The Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals in Nigeria (ACSPN) has called for alternative funding model for media organisations in the country to enhance professionalism and financial autonomy. Dr Jude Ogbodo, a member of ACSPN and lecturer at the Department of Mass Communication, Ebonyi State University, made the appeal in an interview on Saturday in Abuja. Ogbodo said politicians were in the habit of cowing journalists into servile partisanship. According to him, such practice erodes editorial independence and reduces the media as mere instrument for political vendetta. Ogbodo said his research alongside Dr Obinna Ugbo of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, and…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Miyetti Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has announced the death of Abubakar Abdullahi, also known as Danbardi, the association’s Chairman in Lere local government area of Kaduna state. The association announced this in a statement by its National Secretary, Othman Ngelzarma, and made available to newsmen on Saturday, in Abuja, saying that the deceased, aged 58, was killed by kidnappers on Friday. “The death of Abubakar brings to five the number of MACBAN officials killed either by bandits, kidnappers or cattle rustlers this year across the country”, the statement said. Ngelzarma stated that Abdullahi’s lifeless body was found by the…
The Governing Council of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has approved the appointments of Rabiu Samaila as the substantive registrar of the institution and Mohammed-Bello Gurin as the new bursar. Auwal Umar, Director, Public Affairs Directorate of the university, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Friday in Zaria. The tenure of the former Registrar, Abdullahi Kundila expired on June 2. The statement said that the appointments of the two principal officers were approved by the Joint Council/Senate Selection Board at its meeting held on September 17. “Both appointments take effect from when they assume duties. Each of…
The Nigeria Coalition for Youths in Politics (YIP) on Saturday threw its weight behind the choice of Sen. Sani Musa, as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to a statement issued in Abuja by Olusegun Oshaji, Director-General of YIP, the group’s choice of Sani is a collective decision to help sustain the legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration under the auspices of the APC. “We believe Sen. Musa remains the man to sustain President Buhari’s legacy and kick-start a new direction of electing officials that will consolidate on the numerous achievements of the party. “Revival of…
The federal government says it will appeal against the judgment of an Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion in damages against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Department of State Services (DSS) for the purported invasion of Sunday Adeyemo’s residence by the DSS on July 1. The court sitting in Ibadan had awarded the amount in a fundamental human rights suit brought by the self-styled Yoruba nation activist, Adeyemo, also known as Igboho, against the defendants for the invasion of his residence in the Soka area of the Oyo state capital. The AGF, Mr Abubakar Malami…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday said it recorded two more deaths from the rampaging Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its official website on Saturday morning. The additional 337 COVID-19 infections recorded on Friday represented a decrease from the 601 cases reported on Thursday. The NCDC pointed out that while 9,094 patients were still down with the disease, 189,608 others have been discharged so far. The centre noted that 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reported the 337 new cases. “Lagos reported 142, Rivers (32), Edo (30), Delta…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, Air Force and other security agencies have rescued Maj. Christopher Datong, the officer abducted at the permanent site of Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, on August 24. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Col Ezindu Idimah, said in a statement issued in Kaduna that the officer was rescued in the late hours of Friday, September 17. He said the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs had earlier issued a directive after the abduction of the officer, that he be rescued and his abductors, fished out. The spokesperson said sequel…
Uche Edochie, son of Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie has said that he spent over N6 million to treat COVID-19 virus at an isolation treatment facility in Gbagada in Lagos. Edochie took to his Instagram page @ucheedochie to share and announce his recovery experience. He stated that the facility where he was treated charged him N350,000 per day and was there for twelve days before being moved to First Cardiology Centre in Ikoyi for lung and heart rehabilitation. The total cost of his treatment had exceeded N6 million, he said, adding that many people died of the virus because of…
The Deji and Paramount Ruler of Akure Kingdom, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi Odundun II, has been congratulated on his appointment as the Chairman, Ondo State Council of Obas. Osolo of Isolo Community under the Deji-led kingdom, Edward Kolawole Adejoyegbe Adewole, Osalade II, issued the congratulatory message in Isolo Thursday copy of which was obtained by The DEFENDER. In the short WhatsApp message titled, “CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT OUR MAJESTIC ROYAL FATHER”, Osolo Adewole described the Deji’s new appointment as well deserved. He said: “Your appointment as the Chairman Council of Obas in Ondo State is not a surprise. It is…
Mr Paul Allen Oche, an author, has filed an appeal against the ruling of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, over alleged N1.5 billion copyright infringement claims against the Nigerian Breweries. The ruling was delivered by Justice Binta Nyako in a suit filed against the Nigerian Breweries Plc on Friday in Abuja over his intellectual literary work. The appellant, through his lawyer Barr Ricklson Igelige said the law required the owner of a literary work to register the copyright before it could be clothed with locus standi to sue for infringement. Oche had in his suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/145/2019 accused…