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...
By NAN A COMPREHENSIVE report by the International Press Centre and the Safety and Protection of Journalists ((IPC-SPJ) Hub has revealed that reported cases of attacks on journalists rose to 45 in 2024 with 70 journalists and three media outlets in Nigeria affected. The report was released to commemorate the 2025 World Press Freedom Day, [&hel...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FEW JOURNALISTS have left as indelible a mark on Nigerian media as Chief Dare Babarinsa. F or more than four decades, his pen has chronicled power, challenged tyranny and carved a dignified path through Nigeria’s turbulent press history. Born in Okemesi, Ekiti State on 9 May 1955, Babarinsa’s journalism...
By Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON IT IS a privilege to share this rich, erudite, and deeply reflective review of my book, “Adventures of a Guerrilla Journalist,” by Prof. Toyin Falola—one of Africa’s most respected historians and public intellectuals. In this sweeping critique, Prof. Falola not only interrogates the themes and tensio...
By JKNewsMedia PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has extended heartfelt congratulations to seasoned journalist and former Executive Director of TELL Magazine, Oludare Babarinsa, in honour of his 70th birthday. Marking the milestone as a testament to decades of journalistic excellence and commitment to nation-building, the President praised Babarinsa’s en...
