The Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI) has re-elected Musikilu Mojeed as President and Ahmed I. Shekarau as Secretary for another three-year term. The uncontested election, which took place on Thursday, saw Mojeed, the Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times,…
Tonnie Iredia, Lai Mohammed, DSS DG, EFCC Chairman, to speak at IPI Nigeria conference
Nigeria’s media and security landscape is set to undergo critical examination at the upcoming International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria conference. The high-profile event will bring together key government officials, media practitioners and civil society representatives to address pressing challenges confronting…
Naija Times Publisher Braimah receives University of Roehampton Alumni Award
Ehi Braimah, a distinguished media practitioner, PR expert and publisher/editor-in-chief of Naija Times, an independent and online newspaper, was honoured in London with the prestigious Chancellor’s Alumni Award of the University of Roehampton which has 90,000 global alumni. Braimah, one…
Delta approves ‘Distortion’ by Ejiro Umukoro as literature textbook for schools
LightRay! Media, a leading name in media, journalism and publishing, has announced the approval of the ground-breaking book Distortion by acclaimed international multi-award-winning communications specialist, writer, journalist, trainer and facilitator, Ejiro ‘LadyE’ Umukoro. Umukoro, a recipient of the Distinguished Changemaker…
Azuh Arinze out with journalism book, dedicates it to Dele Giwa, Dimgba Igwe
The publisher/editor-in-chief of YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine, Azuh Arinze is out with a new book. Entitled Anything And Everything Journalism, the 448-page book is dedicated to two of Nigeria’s greatest journalists whose sudden deaths shook the nation, Dele Giwa and Dimgba…
White Scholar interviews The Poet — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
First question: Could you tell me a little about where you grew up and how you came to poetry? I grew up at Onitsha, the famous town of Onitsha Market Literature that sits on the bank of the River Niger. I…
Google touts AI for news, insists journalists can’t be replaced
Google is developing artificial intelligence-enabled tools to help journalists research and write news articles, a development that is likely to rattle nerves across the media industry after years of painful job cuts. Google is working with media outlets, particularly with…
Veteran Journalist, Enahoro, dies at 88
Veteran Nigerian Journalist, Peter Enahoro has died at the age of 88. Enahoro, fondly known by his pen name, Peter Pan, died in London, the United Kingdom on Monday. This was announced in a statement by Nigeria’s foremost female journalist,…
Vietnam jails freelance journalist for 6 years
A prominent Vietnamese journalist who documented protests and human rights violations in the communist-run country was sentenced to six years in jail Wednesday, his lawyer said. Nguyen Lan Thang, an activist and freelance writer who is well-known in Vietnam for…