbaise State: Imo Nationality: Nigerian Sex: Male Marital Status: Married Permanent Home Address: C/O Umuoda PA, Nguru Mbaise, Imo State. [9/13, 13:24] Mr Tobs .:

ACADEMIC RECORD INSTITUTION QUALIFICATION DATE Community Central First Sch. Leaving Cert. 1973 School, Emii, Owerri. Community Sec. Sch. Amuzi, Ahiazu-Mbaise, Imo state. WASC; GCE 1978 University of Calabar, Nigeria BA Hons, History 1986 University of Ibadan. Master in Communication Arts, 2005 SPECIAL COURSES ATTENDED 1. Political Reporting: by US information service, Lagos, 1992. 2. News Management : BBC/European Commission, Lagos, 2001 3. Mediation and Conflict Management: by Mediators without [9/13, 13:25] Mr Tobs .: Borders, Colorado, USA, 2010. [9/13, 13:25]

WORK/CAREER HISTORY a) Reporter/NYSC, Weekly Scope, Yola : 1986/87 b) Senior Reporter, Newbreed magazine, Lagos, 1990-91 c) Staff Writer, Newbreed magazine, Lagos, 1991-92 d) Assistant Editor, Newbreed, magazine, Lagos,1992-93 e) Assistant Editor, Financial Post, magazine, Lagos, 1993-95 f) Assistant Editor, African Concord magazine, Lagos, 1995—97 g) Assistant Editor, Newswatch magazine, Lagos, 1997-2000 h) Associate Editor, Newswatch, Lagos, 2000-2003 i) Senior Associate Editor, Newswatch, 2008. j) Founding Editor-in-Chief & CEO, Verbatim magazine- 2012 till present. MAJOR JOURNALISM JOBS ACCOMPLISHED a). Coverage of the military era of Generals Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar. b). MKO Abiola’s election/politics of his detention and death. c).Election and two term presidency of President Olusegun Obasanjo. [9/13, 13:25] Mr Tobs .: d). The President Yar’Adua era and the ascendancy of President Goodluck Jonathan. e). The National Assembly under David Mark and Dimeji Bankole. f). The 2011 general election in Nigeria. g). Flashpoints of crisis in Nig: Aguleri/Umuleri war in Anambra; Jos crisis; religious crisis in Bauchi, Yola and Kaduna. h). The petrol explosion in Sapele: a story that won CNN award by Newswatch. JOURNALISM AWARD 1. Best energy reporter award, 2010. PUBLIC SERVICE/POLITICAL APPOINTMENT Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja : Special Assistant(media) to Hon. Minister of Education- 2003-2005 BOOK PUBLICATION a) Weeping for Sunrise: the authorized biography of Sam Mbakwe, January, 2009. b) Journalism and Press Freedom in Nigeria:( awaiting publication). [9/13, 13:26] Mr Tobs .: c) Experiment in Democracy in Nigeria: (Obasanjo-Yar’Adua Years: awaiting publication). PLACES/COUNTRIES VISITED a) All states in Nigeria. b) Ghana, Benin Republic, DR of Congo. c) USA(twice) d) Germany. e) Libya. REFEREES 1. Dan Agbese, Director Newswatch, Lagos. 2. Prof. Fabian Osuji, Fmr Minister of Education.