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David Inyene-Obong Nugboyon Oluwaseun ‘Dario’ Hundeyin (born 6 May 1990) is a Nigerian investigative journalist, researcher, creative writer and activist. He is known professionally as David Hundeyin.
He is the Founder and editor-in-chief of West Africa Weekly, a media publication focusing on investigative journalism.
In 2022, David Hundeyin published investigative articles about the tech unicorn, Flutterwave, and Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling political party APC in Nigeria.
Nigerian journalist
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| First and last name: | David Inyene-Obong Nugboyon Oluwaseun ‘Dario’ Hundeyin |
| Stage name: | David Hundeyin |
| Born: | May 6, 1990 (34 years old) |
| Place of birth: | Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria |
| State of origin: | Lagos State |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Parents: | David Fakunle Hundeyin |
| Siblings: | do not apply |
| Couple: | Divorced |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | do not apply |
| Children: | do not apply |
| Job: | Journalist • Researcher |
| Net value: | 200,000 USD- 400,000 USD |
Early life
David Hundeyin was born into an illustrious Hundeyin family on May 6, 1990. He was born into the family of Mr. David Fakunle Hundeyin.
His father, David Fakunle Hundeyin, is from Badagry, Lagos State, while his mother is from Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. He was born in Akwa Ibom in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria.
David Hundeyin has both Yoruba and Ibibio ancestry. His mother is an Ibibio woman, while his father belongs to the Egun sub-ethnic group. He spent his formative years residing in Victoria Island, Lagos, before migrating to the United Kingdom for educational purposes.
It is worth noting that Benjamin Hundeyin, the Nigerian police chief, the current public relations officer of the Lagos State Police Command, is not the brother of David Hundeyin.
Education
David Hundeyin is an Alumnus of Atlantic Hall School in Lagos, attending the school from 2001 to 2003. He then attended Grange School and left the school in 2005. He completed his secondary education at Oxbridge Tutorial College, graduated in 2007.
After graduating from high school, David Hundeyin immigrated to the United Kingdom to study at university. He holds a BA in Creative Writing and Media, Culture & Society from the University of Hull. He graduated from this school in 2011.
Career
David Hundeyin’s career began in the Communications and Public Relations industry. He started as an Intern at BHM Group Nigeria in 2014. Months later, he was promoted to Account Executive and held the position from October 2014 to May 2015. He was promoted Head of Content in May 2015 and remained in this position until leaving the position. company in May 2016.
David Hundeyin contributed to CCN Markets from May 2018 to September 2019. He is the former Executive Producer of TheSheet TV, an online television platform featuring youth-focused content. He worked with digital television from August 2018 to August 2019. He was a TV Writer for the show The Other News produced by Channels Television.
He is the co-founder of Nova Animation and Copywriting Studio. He helped co-run the communications department from July 2016 to September 2018.
David Hundeyin is an award-winning journalist, writer and researcher. His business consulting and marketing background came in handy as he worked with various corporate organizations over the years. His work has appeared on platforms such as The New Yorker Magazine, The Africa Report, Business Day, CNN, Netflix and Channels TV.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of West Africa Weekly, a media publication he founded in July 2021. Since 2019, he has been a Columnist for Business Day.
David Hundeyin was a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge from January 2023 to March 2023. He is a James Currey Distinguished Fellow at the University. He worked as West Africa Correspondent for Africa Report from November 2019 to August 2021. He is a former employee of NewsWire Nigeria, working part-time with the publication from August 2019 to June 2021. 2021. He was a columnist for Vanguard newspaper from February 2020 to May 2021.
David Hundeyin worked part-time as a Reporter for BeInCrypto from December 2018 to January 2021. He was a contributor for CNN from August 2019 to March 2020. He held the position Radio presenter at Africa Business Radio for four months (September 2019 – December 2019). At Africa Business Radio, he presented the program Red Tape Africa.
David Hundeyin is a member of the international collaborative journalism network Forbidden Stories. He is a 2019 recipient of the U.S. International Visitor Leadership Program.
He won the People’s Press Award for Africa in 2020.
Social Media
David Hundeyin is famous for his tweets on social networks. He has built a formidable social media personality.
He has more than 671 thousand followers on Twitter and more than 26.8 thousand followers on Instagram. He has more than 22k followers on Facebook.
- Twitter name: @DavidHundeyin
- Instagram handle: @davidhundeyin
- Facebook manager: David Hundeyin
Personal life
David Hundeyin got married at the age of 25 but is now divorced. He met his ex-wife in the National Youth Corps and the duo married soon after. Their union lasted three years before breaking up.
David Hundeyin’s father passed away in 2017. He was an atheist. He does not follow any religion. He is currently living in exile, fleeing the country fearing the Nigerian government’s crackdown on key figures who participated in the EndSARS protests. He is living under asylum protection in an undisclosed country.
Net value
David Hundeyin earns his income from his work as an investigative journalist, columnist, and researcher. He is estimated to be worth between $200,000 and $400,000 (USD).
