Ondo NUJ Chairman, Prince Leke Adegbite, middle, in a group photograph with the 2025 Media/Press Week Planning Committee members Celebration holds between December 14 and 21 The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ondo State Council, has inaugurated a seven-member Planning Committee to organize its 2025 Ondo media/Press Week. It will be chaired by Banjo Egunjobi […]
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By Femi Adesina When you have a bachelors degree in English and Drama tucked in your belt, and follow up with higher degrees in Communication Studies up to doctoral level, you are poised to conquer the world of journalism. And that was what she did. Dr Doyin Abiola (née Aboaba) took Nigerian journalism by storm. […]
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Yakubu Mohammed Veteran journalist, Yakubu Mohammed, says an unexplainable friction between Chief MKO Abiola, the publisher of the defunct National Concord, and Dele Giwa, both departed , Ray Ekpu and himself led to founding of Nigeria’s first weekly news magazine, Newswatch. Mohammed, who together with Giwa, Ekpu and Dan Agbese founded Newswatch in 1984, said […]
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Yakubu Mohammed Yakubu Mohammed, one of the founders of Nigeria’s first weekly news magazine, Newswatch, says efforts are on to regain ownership of the magazine from businessman, Mr Jimoh Ibrahim. Mohammed said this in his memoir, “Beyond Expectations.” He said that the founders had decided to expand the operations of the weekly magazine in 2011, […]
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Veteran journalist and one of the founders of Nigeria’s first weekly news magazine, Newswatch, Yakubu Mohammed, says the assassination of Dele Giwa in 1986 had nothing to do with the late Gloria Okon. Mohammed, who co-founded Newswatch with Giwa, Ray Ekpu and Dan Agbese in 1984, said this in his memoir, “Beyond Expectations.” The News […]
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Nigeria’s First Female Editor of a National Newspaper The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of veteran journalist and media icon, Dr. Doyin Abiola, who died at 82. In a press statement signed by its President, Eze Anaba, and General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, the NGE described Dr. Abiola as […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has recommitted himself to supporting press freedom in the country. He spoke on Wednesday in Osogbo at the launch of a book by the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in the state, Comrade Wasiu Ajadosu. The governor described the book, titled “Echoes of […]
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The management of Folio Media Group (FMG), publishers of Daily Times Newspapers, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of one of its distinguished former staff and Editorial Board members, Dr. Doyin Abiola, who died on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the age of 82. Dr. Abiola, the wife of the departed Chief Moshood Kashimawo […]
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Doyin Abiola Trailblazing journalist, former Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of National Concord, and one of Nigeria’s most influential media figures, Dr. Doyin Abiola, has died at the age of 82. She was one of the wives of the departed winner of the June 12 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola. One of the sons of MKO […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council chairman, Comrade Wasiu Ajadosu, is set to unveil his autobiography titled “Echoes of My Journey” on Wednesday, August 6, at the NUJ Press Centre, Iwo-Ibadan Road, Osogbo. The event will commence at 10 a.m. A statement by the event’s organisers said Osun […]
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