Silverbird News24 TV journalist, John Alabi explained how the Police brutalized him while on duty in Moniya, Ibadan, capital of Oyo state. John Alabi explained that the policemen who attacked him took away his phone and prevented him from calling his office. “Here is the narration of my ordeal duringContinue Reading
A journalist with the Nigerian Tribune newspaper, Mr Dare Adekanmbi, has won the Lateef Jakande Prize for the Political Reporter of the year at an award ceremony organised by the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA). At the ceremony held in Eko Hotels and Suites on Sunday, Adekanmbi beat the onlyContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Alhaji Najeem Jimoh, Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, as he turns 70 Sept.14. Buhari stated this in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday in Abuja. He saluted a sterling career which had spanned over four decades, beginning from theContinue Reading
Oriyomi Hamzat, Chairman of Sure Etiquette Media Plus Ltd, the parent company of Agidigbo 88.7 FM and TV, was said to have been arrested on Thursday morning by Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigeria Police Force. The arrest, the letter said, is in connection with Hamzat’s constant calls for justiceContinue Reading
A mild drama ensued at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba ,Ibadan venue of the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, between Governor Seyi Makinde and his opponent, Azeem Gbolarunmi as policemen stationed at the entrance of the stadium denied some journalists access into the premises. A memberContinue Reading
A veteran journalist, Prince Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu, also known as the Olori Ekun of Olowogbowo, Lagos Island, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged conversion of his assets by Corporate Building Nigeria Limited, owned by one Dapo Alli Balogun. According to press statement that he signedContinue Reading
Prince Olamilekan Hammed, blogger and publisher of eaglesforesight.com.ng has been arrested by operatives of Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS). The journalist was said to have been detained by the DSS, also known as State Security Service (SSS), during the weekend on the orders of the OgunContinue Reading
Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Niger State Council, Comrade Abu Nmodu, has expressed concern over the harsh economic condition of media practitioners in the State. He stated this on Wednesday during a condolence visit to the Council by the leadership of the Forum of Retired Directors to commiserate withContinue Reading
Nigerian investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has emerged a 2022 fellow of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Soyombo, the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, is one of the 13 fellows selected worldwide to participate in the six-month fellowship programmeContinue Reading
Founder and executive chairman of Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspapers, SuccessDigest, Dr. Emmanuel Ojeagbase, is dead. A representative of the family, Mr Julius Ojeagbase, announced the veteran journalist’s death in a statement on Monday. The statement noted that Ojeagbase died on Saturday, February 26, 2022, in Atlanta,Continue Reading