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As WSCIJ Unveils “Who Leads The Newsroom and News?” By Halimah Olamide Newsrooms that reflect the society makes newspapers stronger. This was the submission of the former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian, Mr. Emeka Izeze as he spoke at the unveiling of the latest report by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalsim, Who Leads the Newsroom and News? Izeze, who is also the boss of Frontfoot Media, spoke just as other media industry captains discussed the male-female parity in newsrooms and the effect of editorial coverage. Izeze recalled how at The Guardian, the company became more intentional in…

By Femi Alabi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that for All Progressive Congress APC seeking to allocate President Tinubu’s statutory duties to State Governors, the APC has admitted that it foisted on Nigerians an incompetent President who cannot guarantee security and whose administration has devastated the country’s national economy resulting in extreme hunger, The PDP in a statement on it’s official X handle signed by Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity Secretary of PDP slammed APC and the Federal Government for attacking State governors elected on the platform of the PDP for speaking out against the failures of President…

A don, Prof. Olufemi Ajayi, says the Federal Government must revamp all the nation’s river basins to encourage all-year-round farming to increase production and curb food inflation in the country. Ajayi of the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. He said majority of the facilities at the river basins had been abandoned for too long, thereby becoming obsolete. He said the government must re-invigorate the nation’s river basins to produce food all-year-round, saying is…

The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) in collaboration with the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria(PCN) have sealed off 1,321 medicine stores for operating illegally in Kano. Mr Francis Ononiwu, the Director Investigation and Enforcement NAFDAC, made this known while addressing newsmen on Monday in Kano. He said the joint operations took place on Saturday and Sunday Feb.17 and Feb.18. He said the stores were located in the Malam ealed Kato Square,Niger Street and Sabon Gari Market Kano. “The enforcement action was to ensure medical dealers relocate to Coordinated wholesale centre(CWC) in Dangwauro, along Zaria Road Kano. “This…

By Halimah Olamide A nine year old lion has killed a zoo technologist at the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife on Osun State on Monday. News of the lion attack went viral on campus as many wondered whether the lion broke the zoo fence. it was later found that the lion had killed one of the technologists of the zoo Mr. Bode Olawuyi who according to statement from the university has been taking care of the lion since birth 9 years ago. A statement by the university said the Bice Chancellor Prof Bamire hurriedly ended a meeting that was going…

By Kamil Opeyemi There was confusion at the Zone area of Abuja Monday afternoon as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission invaded the Zone 4 area where Bureau De Change operators transact business. It was gathered that the commissions officials had arrived at about 4pm on Monday and made efforts to raid the place and arrest some of the operators.There was however resistance by the operators who insisted that none of their members would be taken away from the scene. The scene became tense as physical attacks ensued leading to some of the armed members of the operatives…

By Femi Alabi Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of a notorious criminal Gift David Okpara aka 2Baba. The Command on it’s official X handle noted that 2Baba died as a result of injuries he sustained during gun battle between him and special tactical operations, comprising of Nigeria Police Force, Airforce and Nigeria Secu rity and Civil Defence Corps. Recall that Superintendent Bako Angbashim former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada division was ambushed and captured by the 2 Baba led gang in Odiemudie community, Ahoada East LGA of the State in September 2023. He was taken…

By Femi Alabi One of Nigeria’s foremost comedians, Seyi Law has asked President Bola Tinubu to imagine what a great protest it would be for Nigerians to troop into the streets because of hunger, insecurity and inability to afford basic amenities of live. The comedian who claimed to be an ardent supporter of Tinubu in an open letter to the president said he could not imagine what the protest will be like and him joining such procession. Seyi noted that he is aware that the President is not new to the complexity of governance in Nigeria and truly hope Tinubu…

The Nigerian naira fell to record lows on both the official and unofficial markets on Monday, while stocks posted their biggest one-day fall in more than a year, as jittery investors sold off local assets. The currency dropped to 1,712 naira per dollar in late trades on the official market and to around the same level on the unofficial market after extending losses. Africa’s largest economy has been experiencing crippling dollar shortages that have pushed its currency to record lows, though central bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso has said that foreign exchange liquidity is improving. The latest fall on the currency…

By Femi Alabi The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) Abuja zone, on Monday said no fewer than 46 academics lost their lives in universities under the Abuja zone. ASUU lamented the death of its members owing to Economic hardship in the country alongside poor remuneration of academics and unfavourable working conditions. The union identified the Universities in Abuja zone where members had died as the University of Abuja, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State University, Nasarawa, and the Ibrahim Babaginda University, Lapai. The union said it recently lost an eminent Professor of Fisheries, Johnson Oyero,…