CNN’s Lagos-Based Correspondent Christian Purefoy Resigns

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The Lagos-based correspondent for CNN ,Christian purefoy has left the news network .Christian made it known earlier today on twitter by tweeting ;

“Dear all, i have now moved on from CNN -I’D like to thank everyone for the support over the last seven years!But this is not the end.”

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Christian purefoy has anchored programmes like CNN African voices which has featured many nigerian celebrities like Genevieve Nnaji, Asa, cobhams asuquo , pastor adeboye and many more.He also covered Nigeria elections in 2011 all over lagos and some other parts of the country

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His profile on CNN website

Christian Purefoy is a Lagos-based correspondent for CNN.Named to this position in early 2008, Purefoy is an integral part of CNN’s presence in Lagos, where he regularly delivers news stories of global relevance from within the region.

Purefoy previously served for three years as a producer, editor and cameraman on various assignments for CNN that included extensive work on Inside Africa, CNN’s weekly current affairs program that provides global viewers with an inside look at political, economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa.Before joining CNN full time, Purefoy was based in Lagos,

Nigeria and worked as a freelance journalist writing for a variety of UK and US newspapers and publications including The Independent, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, San Francisco Chronicle and Newsweek.He first joined up with CNN International in June 2002 as a producer at ‘Vivid Features’, an Africa-based production company, where he helped produce a number of CNN-commissioned projects.

Purefoy is British and studied International Politics and International History at Keele University.

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ben louis swiss | 1/4/2012 2:06:33 PM

Chriss i really thanks GOD in heaven for your life,,pls move on with ur life and is not yet over,,,afrikans and good youths of nigerian will never forget you so soon,,you tried with ur life for unvoice nigerians,but the wicked politicians turned you down,,God bless you and move on,,
guys if not BBC how many times did CNN show us the present nigeria problem of fuel sub sidies remove?/so we have to respect that guy,,becos he knows our nigeria problems,,chris move on ,the lord is with you,,i like you,evendo i never meet u in life,,one love

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ben louis swiss | 1/4/2012 2:06:33 PM

Chriss i really thanks GOD in heaven for your life,,pls move on with ur life and is not yet over,,,afrikans and good youths of nigerian will never forget you so soon,,you tried with ur life for unvoice nigerians,but the wicked politicians turned you down,,God bless you and move on,,
guys if not BBC how many times did CNN show us the present nigeria problem of fuel sub sidies remove?/so we have to respect that guy,,becos he knows our nigeria problems,,chris move on ,the lord is with you,,i like you,evendo i never meet u in life,,one love

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ben louis swiss | 1/4/2012 2:38:29 PM

The only thing and people i hate must in my life are politicians,while,
The leadership i like in this world are the military leaders,,so ask me why?
military leaders show us there angers and there actions on there fore heads and on there eyes,,u can easly knew who them kill and how them eat country money,,but politicians eat and kill through a deplomatics ways,,there yes is no,,and there smiles are angers,,,there words are wicked for the good souls,,while there promise are evil,,so i hate politics,,

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