Chido Onumah
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| Born | 1966 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | University of Calabar, Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, rights activist |
| Notable work | Remaking Nigeria: Sixty Years, Sixty Voices, Nigeria is Negotiable, Time to Reclaim Nigeria |
| Awards | Clement Mwale Prize for courage in journalism, Kudirat Initiative for Democracy KIND Award for excellence in journalism, Devatop Anti-Human Trafficking Ambassador, Nigeria, The Jerry Rogers Writing Award, Alfred W. Hamilton Scholarship |
Chido Onumah (born 1966) is a Nigerian journalist, writer, and rights activist. He has worked for over two decades as a journalist, rights activist and media trainer in Nigeria, Ghana, Canada, India, the US, the Caribbean and Europe. He holds a PhD in Communication and Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, UAB, Spain. He is a columnist with several newspapers.
Onumah was arrested and detained by Nigeria's State Security Services (SSS) at Abuja airport on his arrival from Spain for wearing a T-shirt with the inscription "We Are All Biafrans".