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‘How journalists should prepare for life after newsroom’

Former Senior Correspondent of Punch Newspapers Bosede Olusola-Obasa is now CEO, 1st Royal Character & Values Ltd – a social capital (character) development and management company. The host of MIND YOUR CHARACTER with Bosede Olusola-Obasa, on Inspiration  92.3fm, Lagos recently marked the first year anniversary of her radio programme. In this interview with mediacareerng.org, she […]

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Onwuwere tops Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards

Odimegwu Onwuwere of Africa Prime News has won the Pan African Journalist of the Year Award for the 2018 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards sponsored by Continental Reinsurance. He emerged the overall winner of the three categories of the award  at a Gala dinner held during Continental Reinsurance’s CEO Summit held on April 9th 2018

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Flashback: How Obasanjo, reporters survived aircraft mishap in US

Paul Odenyi, former State House correspondent of the defunct The Comet newspaper recalls a near-tragic experience involving former President Olusegun Obasanjo during a trip to United States.     It was September 2004 and I and late Josephine Lohor of Thisday Newspaper were nominated from the Presidential press corps to accompany former President Obasanjo to

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THISDAY

THISDAY: Adebiyi named Sunday Editor, Adedoja, Editor, Digital

Deputy Editor of the daily edition of THISDAY Newspapers, Bolaji Adebiyi has been appointed as Editor, Sunday Newspaper. THISDAY reported on Sunday that Adebiyi replaces Tokunbo Adedoja, who is now Editor, THISDAY Digital. Adebiyi has about 27 years’ experience in the profession having worked at various times with Newbreed Magazine, Lagos; Citizen Magazine, Kaduna; and

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Nigerian-American journalist re-appointed US Council member

Nigerian-American journalist, Bukola Love Oriola has been reappointed as a member of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking by President Donald Trump. Oriola, former Education reporter with the defunct National Interest and New Age Newspapers was appointed along with seven others for a two-year term according to a White House statement from the

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Sun Deputy MD, Sunday editor, others sacked

Deputy Managing Director of Sun Newspapers, Steve Nwosu, Sunday Editor, Alhaji Fatai Oladehinde and some other top mangers lost their jobs on Thursday in a surprise purge by the company. Others top editorial staff affected included Chairman, Editorial Board, Mrs Wale Sokunbi,  Editor, Investigations, Ikenna Emewu, Editor, Special Projects, Emeka Okoroayanwu, Editor, Sporting Sun and 

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