Ekerete Udoh
Ekerete Udoh | |
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to | |
Assumed office June 2015 | |
Appointed by | Udom Gabriel Emmanuel |
Governor | Udom Gabriel Emmanuel |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 April 1963 Onna | (age 58)
Nationality | Nigerian |
Ekerete Udoh (born 2 April 1963 in Onna, Akwa Ibom State) is a Nigerian politician, Journalist and Chief Press Secretary to Akwa Ibom State Governor.[1] Ekerete is also a former columnist in ThisDay Newspaper and Vice Chairman of News of the World Newspaper, Lagos.[2]
Education[]
Ekerete Udoh attended Queensborough Community College, New York and graduated with an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts before attending Queens College, City University of New York and graduated with Bachelor of Arts Degree and finally got a Master of Arts Degree from Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
Honors[]
- Harold Stolerman Award for Excellence in English - 2004
- Joseph Geist Award for Excellence in American History - 2004
- New York State Senate for Outstanding work on Community Relations - 2012
Nominations[]
- International Scholar Laureate Program in Diplomacy (Golden Key) - 2005
- Urban Fellow-New York City Government - 2005
References[]
- ^ "Nigeria/US-based journalist, Ekerete Udoh to launch newspapers - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ "SSS Raid: Audio evidence shows Akwa Ibom gov's spokesperson lied on claim he didn't speak with PREMIUM TIMES - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2017-05-07.; "Akwa Ibom govt. won't allow NSE, SON investigate church building collapse - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2017-05-07.; "Uyo church collapse: Survivors recount ordeal". Retrieved 2017-05-07.; "WorldStage News | Collapse Church building: Akwa Ibom Govt declares two days mourning". www.worldstagegroup.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.; "Akwa Ibom gets committee on Foreign Direct Investments". Daily Post Nigeria. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2017-05-07.; "Minst 160 omkom da kirke i Nigeria kollapset". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2017-05-07.; admin. "Akwa Ibom Gets C'ttee On Foreign Direct Investment | :::...The Tide News Online:::..." Retrieved 2017-05-07.; "Queen's Nollywood central: Nigerian celebrities spur local businesses". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-05-07.; "The Ibe Kachikwu I know - The Nation Nigeria". The Nation Nigeria. 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2017-05-07.; Akinfeleye, Ralph Afolabi (1990-01-01). Media Nigeria: dialectic issues in Nigerian journalism. Nelson Publishers. ISBN 9789781261671.; Bayor, Ronald H. (2011-07-31). Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313357862.; Bayor, Ronald H. (2011-07-31). Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313357862.; African Concord. Concord Press of Nigeria. 1988-01-01.; Nwogo, Agwu (1993-01-01). Betrayed trust. Ihem Davis Press. ISBN 9789782514233.; The African Guardian. Guardian Magazines. 1987-01-01.
Categories:
- People from Akwa Ibom State
- Akwa Ibom State politicians
- Living people
- 1963 births
- Queens College, City University of New York alumni
- Brooklyn College alumni