By Aisha Abubakar Mai Agogo The Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has extended support to veteran journalist Lawan Isah Bagwai with the sum of ₦1 million, after fully covering his…
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Kano Veteran Journalist Aliyu Getso Passes On
By Mustapha Salisu Kano veteran journalist, Aliyu Abubakar Getso, has passed away in the early hours of Sunday, leaving behind a legacy of dedication and excellence in journalism. His funeral prayer was…
IPC Protests Arrest, Detention of Publisher Azuka Ogujiuba over Investigative Story
From Umar Dankano, Yola The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has condemned the arrest and detention of the publisher of Media Room Hub, Ms. Azuka Ogujiuba, by the police over a land…
British Journalist Donates Laptops to Chibok Girls at AUN
From Umar Dankano, Yola A British based journalist, Isha Sesay has donated laptops to sixty eight (68) Chibok girls studying at the American University of Nigeria, AUN Yola, Adamawa state. The foreign…
The Unlawful Arrest of Journalist: A Grave Threat to Press Freedom in Kano
The recent arrest of two journalists at the directive of Honorable Commision of Information, Ibrahim Waiya, is an outright assault on press freedom and a clear attempt to silence those who dare…
ASKOJ Condemns Persecution of Journalist Buhari Abba, Demands End to Oppression
The Association of Kano Online Journalists (ASKOJ) condemns the prosecution of one of its members, Mal. Buhari Abba, by the Kano Police Command acting on the instructions of the State Commissioner of…
Kano Government Revokes Accreditation of 14 Journalists
The Kano State Government has revoked the accreditation of 14 journalists covering the government house, effective immediately. Spokesman to the governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa in a message to the affected pressmen, on…
Journalist Calls for Revival of Monthly Sanitation to Curb Disease Outbreaks
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna As Nigeria celebrates National Environmental Sanitation Day on June 28th each year, a tradition that began in 2005 during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure Ibrahim Yakubu, a science and…
What critics of Rufai Oseni don’t know about journalism
By Farooq A. Kperogi A viral, contentious dialogic confrontation between Arise TV’s Rufai Oseni and one Jesutega Onokpasa, identified as a lawyer and “APC chieftain,” on November 30 has once again centralized…
Journalist dies in National Assembly shuttle bus
Tijani Adeyemi, a Senate correspondent for the Tribune Newspaper, died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday, according to reports. Adeyemi boarded one of the National Assembly shuttle buses at the Mopol Gate around…
Kwara Governor orders investigation into journalist’s death
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has urged law enforcement agencies to uncover the circumstances surrounding the tragic demise of 27-year-old journalist, Yusuf Mubaarak, who was reportedly killed in Ilorin, the state’s capital….