Escape with union bus Amaechi Okonkwo, the Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Rivers State, said he was still traumatised from his household’s encounter with robbers who robbed him and his neighbours early Friday. Okokwo told the magazine that despite the precautionary measures he took to stave off trespassers…
How Politicians ‘Hijacked’ NUJ
Whenever Nigerian politicians resort to thuggery, blackmail and vote-buying in elections in Nigeria, journalists usually write about and criticise them to no end. In recent times however, political activity within a member of the very Fourth Estate of the Realm – the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ) indicate that the journalists who supposedly set the…
Benin NBA Demands Apology From Edo State Govt, Sanction of Erring PUWOV Officials over Assault on Peaceful Protesters
The Benin Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has demanded an apology from the Edo State government for what it called a “brazen attack” on some protesters led by Dr. Osagie Obayuwana, human rights activist, and former Attorney General and commissioner for Justice in the state. The NBA also demanded that erring officials of…
Lagos NUJ Mourns Muyiwa Daniel, Veteran Sports Writer
[responsivevoice] The Lagos State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the death of Muyiwa Daniel, a veteran sport writer as shocking. In a statement signed by Adeleye Ajayi the State NUJ Chairman, the union lamented that Daniel died just as hopes were raised that he was going to come out of the…
Falana Threatens Legal Action Against NUJ
Femi Falana, foremost human right activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has warned the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to desist from foisting illegal processing on the union to conduct elections into the elective seats at the Lagos State Council of the union. Falana vowed to sue the NUJ in a petition dated November…
NUJ Bans Media Coverage of Delta State Police Activities
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, has placed a ban on the coverage of all police activities in the state over the unwarranted attack and brutalization of Akpokona Omafuaire, Vanguard Correspondent. In a statement signed by Mike Ikeogwu the chairman of the council, and Patrick Ochei, the Secretary, , the NUJ said:”We are…
NUJ Asks Buhari for Urgent Bailout for Media
The Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ has made a passionate appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari for an urgent intervention on the crisis hitting the media industry. This appeal is contained in a letter to the president dated May 16,2020. In the letter titled “CONVULSIONS IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY” and signed by the National President of…
NGE, NUJ Decry EFCC Raid On The SUN
The Nigerian Guild OF Editors, NGE and THE Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ have condemned the raid on the premises of The Sun Newspaper by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday. The two bodies in separate release warned against the continuation of the increasing attempts by the Commission to gag the press.…
2015: Garba Canvasses for Journalists’ Safety
Mohammed Garba, President, Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called for adequate security for journalists. He said this was necessary in order for journalists to be able to carry out their constitutional role effectively during the 2015 general elections. Garba, made the call on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in Abuja during the 45th meeting of…
NUJ Media Games: TELL Cruises Into Semifinal
Tell Communications Limited football team today recorded another victory at the ongoing NUJ Media Games in Lagos. In a quarter final match at the 2014 Med-View/Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Media Games, the TELL soccer team defeated its opponents from the Federal Ministry of Information by a lone goal scored by Henry Okoutu. That victory…
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