OBITUARY: Yakubu Mohammed, co-founder of Newswatch who midwifed creation of Kogi state
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From Sunday Times (Nigeria), April 8, 1979.
About the Dele Giwa Journalism Research Centre.
The Dele Giwa Journalism Research Centre (DGJRC) is a digital archive and knowledge platform established to honor the life, intellect, and legacy of Dele Giwa—one of Nigeria’s most brilliant and courageous journalists.
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