The Director General, National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Mr Charles Ebuebu, has pledged to create a platform where issues affecting the broadcasting industry would be discussed. He said this during a meeting himself alongside the Board of Management of the Commission, held with members of the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON), led by the Vice Chairman,…
Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has responded to being declared wanted by Nigerian security authorities, describing it as the cost he must bear for speaking the truth. Hundeyin, who has been at the forefront of exposing sensitive matters through his investigative journalism, stated that this latest move is just one of many attempts by the…
The management of Television Continental, TVC, has announced Olugbenga Olusesan Oresegun, as the new main anchor of the programme Journalists’ hangout on TVC News. As a Mass Communication graduate from the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta in Ogun State, Olugbenga Olusesan Oresegun is driven and well-prepared to excel in this new role as the anchor of…
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…
The Director General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace, has frowned at the disdainful manner most Nigerians are treated abroad. Ndace said such poor treatment meted out to Nigerians was no longer acceptable, disclosing that his organisation was poised to positively change the narratives with its good story telling about the country….
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…
Veteran Broadcaster and legal practitioner, Barr. Steve Alabi has been elected as the new Olosi of Osi in Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti state. Barr. Steve Alabi’s emergence as the new Olosi of Osi Ekiti was contained in a statement by the Osi Progressives Union, OPU, congratulating the Oba-elect and other stakeholders. He will…
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…
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,…
Sacked BBC presenter Jermaine Jenas has revealed he cannot sleep and is ‘like a zombie’ after admitting to sending ‘inappropriate texts’ to two co-workers. The former footballer was sacked from his presenting roles on The One Show and Match Of The Day after junior staffers raised concerns over his behaviour. And Jenas now fears for…
