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18 Key things to remember about journalist, HIV/AIDS advocate

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Habeeb Ibrahim of the Department of Mass Communication, Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) highlights eighteen things to remember about the late founder of Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS). Today marks 18 years since the untimely death of Omololu Falobi, a remarkable journalist, social entrepreneur, and HIV/AIDS advocate who profoundly impacted Nigeria and beyond. […]

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18 years on: Enduring impact of Omololu Falobi’s advocacy work

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Our graduate intern from the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ), JIMOH ELIZABETH OLUWASEYI writes on the enduring advocacy work by the founder of Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) who died on October 5, 2006. I really wished to have met you in person, after hearing so much about what you have done and seeing what

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Remembering Oyo, media trailblazer

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Heritage Kehinde, our intern from the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos reports on the 10th Remembrance Service for former Former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria. Ten years ago when the former Mrs Oluremi Oyo, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to former President Olusegun Obasanjo died, Reverend Vincent Olofinkua,

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Media Career Library: Ikiebe’s Book of Unique Insight into Nigeria Media Evolution.

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The Media Career Library Series offer a treasure trove of insights into media books and publications of journalists about Nigeria’s media landscape, experience, adventures, media practice and other topical books for intellectual engagement. In this edition of the series, we looked into the symbolic work of a Nigerian media leader, Richard Ikiebe. The “Nigerian Media

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Yusuf Lawal Saulawa Katsina

Tribute: Late broadcast colossus who started as TV cameraman

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At 79, the death of our beloved father, mentor, guardian and senior colleague in international radio broadcasting was announced of Saturday 27th July,2024. For 54 years, Yusuf Lawal Saulawa bestrides the broadcasting world like a colossus. He started the broadcasting career as a TV Cameraman, Presenter, Announcer, Reporter and rose to the position of General

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Journalists who have moved on to Law, Banking, Academic, Technology and more

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What are the options open to journalists when their active newsroom days are over? There are various options based on what many journalists have moved on to doing after exiting from practicing journalism intentionally or due to various circumstances. The present varied non-journalism work of some former staff of The Punch Newspapers who shared stories

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As Elewodalu bows out of VON

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Abdulwarees Solanke, Deputy Director, Strategic Planning and Corporate Development Department Voice of Nigeria writes on the retirement of the Director of News of Voice of Nigeria, Austeen Elewodalu. The last Board of Management meeting of Voice of Nigeria which turned out to be a Valedictory for Mr. Austeen Elewodalu was a most emotional one

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Aisha Wakaso: Media strategist, rights advocate

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Aisha Wakaso, the organiser of the Aisha Wakaso Prize for Young Female Journalists is the Special Adviser, Print Media to the Niger State Governor. An accomplished communications professional, Aisha has more than 16 years of experience in journalism and public relations. She is renowned as a skilled media strategist and a fervent advocate for women’s

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Adenle: Evergreen and Loving memory

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Veteran journalist and publisher, Mrs Tola Adenle has recalled the Evergreen and Loving memory of her late husband Dr Oladepo Adeoye Alao-Adenle who died on May 22, 2021. In a post-humous anniversary message on behalf of the children, grandchildren and extended Adenle Family of Osogbo, Mrs Adenle said the family continues to feel the enormity

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‘More publishers, EICs, CEOs need to open themselves to learning’

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Muhammed Akinyemi, popularly known as PrincelyX, is a seasoned award-winning Nigerian journalist who has traversed different roles of journalism and newsroom product management. He has led innovative projects in different newsrooms and is presently Media Advisor with the Media Development Investment Fund’s (MDIF) NAMIP. In this interview with our correspondent, Noah Aderoju, he spoke about

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