In a landmark ruling, Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to halt the use of the NBC Act and Code to impose fines, threaten sanctions, and harass broadcast stations and other independent media houses across Nigeria. The judgment, delivered on Friday, marks a significant Read More…
A new era of collaboration and empowerment among media professionals dawned on Friday, 25 October, as the Innovative Media Partners (Surulere) Cooperative Multipurpose Society was inaugurated by the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment. The event, directed by Mrs. Naseerat Oyindamola Dosunmu, leading a team from the Surulere, Lagos branch of the Read More…
I am in tears as I write the words here. It has been shattering for me on hearing of the passing away of my ever rendering soulmate Pita Okute whose original name is Iheanyi Iwuofor. As things stand, it would be killing for me to write about Pita Okute in the past tense. Pita Okute Read More…
A BBC report disclosed allegations made by numerous ex-Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) members, including five British nationals, against the late TB Joshua. These accusations, spanning nearly two decades, include incidents of rape and forced abortions allegedly perpetrated within a secretive Lagos compound. The Synagogue Church of All Nations responded to the BBC documentary, Read More…
He was always clean-shaven. But not that day. He was always aglow. But not that day. Forlorn is the best word to describe him…that day. Yet, his wit had not waned…that day, he cracked us up all through, while he characteristically kept a straight face. In his signature baritone. Loud and clear, and unmistakably Taiwo Read More…
Any idea, no matter how small or banal, can lead to great wealth. Ordinarily, the word “ass”, “buttock” or “bottom” would be scoffed at. But one inspired man took that word in its old Bendel lingo version known as “Ikebe” and made great and enduring wealth out of it. Wale Adenuga, the son of a Read More…
The Lagos branch of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) issued a heartfelt call for unity and camaraderie among Nigerians during a cultural celebration on Thursday. At the inaugural cultural day event organised as part of the 2023 Press Week, Mr. Ajayi Adeleye, the council’s chairman, emphasised the importance of fostering love and harmony within Read More…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) recommended that media practitioners in Lagos embrace the state government’s health insurance policy as a proactive measure for maintaining good health and well-being. Mr. Ajayi Adeleye, Chairman of the NUJ Lagos State Chapter, offered this advice during the union’s Walk for Fitness event in Ikeja, as part of the Read More…
American media have been thrown for a loop by Monday’s firings of Fox News and CNN anchors Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon. Less than a week after parent company Fox Corp settled a defamation lawsuit starring Carlson for $787.5 million, Fox News Media and its top-rated host Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. Carlson’s Read More…
To increase public trust in the media, the Nigerian media on Monday launched a nine-member board of the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), also known as the National Ombudsman. The Nigeria Press Organisation (NPO) launched the commission in Ikeja, Lagos. The NPO is made up of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigeria Union of Read More…
