By Joke Kujenya EIGHTY YEARS of life and more than four decades of fearless commentary were marked as Dr Femi Orebe, widely called the Citizen Journalist, celebrated his milestone birthday on Wednesday, 24 September. Known for his unflinching voice in Nigerian journalism, Orebe has written columns since the 1980s and continues to be recognised...
By JKNewsMedia FATAL ARMED robbery in the Katampe district of Abuja has claimed the life of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television (AriseTV News). In a statement released by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi on behalf of the management of Arise Television, it was confirmed that the journalist, popularly known as So...
By JKNewsMedia FACT-BASED journalism received a renewed defence as the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) joined the international community in marking World News Day, observed globally on 28 September to highlight the central role of accurate reporting in society. In a statement signed by President Eze Anaba and General Secretary Onuohe Ukeh, t...
By Joke Kujenya EDITORS FROM across the country will gather in Abuja from 3 to 6 November 2025 for the All Nigeria Editors Conference, which President Bola Tinubu will formally declare open. The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) confirmed the development in a statement jointly signed by its President, Eze Anaba, and General Secretary, Onuoha [&...
By JKNewsMedia GUNFIRE SHATTERED the early hours of Friday in Damaturu when unidentified attackers struck the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) council secretariat in Yobe State, wounding a police officer on duty. The incident occurred at about 2.00am on 19 September 2025 when armed assailants opened fire on the secretariat building. The att...
By JKNewsMedia THE CENTRE for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has announced the opening of entries for the 2025 edition of its Excellence in Journalism Awards, calling on journalists, fact-checkers, editors, and media organisations across West Africa to submit their work. Now in its second year, CJID said the award celebrates out...
By Hope Gift, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN media community will gather in Lagos this week to honour the memory of Evelyn Eseoghene Osagie, Assistant Editor, Arts at The Nation newspaper, whose death has been described as a painful loss to journalism and culture reporting. Her family, in collaboration with the Nigerian Media, Art & Cul...
By Lanre Idowu THE PASSAGE of Dr. Doyin Abiola (nee Aboaba) on 5th August has rightly elicited an outpouring of tributes on her place in history. It is not an exaggeration to say no woman has matched her influence in Nigerian journalism history, and few men have surpassed it. Throughout her lifetime, she was a […]
By Femi Adesina  WHEN YOU have a Bachelor’s 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. […]
By Ambassador Akinyemi Farounbi THE NIGERIAN media has always been more than a chronicler of events. It has been a weapon, a shield, and a voice. Our struggle for independence was not only fought on the streets, but also on the pages of newspapers—through bold agitational columns and powerful editorials that stirred the conscience of [&hellip...
