Category: journalism
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EDITORS RAISE ALARM OVER ELECTION RESULTS TRANSMISSION
Guild warns Senate stance could fuel mistrust, voter apathy ahead of 2026 polls. The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has voiced serious concern over the controversy surrounding the Senate’s position on transmitting election results, warning that it is already breeding doubt and mistrust in Nigeria’s electoral process. In a statement signed by NGE President Eze…
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KANO POLICE, NUJ SCORE BIG WITH NEW TENNIS FACILITY
Sporting ties boost police–media collaboration in Kano The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Bakori, has unveiled a table tennis facility for the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondents’ Chapel, strengthening police–media relations in the state. Speaking at the NUJ Press Centre on Sunday, Bakori hailed journalists as critical partners in policing, noting that…
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FMC ABUJA BREAKS SILENCE ON SNAKEBITE DEATH, DENIES NEGLIGENCE
Hospital says antivenom was available, treatment was prompt as family mourns The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abuja has pushed back against social media claims of negligence and lack of anti-snake venom in the death of Ms Ifunanya Nwagene, who died on Jan. 31 after a snakebite. In a statement, Dr Bioku Muftau, Head of Clinical…
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NAN REPORTER WINS AFRICAN PRESS AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE
Digital payments and youth resilience in Nigeria earn continental acclaim Marrakech, Jan. 29, 2026 – Usman Aliyu, Assistant Chief Correspondent at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has won the 2025 FAAPA Award for Best Feature Article for his compelling report, “Swipe to Survive: How Digital Payments Tackle Youth Unemployment in Nigeria.” The award was…
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TUNISIA JAILS JOURNALISTS IN PRESS FREEDOM ROW
Families say the verdict is payback for speaking truth to power. A Tunisian court has sentenced radio journalists Bohran Bssaies and Mourad Zghidi to three and a half years in prison on tax evasion charges — a ruling their families insist is retaliation for critical reporting. The duo, who work with local station IFM, have…
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END OF AN ERA: NGE MOURNS JOURNALISM ICONS MOHAMMED, AGBESE
Nigeria’s media space is quieter today with the passing of Yakubu Mohammed and Dan Agbese, two giants of journalism and co-founders of the iconic Newswatch Magazine. In a press release, the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) described their deaths as a huge loss to Nigerian journalism, noting that both men were fearless, professional, and deeply…
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GOV MOHAMMED MOURNS 7 JOURNALISTS KILLED IN GOMBE CRASH
Heartbreaking twist on a wedding return trip—tyre burst sends a bus of Gombe journalists plummeting off Billiri-Kumo Road, claiming seven lives and injuring four. Bauchi Gov. Bala Mohammed, a journalist himself, is gutted by the loss. The Monday tragedy struck NTA colleagues heading back from a colleague’s wedding, per Gov. Mohammed’s statement via aide Mukhtar…
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INFORMATION MINISTER IDRIS MOURNS 7 GOMBE JOURNALISTS KILLED IN ROAD CRASH
Information and National Orientation Minister Alhaji Mohammed Idris expressed profound shock Tuesday over the tragic death of seven journalists in a lone vehicle accident in Gombe State Monday evening, as the newsmen returned from a wedding in the Gombe South Senatorial District attended in solidarity with an NTA colleague. In a statement from Special Assistant…
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ADAMAWA NUJ MOURNS 7 GOMBE JOURNALISTS KILLED IN TRAGIC CRASH – ‘PAINFUL BLOW TO MEDIA’
Adamawa NUJ Council fired off deep condolences Tuesday to national president Alhassan Yahaya over six journalists’ deaths in a devastating Gombe auto crash Monday at 5:30pm – the crew was heading back from a Kaltungo wedding when disaster struck, including two NTA Gombe staffers Signed by Chairman Abdullahi Ibrahim and Secretary Kissinger Bukar, the Yola…
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ABDULRAZAQ FIRES SHOT AT JOURNALISTS: RECLAIM MEDIA SPACE FROM FAKE NEWS QUACKS AND MISINFO MADNESS
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq dropped a bombshell at the Kwara NUJ Press Week grand finale in Ilorin over the weekend, challenging trained journalists to storm the digital frontier and lock down the media space crushing quackery, fake news and disinformation before they torch the profession’s hard-earned cred, insisting tech upgrades don’t excuse ditching ethics…
