Kiki Mordi Biography, Age, Early Life, Family, Education, Career And Net Worth ~ Information Guide Africa

Nkiru Mordi (popularly known as Kiki Mordi) is an award-winning Nigerian journalist, writer, filmmaker and media personality.

She became popular in 2019 after her, alongside her team at the BBC Africa Eye released a 13-minute documentary exposing sexual harassment of students by lecturers in University of Lagos and University of Ghana. The documentary earned her numerous awards, including the highly coveted People Journalism Prize For Africa's Prize for Journalism.

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Kiki Mordi Profile

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Full name: Nkiru Mordi
Date of birth: 12 August 1991

Age: 29 years (2020)

Nationality: Nigerian

Education: University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Marital status: Single

Occupation: Journalist, radio personality

Religion: Christianity

Net worth:

Nkiru Mordi Biography and Educational Background

Kiki Mordi was born on the 12th of August, 1991 in Port Harcourt the capital and largest city of Rivers State, Nigeria. After completing her primary and secondary education in Rivers State, she gained admission to study Medicine and Surgery but later dropped out due to sexual harassment from a certain lecturer.

Career

In 2015, Kiki Mordi began her career as media personality at KU Television and Radio, Benin City, where she worked as a radio presenter.

In 2017, she was made the Head of Presenting at Women Radio (91.7FM), Lagos. The same year, she began an online petition to stop the extortion and exploitation of youths by policemen. She started this petition after some Nigerian policemen invaded her home and accused her and boyfriend of being cultists.

Mordi is currently working as a BBC Africa Eye reporter. In November 2019, she became a freelance podcast producer for Audiation, Incorporated Freelance, Yaoundé.

In 2019, she produced a documentary film Life at the Bay in Lagos, Nigeria. The film tells the story of the inhabitants of Tarkwa Bay and the survival and struggles of their women.

On October 2019, Kiki Mordi and her team at the BBC Africa Eye released a 13-minute documentary exposing sexual harassment of students by lecturers in University of Lagos and University of Ghana. The documentary implicated different lectures in top Ghanaian and Nigerian higher institutions who were allegedly involved in giving student's grades for sex.

Awards and Recognition

Kiki Mordi's passion as a journalist has earned her numerous awards and recognitions, including:
• The Most Promising Young Presenter (TV/Radio) at the 2015 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (Nominated)
• On-air Personality of the Year (Female) at the 2016 Scream All-Youth Awards (Nominated)
• Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (South-South) at the 2016 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (Won)
• Prize for Journalism at The 2019 People Journalism Prize For Africa (Won)
• Prize for Journalism at The 2019 Future Awards Africa (Nominated)
• Current Affairs at the 2020 International Emmy Awards Current Affairs & News (Nominated)

Social Media Handles

You can connect with Kiki Mordi on:
Instagram @KikiMordi
Twitter @KikiMordi

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