Tobore Ovuorie is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

journalist, health editor and senior investigative journalist with the ''

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Biography

Ovuorie published her first book at the age of sixteen. She embarked on an

undercover A cover in foreign, military or police human intelligence or counterintelligence is the ostensible identity and role or position in an infiltrated organization assumed by a covert agent during a covert operation. Official cover In espionage, a ...

investigation titled ''Inside Nigeria’s Ruthless Human trafficking Mafia'' in 2013 which was published by Premium Times in 2014. Ovuorie demanded $5,000,000 (about N225million) from EbonyLife films for publishing a film titled '' Oloture'' without giving her credit. She claimed that the film was a depiction of her experience in ''Inside Nigeria’s Ruthless Human trafficking Mafia.'' The film production company owner

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stated that the movie was a work of fiction.

Awards

She is a recipient of the 2021

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(DW) Freedom of Speech Award.

References

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