Dr. Malachy Agbo, is a seasoned journalist with an industry experience spanning over 20 years and also a public servant since 2016. He holds both first and second degrees in Mass Communication from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1998 and University of Lagos, 2005, respectively. In 2022, he bagged a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT).

Agbo started his journalism career with a Kano state based magazine, THE HOST in the year 2000 before joining THISDAY newspapers in 2002. From there he moved over to Diamond Bank Plc in 2006 as Head, Media & External Relations, a position he held until 2011, when he returned to THISDAY as Deputy Editor, Sunday Business.

Thereafter, Dr. Agbo launched out in May, 2012 to set up THE CITIZEN, an online newspaper to espouse national development through good governance. At THE CITIZEN, he strives to uphold the tenets of true journalism, as evidently expressed by its choice of content and manner of dissemination. THE CITIZEN is an ardent advocate of free market economy.