OBITUARY: Yakubu Mohammed, co-founder of Newswatch who midwifed creation of Kogi state.
The heavy clicking of the typewriter keys from the glory days of the 1980s has...
YAKUBU MOHAMMED’S ADMIRABLE LEGACY DELIVERED BY RAY EKPU AT A TRIBUTE SESSION IN HIS FAVOUR ON APRIL 30, 2026
When my friend, colleague and brother, Yakubu Mohammed died some weeks ago I wrote a column that was published in...
The death of Dele Giwa, by IBB Part II (Questions and Answers)
Q.General, earlier on, you explained to us that one of the reasons that led to the decision to annul the...
The Death of Dele Giwa by IBB
ON OCTOBER 19, 1986, the charismatic and famous journalist Dele Giwa was killed by a parcel bomb that was delivered...
MY LAST MOMENT WITH DELE GIWA
-by nyaknnoAbasi Osso Whenever I recall the circumstances that led to the death of Dele Giwa, the painful memory torments,...
Reflections of a Pioneer: Dele Olojede on Journalism, Nigeria, and the Future of Sustainable Media
Olojede believes that young people should be the ones trying to recreate such ambitious journalism enterprises:
THE ARTICLES THAT FREED FELA – DELE OLOJEDE
Long before global recognition came his way, Olojede was already proving that journalism, when done with intelligence and courage, could...
THE FIRST AFRICAN TO WIN THE PULITZER PRIZE: DELE OLOJEDE.
Prior to Newsday, Olojede was a reporter at the National Concord Newspaper in Lagos, Nigeria from 1982-84, and a founding staff...
THE RAY EKPU Interview: World Exclusive!
At Newswatch, we taught our writers “new journalism” – write non-fiction as if it is fiction: bring quotes, conversation, humour....
Dele Giwa: Alive in Words, By Sam Akpe
His death signalled an increase in organised death sentences against journalists across the world. With tears in our eyes, let’s...
Remembering Dele Giwa…by Kunle Ajibade
"Frequently, old writings in journalism fade or lose their effect. But Giwa’s wonderful writings, after several seasons of rereading, have...