Siene Allwell-Brown

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Siene Allwell-Brown is a veteran Nigerian broadcaster and lawyer who was prominent in the 1970s and 1980s for her work on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).[1][2]

Early life and education[edit]

Allwell-Brown hails from Rivers State but was raised in Aba, Abia State, attended Aba township school Aba, Abia State and A.C.M Girls' school Elelenwa, Rivers State for her primary and secondary education respectively. She attained a degree in Law from Middlesex University, London in 1984. She then proceeded to the Nigerian Law School in 1985.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Allwell-Brown started out as a radio presenter at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on May 1, 1973 before moving on to present for the Nigerian Television Authority. She has also served as a general manager of external communications for the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited[3] and also a general manager of Rivers State Television.[1][2][4][5]

She was the newsreader who announced the deaths of both Obafemi Awolowo and Nnamdi Azikiwe.[6][7]

Personal life[edit]

Allwell-Brown was married to Razaq Lawal and later married Nim Tariah.[2][8] She is well regarded for her sense of style and has been described as a fashionista.[9][10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Nwabueze, Chinenye (6 January 2021). "Siene Allwell-Brown Biography – MassMediaNG". Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  2. ^ a b c d Azuh, Arinze (2015-04-25). "WHEREABOUTS OF FORMER NTA GOLDEN GALS AND WHAT THEY DO NOW UNCOVERED". Yes International! Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ^ "Nigeria LNG shopping for $1billion for shipping subsidiary". 28 January 2012.
  4. ^ "The Great Broadcasters". Broadcasters International. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. ^ Crow, Melissa (July 1995). "NIGERIA: THE OGONI CRISIS - A Case-Study Of Military Repression In Southeastern Nigeria". Human Rights Watch. 7 (5). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ Newswatch. Vol. 10. Newswatch Communications Limited. 1989. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ The African Guardian. Guardian Magazines. July 1989. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ Omonisa, Oghene. "Female Celebrities and their Maiden Name By Oghene Omonisa". www.pointblanknews.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  9. ^ "The African Guardian". The African Guardian. Guardian Magazines. 1988.
  10. ^ Akinfeleye, Ralph Afolabi (1990). Media Nigeria: Dialectic Issues in Nigerian Journalism. Nelson Publishers. ISBN 978-978-126-167-1.
  11. ^ "The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper »» Society". widely92.rssing.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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