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LECTURE: The role of the media in national rebirth

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Being talking points By Martins Oloja, Editor, The Guardian, Nigeria (http://www.ngrguardiannews.com) at the 2012 CAMPUSLIFE Student Writers Workshop by The Nation sponsored by the Coca Cola Nigeria Limited and the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited at Citilodge Hotel, Goshen Estate, Lekki-Epe Road Expressway, Lagos, Nigeria. I want to thank the executive committee for the invitation […]

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LECTURE: The Role of Media in Conflict Resolution.

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The media undoubtedly has a major role to play in conflict resolution. Often individuals, groups and communities usually have cause to disagree on one issue or the other. Except the conflict is quickly resolved, it may degenerate into major crisis requiring peaceful resolution. The success of the resolution of conflicts may sometimes depend on the

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Lakemfa elected OATUU Secretary-General

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A former Nigerian workers leader, Owei Lakemfa, has been elected the Secretary General of the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity, OATUU. The Organisation is a coalition of trade union movements in various African countries and has its headquarters in Accra, Ghana. Mr. Lakemfa, a former Acting General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, was

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Is journalism worth dying for?

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Last week, I wrote about the death of late Tayo Awotunsin of Champion Newspapers who was killed along with his Guardian Newspaper colleague, Krees Imodibie in 1991 while covering the Liberian crisis. Their death is an example of one of the major hazards journalists face while on duty. Every profession has its hazards known to

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