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Ibrahim Sheme

b. 1968

Nigerian journalist

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About Ibrahim Sheme

Born 1968. Ibrahim Sheme is a Nigerian writer and journalist.

Ibrahim Sheme is a bilingual Nigerian writer, journalist, filmmaker, and publisher. He worked as editor and correspondent of many Nigerian newspapers, including Leadership, The Tide, New Nigerian, The Reporter, and Hotline Magazine. He also authored the official biography of the number two man in the military government of General Olusegun Obasanjo, the late Major-General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, and the official biography of the leading Hausa musician and singer, the late Mamman Shata. He was the pioneer editor of Blueprint Newspaper and later its editor-in-chief. Sheme has been the Director of Media and Publicity at the National Open University of Nigeria since 2016.

The Malam's Potion and Other Stories: Informart Publishers, 1999.

'Yartsana: (in Hausa) Informart Publishers, 2003.

Ilmi Mabud̳in Tafiya.. (Travelogue on Israel in Hausa), Informart Publishers, 2005.

Shata Ikon Allah! (Biography of late Hausa Musician, Mamman Shata): Informart Publishers, 2006

Kifin Rijiya (lit. The Ignoramus: in Hausa), Nationhouse Press, 1991

Bango Ya Tsage (a Hausa translation of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart), Unpublished

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1968, Katsina
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Education
Cardiff University, Bayero University, Kano, Bayero University, University of Wales, Cardiff

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ibrahim Sheme?

Nigerian journalist

When was Ibrahim Sheme born?

Ibrahim Sheme was born in 1968 in Katsina.

What is Ibrahim Sheme's occupation?

Ibrahim Sheme is a writer and journalist.

What nationality is Ibrahim Sheme?

Ibrahim Sheme is Nigerian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ibrahim Sheme

· Wikidata: Q41770361

· DBpedia: Ibrahim Sheme

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