Former NBC DG, Prof Armstrong marks 60th birthday, launches Six Books to Promote Journalism

By Abubakar Yusuf.       The former Director General, Nigeria Broadcasting Commission NBC , Professor Armstrong Idachaba who clocked 60 years has launched six books to promote journalism practice in Nigeria.   The two events was held at Chida Hotel Abuja on Saturday, June ,16 to mark the occasion.   Professor Armstrong Idachaba was prominent while holding forth at NBC having fought Endsars protesters in Nigeria, Twitter ban, political hate speech and misinformation on COVID, the dreaded world ravaged ailement that shook the world to standstill with lockdown.  …

I never brutalized MC Murphy at party -K1

Fuji musician,Wasiu Olasunkanmi Marshal, popularly known as K1 de Ultimate,has denied reports making rounds that he beat up broadcaster, Wole Sorunke who is more known on Radio as MC Murphy at the 60th birthday party of Oba Abdulfatai Akamo,the Olu of Itori in Ewekoro, Ogun State, last Thursday evening. Recalled that broadcasters under the aegis of Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria,(FIBAN), had a press conference, on Friday, alleged that the Fuji super star beat up the broadcaster at the party. The FIBAN had also called on the Alaafin…

Lawan Greets ThisDay Publisher, Obaigbena At 60

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Sunday congratulated Mr Nduka Obaigbena, the publisher of Thisday newspapers and President of Newspaper Proprietors of Nigeria (NPAN) on the occasion of his 60th birthday anniversary. Senate President in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mohammed Isa, noted the contributions of Obaigbena in uplifting the profession of journalism in the country. He said it was significant that in spite of the challenges confronting the media industry which saw to the collapse of many newspapers, Thisday has continued to rise to enviable height. “This…