Obinna Charles Okwelume
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Obinna Charles Okwelume Jnr. (born September 20, 1981 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria) is an African writer and playwright.
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[edit] Biography
He studied at St. Anns Nursery and Primary School and De World International Secondary School all in Port Harcourt. Obinna (meaning "Father´s heart") [1], as he is fondly called, studied Mass Communication in Madonna University (Ihiala), Nigeria, graduating with a First Class honours degree in 2003. He has a Masters degree in International Relations from London Metropolitan University. He received the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations award in 2001 for his contributions to literary writing. He worked briefly with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in the Group Public Affairs Division, Abuja and the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Abuja, Nigeria in the Public Relations Unit. He founded the Dynamics Choir and Dynamites Theatre in 1997. Through his works, he founded and is Coordinator, Save Africa Project, a project that aims to immortalise African culture via literature. Okwelume is a member of the Association of Nigerian Authors and The Chartered Institute of Journalists, UK; a Graduate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations. He also, is a member of the Royal African Society, UK and is current president of the International Students Association of the University of Birmingham. He was Editor-in-Chief of the NYSC FCT Editorial Board and is currently at the University of Birmingham.
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His published works include Ogurigwe (2001), Arrow of Vengeance (2002), Three Plays (2002), Babel of Voices (2002), Drumbeats of Black Africa (2004), and Dictionary of Mass Communication (2006). Okwelume is a play director; at his leisure he directs music performances and cultural displays.
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- http://msupress.msu.edu/bookTemplate.php?bookID=2610, one of his published work.
- http://www.arimapublishing.co.uk/shop_uk/details.php?id=000123, his latest writing.