KANO JOURNALIST GRANTED BAIL

A magistrate court in Kano has granted N1 million bail to Muktar Dahiru, a journalist, accused of making a Facebook post considered “insulting” to Abba Yusuf, governor of the state. Dahiru, who works with Pyramid FM Kano, a radio station managed by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), was arrested last week Thursday. The…

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CLOSE-UP ON FEMI LASODE

Obafemi Lasode is a Nigerian veteran musician, film director and producer, songwriter, music producer, and playwright. He is the chief executive officer of Even-Ezra Nigeria Limited, the stable that produced an award-winning movie titled Sango in 1997. Obafemi Bandele Lasode was born on 4 December 1955 in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria…

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OLADOKUN: PROFILE OF A MEDIA STRATEGIST

Victor Oladokun (born Victor Bandele Oladokun) is a British-Nigerian journalist, broadcaster and communications strategist. He was the director of communication and external relations at the African Development Bank Group AFDB where he is credited with transforming the bank’s communication strategy, elevating the institution’s regional and global profile. Oladokun currently serves as the senior advisor to…

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THE REGULATORS 4

Late Mallam Yaya Abubakar, was a prominent broadcaster from Bauchi in Bauchi state, North central Nigeria. An alumni of University of Lagos, his foray into Broadcasting saw him rising to the managerial positions at the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA Bauchi in the 1980s and NTA Network in the 1990s. As a manager and broadcast strategist,…

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