My CV

CURRICULUM VITAE

A. Personal Details

Name: Msonter Anzaa

Sex: Male

Residence: Room 14B, College of Health Sciences’ Hostels, Benue State University, Makurdi.

Telephone: 07036257954, 08113332497

Email: anzaamsonter@gmail.com

Blogs: www.sontel-nigeria.blogspot.com

Facebook: Msonter Anzaa

B. Educational Qualifications

1. Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, MBBS (In view)

2. Diploma in Graphics and Data Processing (2009)

3. SSCE (2008)

4. FSLC (2002)

C. Writing Experience

1. 7^th Place in the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria National Undergraduate Essay Competition (2017).

2. 30th Place in the Positive Naija Annual National Essay Competition (2017) organized by www.positivenaija.com

3. Book Reviewer at Online Book Club (www.onlinebookclub.org) (2017)

4. First Prize Winner, Sigma Club Tertiary Essay Competition (2016) organized by Sigma Club, University of Ibadan.

5. First Prize Winner, Association of Nigerian Authors Benue State Short Story Competition for tertiary institutions in Benue (2016).

6. 59th Place in the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria National Undergraduate Essay Competition (2016).

7. Administrator, Writing Solutions (a Facebook page that teaches grammar at www.facebook.com/writingsolutionsnigeria)

8. Host Writer, Office of the Citizen (a personal blog founded in 2009 at www.sontel-nigeria.blogspot.com)

9. Campus Correspondent, The Nation Newspaper (2011-2016).

10. Editor-in-Chief, Christian Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria – Students’ Arm, Benue State University Teaching Hospital Chapter (2015) during which I published two editions of our magazine, Rescue.

11. Typist, Labour Market, Benue State University (2012).

12. Staff Writer, Kwande Source News (2010).

13. President, Press Club of Federal Science College, Ogoja (2008).

D. Writing Workshops Attended

1. 10th Coca-Cola/Nigerian Bottling Company Plc Campus Life Correspondents’ Workshop (December 2012), Lagos.

2. 11th Coca-Cola/Nigerian Bottling Company Plc Campus Life Correspondents’ Workshop (July 2013), Lagos.

3. 12th Coca-Cola/Nigerian Bottling Company Plc Campus Life Correspondents’ Workshop (December 2013), Lagos.

4. 13th Coca-Cola/Nigerian Bottling Company Plc Campus Life Correspondents’ Workshop (July 2014), Lagos.

E. Opinion Articles in Print Media

1. Thoughts on Monitoring Social Media (The Nation, September 28, 2017)

2. Personal Reflections on Biafra (The Nation, June 22, 2017)

3. Making Progress on Biafra (The Nation, February 4, 2016)

4. What if Anti-Corruption War is Political? (The Nation, October 29, 2015)

5. Leave Nigeria Alone (The Nation, July 24, 2014)

6. Justice for Farmers, the Fulani (The Nation, May 1, 2014)

7. Immigration Jobs Tragedy: Time to Work (The Nation, March 27, 2014)

8. How to Tackle Indiscipline in the Police (The Nation, January 24, 2013)

F. Unpublished Manuscripts

1. Tears of Loneliness (Novel)

2. No School for Kizonda (Novel)

3. The Log in my Mother’s Eye and Other Stories

G. Social Engagements

1. Member of Parliament, Benue State University Students’ Union (2017)

2. Missions Secretary, Christian Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria, Students’ Arm (2016)

3. Editor-in-Chief, Christian Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria, Students’ Arm (2015)

4. Member of Parliament, Benue State University Medical Students’ Association (2011-2014)

5. President, Press Club, Federal Science College, Ogoja (2008).

H. Certificates of Merit

1. Most Outstanding Prefect of the Year (2008), Federal Science College, Ogoja

2. Prize for Punctuality (2008), Federal Science College, Ogoja

3. Overall Best in English and Mathematics, Mock SSCE (2008), Federal Science College, Ogoja

I. Hobbies

1. Reading political history, biographies and religious material.

2. Following news

3. Writing

J. Values

1. Punctuality

2. Sincerity

3. Accountability

4. Determination

K. Referee

1. Wale Ajetumobi,

Campus Life Desk,

The Nation Newspaper Corporate Headquarters,

Lagos – Nigeria.

Phone: 08024550354, 08054503104

Email: campuslife@thenationonlineng.net