Kiki Mordi

Nkiru Mordi (born 12 August 1991) is a Nigerian investigative journalist, media personality, filmmaker and writer. In 2016, she won the award of Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (South-South) at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards.

Kiki Mordi
Born
Nkiru Mordi

(1991-08-12) 12 August 1991
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
OccupationRadio personality, investigate journalist, filmmaker
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

Mordi was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.[1][2] After the death of her father, she gained admission into University of Benin, but later dropped out due to sexual harassment from a certain lecturer.[3]

Career

Mordi is a Nigerian journalist, media personality, filmmaker and writer. She is currently a BBC Africa Eye reporter and the head of presenting with WFM 91.7.[2] In 2017, she started an online petition to end police extortion and exploitation after some Nigerian policemen invaded their home and accused her and her boyfriend of being cultists.[4] In 2015, she was nominated for The Most Promising Young Presenter (TV/Radio) at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards.[5] In 2016, she won the award of Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (South-South) at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards.[1] She was nominated for the On-air Personality of the Year (Female) at the Scream All-Youth Awards.[6] On 3 November 2019, she was nominated for The Future Awards Africa in Prize for Journalism category.[7]

Life at the Bay

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.[8]

On 17 May 2019, the film directed by Nora Awolowo was selected by Real Time International Film Festival.[9]

On 6 October 2019, the film was selected to show at the 2019 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF).[10]

2019 Sex for Grades Documentary

On 7 October 2019, 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.[11] Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu of University of Lagos, Dr. Ransford Gyampo and Dr. Paul Kwame Butakor of University of Ghana were the lecturers implicated in a viral video that came with the exposé.[12] Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu is a senior lecturer in the faculty of arts, University of Lagos and a head pastor of Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, Dr. Ransford Gyampo is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana and Dr. Paul Kwame Butakor is a lecturer at the College of Education in the University of Ghana.[13] Mordi, who was disguised as a 17-year-old admission seeker in the video, stated that it took she and her team, nine months to complete the investigation.[14][15] After the exposé, Dr. Ransford Gyampo threatened to sue the BBC.[16] Due to the documentary, University of Lagos suspended Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu and Foursquare Gospel Church asked him to step down from the pulpit.[17][18] A "Cold Room" caught in the video where lecturers sexually harass students was shut down by the University of Lagos.[19] Nigerian musician, Adekunle Gold and wife Simi hailed Mordi for her Sex for Grades Documentary.[20][21] A former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar and a former senate president of Nigeria, Bukola Saraki, called on the Nigerian government to take immediate action against sexual harassment in Nigerian universities.[22][23] In an interview with Sahara Reporters, Mordi revealed that she has received subtle threats since concluding the investigation.[24]

On 8 October 2019, Mordi and her team at the BBC Africa Eye released a full hour long documentary that featured more lecturers that are guilty of sexually harassing students and led to the suspension of Dr Samuel Oladipo, a lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Lagos.[25]

On 9 October 2019, the Nigerian senate heeded the call of Nigerians and re-introduced the anti-sexual harassment bill and was read on the floor of the senate.[26]

On 9 July 2020, the Nigerian Senate passed the anti-sexual harassment bill, while proposing up to 14 years jail term for offenders.[27]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryResultRecipient
2020 International Emmy Awards Current Affairs & News Current Affairs Nominated BBC Africa Eye: Sex for Grades
2019 People Journalism Prize For Africa Prize for Journalism Won Herself
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Journalism Nominated Herself
2016 Scream All-Youth Awards On-air Personality of the Year (Female) Nominated Herself
Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (South-South) Won Herself
2015 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards The Most Promising Young Presenter (TV/Radio) Nominated Herself

See also

References
  1. "Behold! Winners at 6th Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA)". Nigerian Voice. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. "Interesting 5 facts about Kiki Mordi the sex for grade undercover journalist". Daily Times Nigeria. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. Akindele, Ajala Samuel (9 November 2020). "Many Nigerian higher institutions lack sexual harassment policies (4)". Premium Times. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. "Kiki Mordi's "End Police Extortion Now" Petition Gets 1,000 Signatures". Women of Rubies. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  5. "Here Are Nominees' Numbers For Voting at NBMA 2015". Glamtush. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. "D'banj, Linda Ikeji, Don Jazzy grab Scream All Youth Awards 2016 nomination". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. "#NigeriasNewTribe: Here's the The[sic] Future Awards 2019 nominees list". YNaija. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. "The Trailer For the documentary film 'Life at the Bay' looks rather promising". YNaija. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. "Documentary By Kiki Mordi And Nora Awolowo, "Life at the Bay" Selected By Real Time Film Festival". Station Magazine. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  10. "Here's the Full List of Films Selected for AFRIFF 2019". BellaNaija. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  11. "'Sex for grades': Undercover in West African universities". BBC News. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  12. "Sex For Marks: BBC Releases Faces Of Lecturers Sexually Harassing Students In UNILAG, Legon". Sahara Reporters. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  13. "UNILAG lecturer caught in sex-for-grade scandal". Punch Newspapers. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  14. "Nigerians react to BBC exposé on African lecturers in #SexForGrades". Pulse NG. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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  16. "#SexForGrades: Ghanaian lecturer threatens to sue". Punch Newspapers. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  17. "UNILAG suspends Dr Boniface, lecturer caught on video sexually harassing 'admission seeker'". Premium Times Nigeria. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  18. "UNILAG, Foursquare Suspend Lecturer Filmed Demanding Sex From Student". Sahara Reporters. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  19. "Breaking: #SexForGrades: UNILAG shuts down 'Cold Room', where lecturers 'sexually harass' students". Premium Times Nigeria. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  20. "Simi & Adekunle Gold Hail BBC Journalist, Kiki Mordi For Exposing University Lecturers in New Documentary". tooXclusive. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  21. "Nigerians praise BBC reporter, Kiki Mordi, over #SexForGrades documentary". QED.NG. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  22. "Atiku Calls For Action Against Sexual Harassment in Universities". Sahara Reporters. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  23. "#SexForGrades: Revisit Sexual Harassment Bill, Saraki Urges Buhari, Senate". Sahara Reporters. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  24. "Exclusive: Sex-for-grades: I Have Received Threats Since Undercover Investigation, Says BBC Journalist Kiki Mordi". Sahara Reporters. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  25. "Sex-for-admission: UNILAG suspends another lecturer, Dr Oladipo, caught in BBC video". The Sun Nigeria. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  26. "Senate re-introduces anti-sexual harassment bill". Premium Times Nigeria. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  27. Iroanusi, QueenEsther (7 July 2020). "Senate passes anti-sexual harassment bill". Premium Times. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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