Our Team
TRUSTEES
Michael Edem Duke
A Nigerian Social Entrepreneur, Media Strategist, Citizen Journalist and Public Speaker with specialties in Public Relations, Content Development, Journalism and Business Development. A media enthusiast who believes that the media can be used as a strategic tool for social work, Michael is the President and Founder, Citizen Journalists Network - CJN a platform pioneered in Nigeria to inspire regular citizens to solve practical problems for each other through information sharing.
Lydia Mmayen Chigozie
Lydia is a Principal Correspondent with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Her extensive involvement and active participation in the media as a tool for national development includes – engaging topical discussions, sampling public opinion, engaging policy makers, direct dialogue with relevant stakeholders, and fostering strategic interactions with anti-corruption crusaders.
Her knowledge-base, commitment and resourcefulness has seen her stories and news materials published by leading media institutions around the country and beyond.
Her career has witnessed a lot of recognition and honours, with the most recent winning her the National Media Award as “2018 Anti-Corruption Correspondent of the Year” by Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative - ARDI.
Executive Team
Ibidun Adeleke
Ibidun is an IT consultant, an Entrepreneur and a Writer/Speaker. He is the Co-founder of Concias (an online education community) where he worked on creating educational resources and content for Africa and a Designer. He is currently the IT Manager at Windsor Real Estate. Ibidun has done several freelance works in online content management with OLX, Premise Nigeria as well as volunteer/Internship roles with NIFES and Ask4Tech Solutions and consulting ltd.
Ibidun is also participates in activities of a couple of Non-profit Youth organisations like Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), Oxfam Nigeria and The Action Aid Activista network.
Mary-Jane Nwankwo
Maryjane is a hardworking and success oriented young lady. She organizes and offers counseling on communication matters in regards to language and personal development. She's humble, kind and a philanthropist in nature. Her hobbies including writing and reading and public speaking
Brother's Keeper Ambassadors
Yul Edochie
Popular Nigerian Actor, Yul Edochie is officially signed on as Brother's Keeper Ambassador with Citizen Journalists Network.
Yul who has appeared in numerous movies and TV Series across Nigeria and Africa has gone on to become one of the most celebrated and sought after actors of his generation.