Vanguard columnist, Chief Pini Jason Onyegbaduo,popularly known as Pini Jason, is dead. Vanguard reports that Jason died on Saturday, May 4 afternoon in a Lagos hospital after undergoing a surgical procedure a few days ago. He was 65. Mr. Jason was a long time Vanguard columnist who took a leave of absence in 2007 to […]
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The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Lagos and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will hold a joint seminar to discuss the safety of journalists to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in Nigeria on May 3. The Seminar scheduled at the Conference Hall of the UN Information Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos is expected
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UNESCO on Tuesday called for safety of journalists across the globe ahead of this year’s World Press Freedom Day scheduled for May 3. The call was contained in a statement signed by Mr Oluseyi Soremekun, the National Programme Officer Communication and Information, UNESCO in Abuja. The organisation urged countries to promote a safe and enabling
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The Managing Editor of the Nigerian Compass Newspaper, Gabriel Akinadewo, has resigned from the organisation. In a letter to the Chairman of Western Publishing Company Limited, publishers of Nigerian Compass and The Westerner, Aare Kola Oyefeso, Akinadewo thanked the Chief Promoter and the Board for the opportunity given him to serve the organisation since 2008.
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By Tayo Johnson, The Nation. Nigerian journalists have been urged to cover issues of family planning as a civic responsibility to the citizens. The Director, Development Communications Network, Mr Akin Jimoh made the call in Ibadan, Oyo State during a training for reporters on family planning reporting. According to him, more lives would be saved
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Jailed Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu has been named the winner of the 2013 World PUNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Announcing the winner April 16, 2013, UNESCO said Ms Alemu was recommended by an independent international jury of media professionals in recognition of her “exceptional courage, resistance and commitment to freedom of expression.” The Jury
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Nigeria’s Mitchell Obi has been elected as President, International Sports Press Association (AIPS), Africa at the elections held in Sochi, Russia The assembly backed proposals for a consensus to pick the 13 members for the AIPS Africa Executive Committee following the withdrawal of three candidates Kabulo Muana Kabulo(DR Congo), Mamadou Koume(Seneh) and Morad Moutaouakkil (MOR) in
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the re-arrest of Mr. Tony Amokeodo and Mr. Chibuzo Ukaibe of Leadership newspaper, describing the action as systematic and unwarranted harassment. In a press statement signed by its Programme Manager, Ayodele Longe, MRA called for the immediate and unconditional release of the journalists. The media group said it had
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The Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) Dr. Reuben Abati has assured that the Jonathan Administration will continue to encourage and promote Nigerian artistes and producers of local content for radio and television. Receiving the Executive Chairperson of Ebony Life TV, Ms. Mo Abudu on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Abati promised
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The Director General, Voice of Nigeria, Nigeria’s external service broadcaster, Abubakar Jijiwa has been elected into the six-member executive committee of the Association for International Broadcasting, AIB, after a global online voting among broadcasting players and stakeholders. Others elected to the Executive Committee are Mark Bunting of BBC Global News, John Maguire of AEF/F24/RFI, Klaus
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