Abdulkareem Baba Aminu
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Abdulkareem Baba Aminu is a Nigeria
n journalist, cartoonist, comicbook artist and retailer, painter, writer, poet and culture critic.
Baba Aminu is a commentator on culture. He was one of four judges for KORA Music Awards.
Born in Kaduna, Nigeria, on the 7 July 1977, Baba Aminu soon began to scribble and doodle as a child, eventually going on to write an op-ed column for Classique Magazine at age 12, a first in his country till today.
Later, while in secondary school, he created 2 weekly cartoon strips for the Saturday and Sunday editions of The Democrat, a national daily. The characters, Bala and Kareema, became popular and were used by Peugeot
Automobiles Nigeria to endorse their then-new 306 model.
Baba Aminu went to the Ahmadu Bello University
in Zaria
, for a degree in Business Administration, while pursuing a career as a studio painter. He has exhibited in several group shows and one solo. Twelve of his paintings are included in the National Assembly Art Collection in Abuja
, Nigeria.
During his final year in university, he was employed by Weekly Trust, a major Nigerian weekly. After a stint as a reporter, he became the entertainment editor and eventually the editor of the magazine section of the paper.
It was Baba Aminu’s story in the Weekly Trust of 25 October 2005 that raised concern over the possibility of an avian flu
outbreak in Nigeria.
On that, Baba Aminu told a Nigerian newspaper in an interview:
For two years – with the help of the internet and long-distance phone calls - Baba Aminu was also the Special Features Editor of Komikwerks.com, a leading U.S-based publisher of both webcomics and regular books.
Baba Aminu was part of an FG Monitoring Team in Togo
, during that country’s controversial 2005 elections, where he “faced death many times trying to escape back to Nigeria after the elections turned violent.” The resulting travelogue, called ‘Escape from Togo’ was published May 2005.
For his investigative journalism work, Baba Aminu was nominated for ‘Journalist of the Year’ at the 2006 edition of the Future Awards Nigeria. The following year, he was nominated again and he won.
Baba Aminu was acting Editor of the Abuja, Nigeria-based influential Weekly Trust newspaper for almost two years from late 2008 and was made substantive Editor in July 2010 till date.
Baba Aminu was a writer on the BBC-produced ‘Wetin Dey,’ the number one TV show in Nigeria while it ran for two seasons. The production saw him team up with notable young Nigerian movie directors like Mak 'Kusare, Kenneth Gyang and Seke Somolu. 'Kusare was tapped by Y!Magazine to write about Baba Aminu in the publication's annual 'Freedom Issue' in 2010. The magazine added Baba Aminu to its annual list of '50 Young People Who Will Change Nigeria.'
Baba Aminu was the co-owner of Planet Comics, Nigeria’s first comic book store. The store, however, has been closed due to both owners' busy schedules.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n journalist, cartoonist, comicbook artist and retailer, painter, writer, poet and culture critic.
Baba Aminu is a commentator on culture. He was one of four judges for KORA Music Awards.
Born in Kaduna, Nigeria, on the 7 July 1977, Baba Aminu soon began to scribble and doodle as a child, eventually going on to write an op-ed column for Classique Magazine at age 12, a first in his country till today.
Later, while in secondary school, he created 2 weekly cartoon strips for the Saturday and Sunday editions of The Democrat, a national daily. The characters, Bala and Kareema, became popular and were used by Peugeot
Peugeot
Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...
Automobiles Nigeria to endorse their then-new 306 model.
Baba Aminu went to the Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....
in Zaria
Zaria
Zaria may refer to:*Zaria, a city in Kaduna State, Nigeria*Zaria , or Zoria, the Slavic goddess of beauty*Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, a member of the Dutch royal family...
, for a degree in Business Administration, while pursuing a career as a studio painter. He has exhibited in several group shows and one solo. Twelve of his paintings are included in the National Assembly Art Collection in Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
, Nigeria.
During his final year in university, he was employed by Weekly Trust, a major Nigerian weekly. After a stint as a reporter, he became the entertainment editor and eventually the editor of the magazine section of the paper.
It was Baba Aminu’s story in the Weekly Trust of 25 October 2005 that raised concern over the possibility of an avian flu
Avian flu
Avian influenza, sometimes avian flu, and commonly bird flu, refers to "influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds." Of the greatest concern is highly pathogenic avian influenza ....
outbreak in Nigeria.
On that, Baba Aminu told a Nigerian newspaper in an interview:
“I have a healthy interest in stories and investigations into issues that seem to slip through the cracks and are forgotten by mainstream media. Even when it comes to entertainment stories, which some people believe are fluff, I look for previously-unseen angles. Oftentimes, I take weeks and even months researching a story before writing it for publication.”
For two years – with the help of the internet and long-distance phone calls - Baba Aminu was also the Special Features Editor of Komikwerks.com, a leading U.S-based publisher of both webcomics and regular books.
Baba Aminu was part of an FG Monitoring Team in Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
, during that country’s controversial 2005 elections, where he “faced death many times trying to escape back to Nigeria after the elections turned violent.” The resulting travelogue, called ‘Escape from Togo’ was published May 2005.
For his investigative journalism work, Baba Aminu was nominated for ‘Journalist of the Year’ at the 2006 edition of the Future Awards Nigeria. The following year, he was nominated again and he won.
Baba Aminu was acting Editor of the Abuja, Nigeria-based influential Weekly Trust newspaper for almost two years from late 2008 and was made substantive Editor in July 2010 till date.
Baba Aminu was a writer on the BBC-produced ‘Wetin Dey,’ the number one TV show in Nigeria while it ran for two seasons. The production saw him team up with notable young Nigerian movie directors like Mak 'Kusare, Kenneth Gyang and Seke Somolu. 'Kusare was tapped by Y!Magazine to write about Baba Aminu in the publication's annual 'Freedom Issue' in 2010. The magazine added Baba Aminu to its annual list of '50 Young People Who Will Change Nigeria.'
Baba Aminu was the co-owner of Planet Comics, Nigeria’s first comic book store. The store, however, has been closed due to both owners' busy schedules.