It was a day of tributes for media legend, late Alhaji Lateef Jakande at the maiden edition of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) memorial lecture as journalists, editors and media professionals across generations and from all over the country turned up for the event, which would subsequently be held annually on his birthday. Fondly […]
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By Dare Babarinsa Ray Ekpu writes well. Since he left the University of Lagos 50 years ago, Ekpu has continued to regale and amaze us with his use of English language, his poetic twist of phrases, the cadence of his prose, the lilting alliterations and his uncanny coinages has put him in a special class. […]
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Former governor of Ogun State and founding member of The Guardian newspapers, Aremo Segun Osoba, spoke to Seye Olumide on what motivated the late Dr. Alex Ibru to establish the newspaper and how the former Minister of Interior, intimated him about transferring the power of publisher to his wife, Maiden. As one of the brains […]
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A consultant psychiatrist, Dr. Adeoye Oyewole, has advised journalists to go for regular medical checks considering the stressful nature of the job they do every day. He described stress as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. Oyewole made this known in a paper he presented at […]
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By Sam Omatseye In a thriller of an interview that spanned over one and half hours on Arise Television, Reuben Abati and Laila Johnson-Salami took on Peter Pan, one of the best ever to write a column or call himself a journalist on mother earth. At 85, Peter Enahoro, who never had a university degree […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and associates of Peter Enahoro, one of Nigeria’s foremost journalists, who died on Tuesday at the age of 88. He made his feelings known in a statement by his media aide, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, as a gifted and […]
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Special Personal Tribute By Kayode Soyinka When I left Concord newspapers as London Correspondent in October 1983, I was not sure what to do next. I did not know where my next job would be. This was the time when I needed a job the most. I had just got married, and my wife and […]
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Veteran journalist and one of the most celebrated columnists of his era, Peter Enahoro, popularly known by his pen name Peter Pan, has died. He passed away in London, the United Kingdom on Monday, aged 88. His passage was announced in a terse statement by Ms Bunmi Sofola, also an iconic journalist in her own […]
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Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has petitioned the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, complaining of alleged high-handedness in the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) imposition of a 5 million naira fine on Channels TV for supposed tolerance of treasonable outburst of a guest. Besides, the organisation, in a statement, yesterday, slammed the regulator for […]
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LIKE a meteor, Punch Nigeria Limited brightened Nigeria’s newspaper skyline exactly 50 years ago. Bold, breezy, and lively, the first edition of the Sunday Punch hit the newsstands across the country on March 18, 1973, and since then, Punch titles have remained iconic staples in the country’s history and mass media landscapes. The group intends […]
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