Chukwudi C.

Celestine Chukwudi “Chuks” Chukwu (b. April 30, 1968) is a Nigerian editor, writer, journalist, poet, songwriter and author. He is the author of the first ever dictionary of Nigerian colloquialism, ''A Dictionary of Nigerian Pidgin and Slang'' (Poets of Africa, 2008), an invaluable tool for Nigerians in Diaspora especially as they unravel the rich linguistic culture of Nigeria’s street-level patois. Celestine Chukwu's writing career arc spans journalism, advertising copywriter, drama, poetry, fiction, philosophy and songwriting. =Journalism years= Celestine Chukwu is the former Editor of Black Charisma, a London-based celebrity magazine, former Assistant Editor of OVATION magazine and former the Copy Editor of Nigeria Today, a Lagos-based news magazine. For a period, he served as Editor/Creative Consultant for publications of the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism. These publications include their ''Lagos - Iconic. Working. Emerging" and "Lagos: An Extraordinary City of Revelations''.