| Lanre Alfred | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, entrepreneur |
| Notable credit(s) | This Day, columnist, former society editor The Capital, publisher City People Magazine, former society reporter |
Lanre Alfred is a Nigerian journalist, author and publisher. He is the publisher of The Capital, former society editor and columnist at This Day, author of five books and owner of Old English Superstores, a department store in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo States, Nigeria.
Alfred Lanre is a celebrity journalism practitioner. His career in the genre included a stint as a society reporter, writer and columnist at City People Magazine, a Nigerian popular soft-sell magazine owned and founded by Seye Kehinde. After a couple of years, Alfred left City People Magazine for This Day Newspaper where he authored SpyGlass on Saturdays and Society Happenings on Sundays, the page through which he mirrored the lifestyle of Nigerian socialites and celebrities. He left This Day as Society Editor in 2014 to found his own online magazine, The Capital, "an online publication with focus on business, politics and lifestyle of Nigeria's high society and nouveau riche.". He remains a contributing columnist to the This Day through a weekly column named, High Life.
Book publishing
Lanre Alfred has authored five books:
- Nigeria @60: Foremost Nigerians in the Last 60years
- The Titans: Amazing Exploits of Nigeria’s Greatest Achievers
- Highlife: Amazing Lifestyles of Nigeria’s Rich and Famous
- Pacemaker – Triumphs of Igho Sanomi at 40
- The Lion of Afia Nsit – Triumphs of Scott Tommey at 45
- Julius Rone: The Jewel of the Delta
Recognition
- Special Recognition Award at 2020 City People Fashion and Beauty Awards by City People Magazine
References
- Bisi Daniels (25 July 2015). "Lanre Alfred's Defence of Celebrity Journalism". ThisDay – via PressReader.
- "OLD ENGLISH SUPERSTORE BERTHS IN OMOLE". Global Excellence. 15 November 2017.
- Azuh Arinze (27 August 2015). "HOW TO MAKE MONEY AS A JOURNALIST – MAYOR AKINPELU". YES International. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- Kola Popson. "SEYE KEHINDE AT %), HOW HE CHANGED THE FACE OF SOFT-SELL PUBLISHING". Naija Hottest Gists. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "LANRE ALFRED LAUNCHES GAME CHANGER BOOK, HIGH LIFE ON APRIL 24". Society Now. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- Ada Igboanugo (26 August 2014). "Lanre Alfred: The day I was nearly lured to death". The Cable.
- "Lanre Alfred celebrates icons in The Titan". Global Excellence. 20 December 2017.
- "Celebrity Journalist, Lanre Alfred Launches Book On Nigeria's Greatest Achievers". Global Excellence. 12 November 2017.
- "Former Thisday editor Lanre Alfred releases book on Nigeria @60". PM News Nigeria. 23 September 2020.