Dr Qasim Olalere Akinreti of the Voice of Nigeria, VON on Friday emerged the new Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Lagos State Council. Akinreti defeated Mr Leye Ajayi of the News Agency of Nigeria by 288 to 272 votes to emerge winner of the NUJ election held at the Multi-Purpose Hall of […]
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By, Adeyinka Akintunde Sports has been described in simple terms to mean all forms of competitive physical activity or games which aim to maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for spectators. A country like Nigeria is blessed with so many sporting activities with football,
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Olusegun Osoba, former Governor of Ogun, has urged journalists to seize advantage of the new media by creating blogs to ensure accurate and objective information occupy the social media space. Osoba blamed those he described as fake journalists, whom he said lacked requisite qualification, for escalating hate speeches on social media. The former governor who
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The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kano State Chapter, in collaboration with the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Nigeria (IBFIN), on Friday organised a sensitisation workshop for journalists in the state on the Fundamentals of Islamic Economy, Banking and Finance. The Managing Director of the IBFIN, Alhaji Sani Aminu, said the aim of the one-day
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The pioneer general manager Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (Harmony FM), Idofian, Ifelodun local government area, Kwara state, Mallam Yusuf Abubakar is dead. He was aged 65. The late ace journalist died in the early hour of yesterday in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital after a brief illness. Kwara state Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria
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Journalists have been urged to give premium to their safety at all times especially when covering protests and violence. Speaking while declaring open, a Gender Equity and Safety Training of journalists recently in Abuja, the president of National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), Comrade Waheed Odusile, said journalists must know
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Azu Ishiekwene, the Editor-In-Chief, of The Interview magazine says the media is the way it is because professionals, have sacrificed journalism on the altar of business and poor ethics. Ishiekwene said this at the just concluded annual Nigeria Editors Guild conference held from September 20 to 24, in Port Harcourt Rivers State. He also called
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The Nigerian Guild of Editors, has urged editors to explore other revenue yielding ventures or business prospects to ensure that life after their editorial assignments is not nightmarish. The editors guild in a communique issued after it 13th conference held from September 20 to 24, in Port Harcourt Rivers State, also called on the Newspaper
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Amina Yuguda, a Nigerian journalist from north-east has won the third BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Amina, a journalist with Gotel Television has reported on high-profile news stories, including the Boko Haram insurgency. She will start a three-month placement at the BBC in London in September. The award was created to honour Komla Dumor,
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The President of Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Funke Egbemode, on Thursday called on media professionals in the country to start assessing media roles in national development. Egbemode made the call at the All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) in Port Harcourt. She said the media occupied a prominent place in Nigeria’s socio-political landscape, adding “
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