By Steve Osuji Listen Now I DIDN’T know I was attending a security briefing: The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), held her Biennial National Convention in Enugu from June 26th – 29th, 2025. The theme of the occasion was, Building A Secure And Cohesive Nigeria: The Role of Dialogue, Inclusion and The Media. The Keynote […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has suspended Mr Steve Osuji for breaching confidentiality rules during its 25th Biennial National Convention held in Enugu. According to a statement signed by Guild President Eze Anaba and General Secretary Onuoha Ukeh, the decision follows Mr Osuji’s unautho...
By Ken Ugbechie THE GUILD of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), the holy grail of online publishing in Nigeria, has told its own story. A privilege. Not many associations live to etch their story on the boulders of history. GOCOP is the foremost body of online publishers in Nigeria. And it has just told its story. […]
By JKNewsMedia RENOWNED BROADCAST journalist and Channels Media Group Chairman, Dr John Momoh, OON, has urged media professionals to go beyond reporting crises and instead wield their platforms as instruments for nation-building, justice, and inclusion. Addressing journalists, editors, and media executives at the 2025 Nigerian Guild of Editor...
By Joke Kujenya ETHICS TAKE centre stage when professional challenges strike at personal convictions, revealing either integrity or hypocrisy at the core of journalistic identity. This issue formed the heart of a paper titled ‘The Question of Ethical Dilemmas in Journalism Teaching and Practices: Where Ideal Contradicts Realities’ presented b...
By Owei Lakemfa TWENTY-YEARS ago, I got a message that Uncle Sam Amuka-Pemu, the publisher of the Vanguard Newspapers could not be found. It was his 70th birthday and plans to mark it were in place, but the celebrant was not responding to calls. He seems to have simply vanished. I placed a call and […]
By Joke Kujenya DECADES OF unparalleled commitment to journalism came full circle as Prince Sam Amuka-Pemu, renowned newspaper publisher and pioneer media figure, marked his 90th birthday with national accolades and glowing tributes. Revered across Nigeria newsrooms as “Uncle Sam,” he remains the country’s oldest practising newspaperman and on...
By JKNewsMedia MILESTONE PUBLICATION spotlighting the evolution of digital journalism in Nigeria will take centre stage on Tuesday, June 17 as the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) hosts a public presentation of its book, Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing, at Abuja Continental Hotel by 10:00am. The ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter GEORGE ELIJAH Otumu has been named the first African recipient of the 2025 Global Recognition Award for world-class journalism in the United States of America (USA). The honour, conferred amid 45,000 entries from 100 countries, is noted to affirm his decades-long investigative career, ethical leadership...
By Olukorede Yishau 📗News reporter or TV journalist at press conference, holding microphone and writing notes … Reporter or TV journalist at news conference, holding microphone and writing notes IT DIDN’T begin today, this age-old debate about who a journalist is, or who a journalist ought to be. And it won’t end today either. Whe...
