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 Esther Olaifa, JKNewsMedia Reporter ISSUES AROUND journalistic quality and ethical standards took centre stage at a newly launched capacity-building programme targeting young Nigerian reporters. Organised by the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) with support from the United States Consulate General in Lagos, the initiative aims to ra...
By Joke Kujenya ONE OF Africa’s fiercest advocates for media freedom and accountability journalism, Dapo Olorunyomi, will be recognised at this year’s Hallmarks of Labour Awards in Lagos. The trailblazing publisher of Premium Times and co-founder of Nigeria’s foremost investigative journalism institutions is among the distinguished recipients...
DOZENS OF Nigeria’s media elite to confront AI era in Abeokuta summit as they gather from May 5–6 May for the 3rd Nigerian Media Leaders’ Summit, a pivotal two-day forum aimed at redefining how journalism connects with audiences in the artificial intelligence age. The summit, convened by Taiwo Obe, Founder and Director of The Journalism [&hell...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE DR. REUBEN Abati’s “Remembering Mrs. Remi Oyo”, which I read online on Oct. 1, 2024, brought back a floodgate of memories regarding Mrs. Oluremi Oyo who passed to glory 10 years ago and whose remembrance her family held recently in Lagos. Remi and I were professional colleagues. Her easy-going husband, Mr. Vincent […...
By Joke Kujenya POLITICAL CRISES, setbacks, and battles for journalists’ rights have shaped the life of Pa Jola Ogunlusi, former National Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). On September 28, his 90th birthday will be celebrated with a thanksgiving service at the Church of Pentecost, FESTAC, Lagos, by friends and colleagu...
