I have a story to tell the world and most importantly the people of Ile-Ife. About 40 years ago, I was born into the Giesi Ruling House, Ojaja Royal Compound in the ancient city of Ile-Ife. From birth, my life has been a journey; one that I embarked on, saddled with great conscientiousness when I became a responsible father at the age of 19, which shaped and groomed me for greater challenges ahead. To cater for my family as a young father, I became very enterprising with the knack of…
Read MoreDay: 3 November 2015
Group launches Guild Of Online Magazine Publishers
Professional and notable journalists of over 20 years experience came together recently and formed GUILD OF ONLINE MAGAZINES PUBLISHERS. The Guild Of Online Magazines Publishers has come to redefine online journalism in Nigeria with emphasis on core values and investigative journalism. The group is against blackmailers, vilifiers and unprofessionals posing as journalists. Guild Of Online Magazines Publishers is bent on bringing sanity to online journalism in Nigeria which has been saturated by blackmailers and unprofessionals. Guild Of Online Magazines Publishers is keen on constant training of journalists and ready to…
Read More“Why we made Dele Giwa our leader” – Ray Ekpu, says Omeben aborted Dele Giwa’s investigation
The interview, last Wednesday, was to be with Mr Ray Ekpu, one of the four co-founders of the Newswatch magazine and a member of the 2014 National Conference. However, it panned out as a conference interview of sorts with four directors of the company – Ekpu, Yakubu Mohammed, Dan Agbese and Soji Akinrinade in the moderately-furnished office they share at Ikeja. Ekpu was the main interviewee but the others chipped in comments here and there as the chat gathered momentum. In the no holds barred chat, where the quartet could…
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