A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has shown support for Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni. Recall that Rufai, on Monday, Oct. 30, clashed with a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jesutega Onakpasa, over the policies of President Bola Tinubu and the challenging economic situation in the country. A video of the clash went viral as APC supporters berated Oseni, while supporters of the opposition defended him. In a post on Instagram …
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Elizabeth Jessica, the sister of missing Vanguard reporter, Tordue Henry Salem, has expressed sadness over the disappearance of her brother. LIB reported that Salem, a Vanguard Correspondent covering the House of Representatives, was last seen on October 19 leaving the premises of the National Assembly. Efforts to locate his whereabouts since then by his colleagues, relatives and security operatives have proved abortive. On Monday, October 25, members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) stormed the Nigeria Police …
A Nigerian journalist, Steven Kefas has revealed why the mainstream media in Nigeria can’t call bandits terrorists. Sharing his experience while working on a story for a Nigerian media house, Kefas recalled how an editor asked him substitute the word ‘terrorists’ for ‘bandits’ in his report. When he inquired why he should so that, the journalist revealed that the editor told him that the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation reportedly warned them against doing so. Kefas stated that even though terrorists allegedly bombed …
A photojournalist, political activist and author, Linda Tirado, has taken to Twitter to share photos of the last images she captured before police allegedly shot one of her eyes while she was covering the Minnesota protests. Linda who was covering the Minneapolis protests in late May, is now blind in one eye after being struck by a foam bullet. In an interview with CNN on Sunday night, she revealed she had sued the state police, police chief …
Journalist, Kiki Mordi, slammed a fellow journalist, Abiri Jones, today after he attacked a lady for sharing sexy photos of herself online. The lady with the Twitter handle @inyourguts, shared the photos of herself below … Abiri saw the photos and attacked the lady, calling her ugly, shameful and shameless. He also added that such photos encourage violence against women. ”Very Ugly. You’re the ones that encourages violent against women in our society. Look at the level in which …
British journalist Piers Morgan and US president Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani on Thursday morning swore at each other in an explosive clash live on air. Giuliani was appearing on the ITV’s Goodmorning Britain TV show to discuss the ongoing racial tension across the US following the death of George Floyd last week, which sparked Black Lives Matter protests across the US and the world. Piers Morgan was a friend to Trump until he started criticizing Trump over …