Wow! Nigerian journalist, Opukeme Scores Distinction In UK Journalism School

Opukeme who was trained in journalism from the newsroom with secondary school education and later Studied English/Literary studies from Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.

Vintage Opukeme told journalists, said ‘‘ I was being labelled by co-journalists, some who could not write good publishable news stories  or special features as ‘‘Quack’’ because I didn’t study mass communication or journalism. How could you describe a journalist who pays his University tuition fees through journalism as self-sponsored student a quack? I am a born journalist, Journalism is in my DNA. Some of those Mass communication University graduates could not differentiate main and subordinate clauses in sentence. I started journalism from the rural secondary school barely two decades and had held several top positions. ’’

‘‘ I had to enrolled for this Alison UK  short certificate programme. Initially, I was scared because I had this exam fear of failure. Then, I redoubled my studies, I didn’t sleep each night untill I sat for the online examination and came up with the ground breaking academic record of 96% total aggregate in 16 courses’’ he said.

In an  official statement by Alison Mike Feerick, the CEO, the Alison Media training School, said ‘’Congratulations! Dear Opukeme Gesikeme Cletus, you have completed Data Journalism and Media Standards. You made distinction with a total aggregate of 96% of 16 courses offered.You become a certified Alison graduate. You can acquire your certification after paying for your certificate fees.Keep it up.

Opukeme was first trained in the newsroom as an investigative journalist who had worked in several newspapers, including a UK based  investigative newspaper. He is now the CEO/Editor-in-Chief of a vibrant, fearless and  fast growing digital news organization in Nigeria.

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