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Emmanuel Ogbeche emerges FCT NUJ Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2018 0

Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, the Editor of Abuja Inquirer Newspaper has defeated Mrs Rafatu Salami of Voice of Nigeria (VON), to emerge the new Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Chapter, after polling 338 votes against 193. The election which was concluded late on Dec. 1 at the

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NUJ seeks synergy with security agencies on members’ safety in Nasarawa

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2018 0

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nasarawa state council, says it will seek stronger partnership with security agencies in the state to protect journalists in the course of carrying out their duties. The Chairman of the union in the state, Mr Dogo Shammah, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Lafia on Friday. November […]

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2019: Lai Mohammed urges journalists to shun fake news

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to Nigerian Journalists to avoid peddling fake news especially as the 2019 general election approaches. He insisted that abiding by the ethics of honesty, fairness and balance was pertinent to the security and safety of journalists from assaults and harassments. Mohammed, who was represented […]

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Group task Kano govt to step up fight against malnutrition

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2018 0

Journalists under the aegis of Journalists for Nutrition, (J4N) have tasked Kano state Government to redouble efforts at combating malnutrition and stunting in the state. The group, in a statement issued in Kano, on Wednesday said it is imperative for the state Government to mobilize traditional rulers, in waging the war against the disturbing situation. […]

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Nigerian journalists lowest paid – Bauchi NUJ Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2018 0

The Bauchi State Chapter Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Mohammad Mallam Goje has said that the Nigerian journalists are the lowest salary earners compared to their counterparts across the world. Mallam Goje disclosed this yesterday while answering questions from students of Mass Communication of the Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi at

Features

Missing General: My 28 hours behind bars – PUNCH Correspondent Olokor

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2018 0

…Solders detain PUNCH Correspondent, 36 others Whenever it is said that Journalists are Endangered Species, I now know that the statement is just a euphemism. The truth is that Journalists are always in war zones. And to effectively practise in a very dangerous zone like Plateau State demands prayers. From what I have seen and […]

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Mob attacks journalists as gunmen kill 11 in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2018 0

Journalists who arrived Loh Pam-Dyet Community, near Rayfield in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State early Monday morning, narrowly escaped being killed by a mob which attacked them following the killing of 11 persons by unidentified gunmen on Sunday. The rampaging gunmen apart from killing 11 persons also left 12 others with various […]

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Court sentences 2 Reuters journalists to 7 years imprisonment in Myanmar

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2018 0

A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress towards democracy in the South East Asian country. Yangon Northern District Judge, Ye Lwin said Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, […]

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Sultan task journalists on professionalism, patriotism

Ihesiulo Grace 2 July 2018 0

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has admonished journalists to exhibit professionalism and patriotism in their duties to save the country from collapse and the ills of bad journalism. The Sultan made the call on Saturday in Sokoto when national officials of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) paid him a courtesy visit […]

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Ebonyi Correspondents’ Chapel elects new executives

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2018 0

Correspondents’ Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ebonyi State Council, yesterday elected new executives that will run the affairs of the Chapel for three years. The six-man executives elected were Jacob Ogodo of the Business News newspaper as Chairman; Peter Okutu of the Vanguard newspaper as Vice Chairman; Samson Nwafor of Nigerian Pilot newspaper […]

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I Will Continue To Speak Against Injustice, Bad Governance, Says Dino Melaye In A “Thank You Message” To Nigerians, Others”

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2018 0

The Senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly Senator Dino Melaye has sent a “Thank You Message” to Nigerians for the massive support and solidarity extended to him while he was being persecuted by the Nigerian Police. He also thanked the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, […]

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Monarchs endorse ex-NUJ deputy president for senatorial election

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2018 0

Ahead of the 2019 general election, traditional rulers of Ebonyi south senatorial zone, Thursday, endorsed an ex-Deputy National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chief Abia Onyike for Ebonyi south senatorial election. Vice Chairman, Ebonyi Traditional Rulers Council, HRH Romanus Iyioku stated this in his Ugwulangu, Ohaozara country home while briefing

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Report What You See, Zamfara Commissioner Tells Visiting Journalists

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2018 0

Zamfara state commissioner for Information Mohammad Sandah Denjari Sunday night charged journalists visiting the state to be free to report the truth of what they see without fear or bias. The Commissioner made the statement while speaking in Gusau the state capital at a meeting to welcome media executives from across Nigeria who are on […]

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Niger CJ docks 2 journalists over refusal to divulge source of story

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2018 0

The Chief Judge of Niger state, Justice Mariam Zukogi, has charged two journalists working with the state owed media organization, Newsline Newspapers, for contempt of her court for declining to divulge the source of a story concerning the state judiciary published by the newspaper. The editor of the newspaper, Mohammed Hadi Pandogari and the judicial […]

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Count down to 2019: Senator Aminu cautioned Politicians, Journalists over hate speech

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2018 0

A head of 2019 general elections in the Country, Senator Jibril Aminu, has called on Nigerians, particularly Politicians and Journalists to be careful about hate speeches and careless talks. Senator Aminu told some  journalists in Abuja yesterday that  hate speeches and careless talks are capable of wrecking havoc on the country. He said promoters of […]

Interviews

APC has failed to deliver, but Nigeria will not break-up -Sanyaolu

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2017 0

Dr Adesina Sanyaolu, a cleric is the Senior Pastor, Chapel Of Holiness Evangelical International, Aboru, Lagos, he recently spoke with some journalists in Lagos on the state of the nation and why he believes that despite the failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in meeting its promises to the people, Nigeria will not breakup. […]

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Army to adopt template used in Anambra poll in subsequent elections

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

The Nigerian Army says it will replicate the template it adopted for its officers in the just concluded governorship election in Anambra in subsequent polls in the country. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday in Enugu during a courtesy call on him by the Correspondents […]

Africa

African journalists discuss AU’s Agenda 2063

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

Journalists from Africa have engaged in a two-day dialogue on Agenda 2063 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The African Union Agenda 2063 is a strategic framework for the socio-economic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years. It builds on and seeks to accelerate the implementation of […]

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Assasination of Journalists: A case for ethical and professional emergency

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2017 0

Before Maltese journalist and anti-corruption crusader, Daphne Caruana Galizia, was bombed off on October 16, 2017, the pen profession upheld her as a voice for the voiceless and apostle of truth whose pen spared no oppressor of commoners. Until her death, the President of Malta, including the Prime Minister, reports say, were victims of scathing […]

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We’ve saved N65bn worth of property in 10 months- Delta Govt

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2017 0

The Delta State Government has said that in the last 10 months properties worth N65 billion were saved from various fire outbreaks across the state. Barr. Ernest Ogwezzy, the State Commissioner in charge of Bureau for Special Duties who spoke to journalists yesterday in Asaba noted that during the period under review, properties worth N11bn […]