Taiwo Adebulu

Taiwo Adebulu
Nationality	Nigerian
Alma mater	Obafemi Awolowo University, Obafemi Awolowo University
Occupation	Journalist
Years active	2014- till date

Taiwo Adebulu is a Nigerian investigative journalist of the Nigerian newspaper, TheCable .

Early life, education and career

Adebulu had his education at Obafemi Awolowo University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Language Arts. He further went to University of Ibadan and graduated with a master's degree in Communication Arts. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2014, Adebulu began his career as a freelance writer for The Nation . He also serves as the features and investigations editor at TheCable . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Awards and recognitions

In 2018, Adebulu was nominated for the Future Awards Africa Prize for Journalism. He has also won the African Fact-Checking Award, PwC's Media Excellence Award in 2020 and was named TheCables journalist of the year in 2021. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2023, he was shortlisted for the Fetisov Journalism Awards for his report about students who were kidnapped from the Federal Government College in Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi state in 2021 ^{[4] [6]} and a recipient of the rare diseases reporting fellowship of the National Press Foundation (NPF). ^{[7] [8]}

Adebulu is a Pulitzer Center grantee. ^[2]

References

1. "Taiwo Adebulu". Report for the World . Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. "Taiwo Adebulu | GRANTEE". Pulitzer Center . Retrieved 14 December 2023.
3. Cable, The (31 December 2021). "Taiwo Adebulu named TheCable Journalist of the Year". TheCable. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
4. Mom, Claire (12 December 2023). "Taiwo Adebulu, TheCable investigations editor, shortlisted for global journalism award". TheCable. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
5. Adediran, Ifeoluwa (23 October 2020). "Nigerian Journalist Wins Africa Fact-Check Award". Premium Times . Premium Times Limited. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
6. Abatta, Abimbola (12 December 2023). "TheCable's Taiwo Adebulu Only Nigerian on This Year's Fetisov Award Shortlist". Foundation for Investigative Journalism . Retrieved 20 December 2023.
7. "NPF Selects 25 Journalists for 2023 Covering Rare Diseases Fellowship". National Press Foundation . 13 October 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
8. Osemobor, Blessing (16 October 2023). "Nigerian Journalist, 24 global fellows for Rare Diseases Fellowship 2023". Media Career. Retrieved 20 January 2024.