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Journalist And Poet, Tunde Olusunle, Becomes ANA Fellow

Journalist And Poet, Tunde Olusunle, Becomes ANA Fellow

Renowned journalist, public scholar, author and poet, Dr Tunde Olusunle has been listed for the conferment of the Fellowship of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). This was contained in the congratulatory letter to Dr Olusunle signed by Maik Ortserga, General Secretary of the association. According to Ortserga, the conferment ceremony will coincide with the 42nd edition of the International Convention of ANA, tagged ANA@42, scheduled for Wednesday November 1 to Saturday November 4 2023, at the Chinua Achebe International Conference Centre, Mamman Vatsa Writers’ Village, Mpape, Abuja. The letter stated: "In the course of the Association's developmental process, there…
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Gaza: Counting The ‘Dead’ Before They’re Killed

Gaza: Counting The ‘Dead’ Before They’re Killed

SHEDDY OZOENE The State of Israel does not believe in the Biblical injunction of turning the other cheek when slapped. It does not even stop at the principle of reciprocal justice - an eye for an eye - as explained in the Books of Exodus and Leviticus. When you pluck an Israeli eye, be sure they'll retaliate by plucking your two eyes, shutting your mouth and leaving your nose bloodied. Since October 7, 2023, when the Islamic Resistance Movement popularly called HAMAS launched a surprise invasion of Israel, another chilling season of killings and destruction have returned to that familiar…
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TUNDE RAHMAN: Rugged Pro Gets His Due

TUNDE RAHMAN: Rugged Pro Gets His Due

By TUNDE OLUSUNLE Non-initiates marvel at the peculiarity of the rapprochement which subsists between media practitioners, even when they differ in opinions and even political disposition. My very good friend and brother Segun Ayobolu served as Media Adviser to Bola Tinubu now President, when the latter was governor of Lagos State. Within the period, I was engaged in the Olusegun Obasanjo/Atiku Abubakar government, handling various briefs. Even at the height of the antagonism between the Lagos State Government and the Federal Government following the stoppage of remittance to the accounts of the Lagos government by the Obasanjo/Atiku milieu, the relationship…
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In Owerri, Nigerian Editors Repudiated The Idiocy Of Identity Politics

In Owerri, Nigerian Editors Repudiated The Idiocy Of Identity Politics

By IKECHUKWU AMAECHI  It is no longer news that the just concluded national bi-annual convention of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, which held in Owerri, Imo State capital, produced Eze Anaba, editor of the Vanguard newspaper as the new president. In the next two years, he and 15 other officers will run the affairs of the elite club of Nigerian editors. It is not going to be an easy task but editors are confident that the Anaba-led team will deliver. It turned out to be a Guild election like no other, with difficulties more fundamental than the normal schism…
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Eze Anaba: Abia Govt Congratulates ‘Home Boy’ For Winning NGE Presidency

Eze Anaba: Abia Govt Congratulates ‘Home Boy’ For Winning NGE Presidency

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on behalf of the entire people of Abia State, has congratulated Mr. Eze Anaba, Editor of Vanguard Newspapers, on his election as the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). Anaba who emerged the President of the professional body at the Biennial National Convention which held recently in Owerri, Imo State on Friday, is from Abia State.  Eze Anaba n a statement issued by Kazie Uko, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Abia State, said Anaba's victory was an eloquent testimony to his leadership qualities and a demonstration of…
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Nigerian Editors Restate Commitment to Defence of Democracy, Press Freedom

Nigerian Editors Restate Commitment to Defence of Democracy, Press Freedom

'...the role of journalism in shaping good governance and democracy has never been more crucial than now' The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has recommitted itself to creating the enabling and sustainable environment that upholds press freedom and protection of journalists’ rights, in order to ensure the sustainability of democracy and good governance. It also said being conscious of its constitutional and social responsibility, its commitment to professionalism will help shape the narratives, influence public opinion, and help forge a society that thrives on transparency, inclusivity, justice and a system of government that is accountable to the citizens. The NGE,…
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Media Stakeholders Demand Involvement In Making of Media Regulatory Framework

Media Stakeholders Demand Involvement In Making of Media Regulatory Framework

Media stakeholders, comprising Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Newspapers Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ, International Press Institute (IPI) and other media-focused groups have recommended the need for industry-wide involvement in the setting up of the structure for a framework for the regulation of journalism practice in the country. The groups therefore recommended a timeline of six weeks for the setting up of the structure for the media regulation for review and take-off. This is contained in a communique at the end of a strategic meeting in Abuja on Thursday and signed by Malam Kabir Yusuf, President,…
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Editors Mourn Emmanuel Yawe

Editors Mourn Emmanuel Yawe

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed shock, sadness and a deep sense of loss over the death of one of its dedicated members and veteran journalist, Mr. Emmanuel Yawe, who died in his sleep last Thursday, March 10, 2022. An editor's editor, trainer and mentor to many of the Editors on the seat today, Yawe, until his demise, was also the National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF. A statement from the NGE, signed by its President, Mustapha Isah, and General Secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren, recalled how the late Yawe remained a committed member of the Guild…
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Russia’s Media Decry Western ‘hysteria’ Over Ukraine

Russia’s Media Decry Western ‘hysteria’ Over Ukraine

As fear of a Russian invasion of Ukraine builds in the West, Russia’s usually propaganda-heavy media has been curiously quiet. For the most part, most Russians see the upbeat of events in Ukraine as "hysteria" induced by the West, most especially the US. On recent TV news bulletins, the crisis – which has seen Russia mass around 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border amid widespread fears of an invasion – is rarely given top billing. On Tuesday night, the Ukraine situation was relegated to fourth place in the nightly news broadcasts on Russia’s three main TV channels. Instead, broadcasters led…
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18 party outfits so good you won’t flake on plans

18 party outfits so good you won’t flake on plans

Fun, as you might imagine, was not how I would describe this adventure. Awesome? Yes. Fun? No. N.O. No way. But would I do it again? If I could rewind to that moment when the alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. to throw on clothes, grab our packs and trek up that mountain, would I? You bet your buttons I would. Here’s lives at the intersection of fun and scary. One of my companions summed the whole experience up perfectly. He leaned back in his chair at dinner that night, shrimp taco in hand, “These are the kinds of experiences…
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