Being a review of The Vanguard Chronology: 40 years of Nigeria’s leading Tabloid by GBEMIGA Ogunleye, fnge, at the launch of the book on Wednesday, July 19, 2026 in Lagos. Preamble I thank the editors of this publication and the Vanguard alumni for this honour and privilege to undertake this task. Unknown to them, I […]
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With punitive costs and a decisive High Court rebuke, the University of South Africa’s leadership must now navigate intensified investigative reporting as ednews.africa and media allies push to expose governance failures and protect academic voices. The Pretoria High Court last Thursday dismissed an urgent application by UNISA, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Puleng LenkaBula, seeking to gag journalist
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Pamilerin Adebayo, our intern from Redeemers University, Ede compiles reports on recent happenings globally for last week. Israel: Worry over fighting in Gaza Israel is having a lot of problems because of the fighting in Gaza. The situation in Israel is still very tense. There is a lot of action going on in Israel.
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For weeks, my class group chat on WhatsApp has been alive with a single recurring topic: internship placement letters, follow-ups, and the relentless search for a place to train. As undergraduate communications students prepare to step out of the classroom and into the professional world, the journey to securing an internship has tested everyone’s persistence,
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Lekan Otufodunrin previews The Vanguard Chronology: 40 Years of Nigeria’s Leading Tabloid by the Vanguard Media Alumni Association which offers memorable recollections and insights on the of the birth, challenges and growth of newspaper. Publisher of BusinessDay Newspaper, Mr Frank Aigbogun, was a reporter with The Guardian in 1984 when he was told that
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Former Sunday Editor of THISDAY Newspaper, Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu was Commissioner for Information in Ogun State and later Media Adviser to the Senate President. In this 60th birthday interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, he shares his key life and career lessons. Clocking milestone ages comes with some unique feelings. What does marking your 60th birthday
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Comfort Mussa, the multi-award-winning Cameroonian journalist and gender and disability rights advocate, will publish her debut novella with Bakwa Books in August 2026. The novella, The Shape of Unbroken Things/Ce Qu’on Ne Brise Pas, is a work of young adult fiction that captures the fragile intensity of adolescence and is unlike anything ever published
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Peter Daniella Chiamaka of Mountain Top University Ibafo, Ogun State, writes on her first week as an intern at the Media Career Development Network. I came back from school and asked my parents to help me find an internship placement, but my mum said I can’t be going out; that instead, I should just register
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ROUNDCHECK, a youth-led fact-checking organisation advancing truth, accountability and Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in Nigeria, has launched Civic Play, a web-based edutainment game designed to improve civic education, political literacy and MIL among young Nigerians through interactive digital learning. The platform was unveiled on Saturday, August 8, 2026, during a virtual launch themed “Advancing
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What can be done to ensure that journalism remains as impactful and sustainable as it used to be before the advent of digital disruption? This report highlights various observations and suggestions by experienced journalists and media experts. Former Deputy Editor of Sunday Nation, Dr Yinka Oyegbile, is not the first person to raise concerns
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