TWO NEWSMEN KIDNAPPED

Gunmen have abducted Abdulgafar Alabelewe and Abdulraheem Aodu, journalists with The Nation and Blueprint newspapers respectively, in Kaduna. The abduction occurred on Saturday at Danhonu community, in the Millennium City area of Kaduna, around 10pm. Alabelewe, chair of the correspondents’ chapel of the Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ), was abducted alongside his wife and two children….

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DBN, A TRAIL BLAZER

Degue Broadcasting Network also known as DBN Television was incorporated in Nigeria in 1986 by Mr. Osa Sonny Adun and started its broadcasting in 1995 a year before the Nigerian Government deregulated the broadcast media. Degue Broadcasting Network (DBN) was founded in the United States of America in 1984 and the same year performed a…

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MINISTER REAFFIRMS PRESS FREEDOM

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for journalists, highlighting that a free press is essential for a thriving democracy. Idris stated this during Wednesday’s book presentation of ‘Writing for Media and Monetising It’ by the Senior Vice Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Leadership…

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BROADCASTER WITH FRESH FM DIES

Popular Osun broadcaster, Taiwo Kekere Ekun, has passed away. She worked with Fresh FM Osogbo before her death. Taiwo Kekere was known for her charismatic and eloquent presentation of newspaper reviews in Yoruba, which earned her recognition both within and outside Osun State. She was a graduate of Mass Communication from Osun State Polytechnic, Iree….

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