By Banji Ayoola Shocked by the death of their former colleague and ace photographer, Remi Aye, former staff of Owena Press Limited, publishers of The Hope newspapers, owned by the Ondo State Government, have appealed to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, to save them untimely death as happened to Aye. In an open letter signed on […]
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By Banji Ayoola A former top civil servant in Ondo State, and now a cleric, Mr Wale Josiah, has stressed the urgent need for journalists in Nigeria to have a health insurance scheme in place to fall back on in their hours of critical need especially after retirement from active service. While responding on Friday […]
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By Banji Ayoola Remi Aye, a former Head Photographer of The Hope newspapers, who has been battling for survival since Tuesday, has passed on. He died about 8.30 this morning, at his Oda, near Akure country home according to his son, Ayo. He called on phone shortly after and sadly said briefly: “Daddy mi ti […]
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Lanre Arogundade at the DSS office at International Airport Lagos on Thursday, February 11, 2022 The Executive Director of the International Press Institute based in Lagos and former President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, was arrested by officials of the Department of State Services on Thursday. Though the security outfit […]
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DIRECTOR of the International Press Centre, IPC, Lanre Arogundade, was reportedly detained, yesterday, by officers attached to the Department of State Services, DSS. According to Arogundade, he had just arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, in Lagos, from The Gambia, when he was detained by DSS operatives around 3:30 pm. The IPC director, who […]
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Togo. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP) Togo has charged two journalists who have been critical of the government with “contempt of authority” and “spreading false statements on social media”, their lawyer said Saturday. Ferdinand Ayite and Joel Egah, editors of the bi-weekly L’Alternative and the weekly Fraternite respectively, were arrested and detained on […]
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News Agency of Nigeria has deployed drones in six major areas of the country for a more effective coverage of events and activities. Speaking at the 2021 annual management retreat of the news agency in Ilorin on Wednesday, the Managing Director/CEO of NAN, Mr. Buki Ponle, said that the agency is poised to be more […]
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Following the discovery of Vanguard Newspaper’s reporter, Tordue Salem’s body, the human rights community has raised fresh concerns over safety of newsmen in the country. The deceased was last seen on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, after the close of work at the National Assembly on that fateful day and a colleague dropped him off at […]
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Olatunbosun and some of the NAWOJ members Female journalists have been charged to intensify reportage of Oyo State Government activities, through unrelenting education and enlightenment of the populace. The Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun gave the charge during a courtesy visit by members of National Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, to […]
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The Department of State Service (DSS) has denied having a hand in the disappearance and death of Vanguard journalist, Tordue Salam. The Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, made the clarification at a one-day seminar organised by the security agency in conjunction with the FCT Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists […]
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