Tag: journalist
The night Editors became ‘Media Ancestors’
Laughter rippled softly across the Banquet Hall of the Benue Government House in Makurdi that evening.
It wasn’t the loud, rehearsed laughter of official functions,...
Tinubu mourns Yakubu Mohammed, Newswatch co-founder
Abuja, Jan. 14, 2026 (NAN) President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to the family of Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed, veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch...
Sanwo-Olu mourns Newswatch co-founder, Mohammed
Lagos, Jan. 14, 2026 (NAN) Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Wednesday, described the death of renowned journalist and Newswatch Magazine co-founder, Mr...
ICE agents detained British journalist Sami Hamdi
Washington, Oct. 27, 2025 (dpa/NAN) U.S. immigration authorities have detained British journalist and political commentator, Sami Hamdi, a vocal critic of the Israeli government’s...
Tinubu mourns veteran journalist Kabir Yusuf
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday extended his condolences to the family of Mr Kabir Yusuf, who passed away on Tuesday.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser...
UN chief demands better protection for journalists on environment beat
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has highlighted an uptick in violence faced by journalists covering environmental issues, which has made the profession increasingly dangerous
Guterres said...
President Tinubu mourns veteran journalist, Sidi Ali
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family and associates of Second Republic legislator and ace journalist, Sidi Ali.
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Census: Katsina journalists urged to avoid controversial figures
Journalists in Katsina State have been advised to avoid reporting controversial figures during the forthcoming 2023 National Population and Housing Census (NPHC).
Mr Ayinde Razaq,...
Nigerian Journalist, Zainab Bala grabs 2021 Michael Elliott Award
The Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling will be presented to Zainab Bala, a broadcast reporter who revealed pernicious child abuse in...
IPC condemns arrest of Journalist; demands release of abducted reporter
Piqued by the incessant arrest, harassment and intimidation of journalists while carrying out their assigned responsibilities, the leadership of the International Press Centre (IPC),...
COVID-19: TJAA Urges Employers To Prioritise Welfare Of Journalists
With the world losing over 15, 000 to death due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the number of people infected rising, an advocacy...
Alleged ATM Fraud: Journalist Threatens To Take GTBank To Court, Demands...
A journalist, Yusuf Ozi Usman, who is a customer of the Guaranteed Trust Bank (GTB) Plc, has threatened to drag the bank to court,...
