Chris Anyanwu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Anyanwu
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Oct 28, 1951(1951-10-28)
Age	73
Birthplace	Ahiara
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Imo State
Horoscope	Libra

Chris Anyanwu Biography

Chris Anyanwu is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on October 28, 1951 in Ahiara, Imo State, Nigeria. Christiana “Chris” Anyanwu MFR (born 28 October 1951) is a Nigerian journalist as well as a publisher, author as well as a politician. She was in prison between 1995 and 1998 in connection with treason for covering the failure of a coup d’etat attempt against President Sani Abacha, and won various international journalism awards in her prison time and also the UNESCO/Guillermo Cao World Press Freedom Award.

A live version of her now-defunct magazine TSM Show was aired in 2001. As of 2005 Anyanwu launched her own radio station Hot 98.3 FM. It is located in Abuja. Anyanwu was included in her debut in the PBS Frontline production titled Nigeria: The Road North in 2003.

Believing that she could make more of an impact in politics than in journalism, Anyanwu ran for office and was elected Senator for the Imo East (Owerri) constituency in 2007.

After taking her seat in the Senate she was appointed to committees on Women and Youth, States & Local Government, Millennium Development Goals, Health, Environment and Defence & Army. In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay reported that she had sponsored bills on Occupational Health and Safety and to Criminalise and Punish Discrimination and Segregation against Nigerians, and had sponsored seven motions. The report described her as an engaging contributor to debates in plenary who was active in the committees. Anyanwu was a successful contender to be reelected as Senator for Imo East on the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) platform in the April 2011 elections. The PDP declared that they would contest the result, claiming that voting was marred by violence.

After the demise of the president Abacha and numerous protests by human rights organizations across the world, Anyanwu was released by Abacha’s successor General Abdulsalam Abubakar on health grounds. She was in prison for two years Virginia and published her work Days of Terror about Nigeria’s struggle under the dictatorship. After returning to Nigeria following the publication of her book she testified about her prison experiences and confronted former jailers with one of them, and publicly thanked him after he had apologized to her.

Chris Anyanwu Net Worth

Chris Anyanwu is one of the richest Journalist from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Anyanwu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduation, she went back to Nigeria and was employed by the NTA as well as The Imo Broadcasting Corporation as a news reader and reporter. In 1987 she became the Imo State Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports, Culture and Social Welfare under Imo governor Amadi Ikwechegh. Following her tenure as commissioner, Anyanwu became publisher/editor-in-chief of TSM (The Sunday Magazine), a weekly publication focused on political issues.

In May 1995, Anyanwu was detained following an article published in the report regarding a debacle in a coup in opposition to the administration in the name of Sani Abacha, whom she did not support as president. She and numerous Nigerian reporters were blamed for having been “accessory after the fact of treason”. Anyanwu was convicted in court by a military tribunal and sentenced to life in prison on July 4, 1995. She was then decreased to 15 years of imprisonment in the month of October 1995, following pressure from international and national human rights organizations. While she was inside the Gombe in prison, she became partially blind. Doctors warned that she could be at risk of losing her sight completely if she did not to seek medical care.

During the Nigerian general election, 2007 Anyanwu was elected to the Senate on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as a representative of Owerri Zone, Imo State, Nigeria. In describing her change in careers, she stated, “I felt I could do more than observe and moan the things that were not going right … With my years of reporting government, politics, social issues, oil and diplomacy, I had come to understand governance issues well. I felt I could be more useful in helping find solutions to the problems.”

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Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Chris Anyanwu celebrates birthday on October 28 of every year.

Who is Senator Chris Anyanwu?

Chris Anyanwu
Born| 28 October 1951 Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria
Occupation| journalist, senator
Known for| 1995-98 imprisonment
Spouse(s)| Casmir Anyanwu

Who is the first female senator in Imo State?

Hope Uzodinma
Personal details
Born| 12 December 1958 Omuma, Eastern Region, Nigeria, British Nigeria (Omuma, Imo, Nigeria)
Nationality| Nigerian
Political party| All Progressives Congress (2018–present)

Is Hope uzodinma married?

Chioma Ikeaka

Where is hope uzodinma from?

Omumma, Nigeria

How old is Rochas Okorocha?

59 years (September 22, 1962)