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Newswatch was formed by Nigerian journalists Dele Giwa, Ray Ekpu, Dan Agbese and Yakubu Mohammed in 1984, [2] and the first edition was distributed on 28 January 1985. [3] A 1989 description of the magazine said it "changed the format of print journalism in Nigeria [and] introduced bold, investigative formats to news reporting in Nigeria". [4]
Dele Giwa and fellow journalists Ray Ekpu, Dan Agbese and Yakubu Mohammed founded Newswatch [3] in 1984, and the first edition was distributed on 28 January 1985. [4] A 1989 description of the magazine said it "changed the format of print journalism in Nigeria [and] introduced bold, investigative formats to news reporting in Nigeria". [5]
There were 48 magazines in Nigeria in 2004 most of which were news magazines. [1] Fashion magazines have also printed in the country, but these publications are relatively new. [ 2 ] Glossy women's magazines were first published in the country in the 1990s. [ 2 ]
Kayode Soyinka is the author of Diplomatic Baggage: Mossad and Nigeria – The Dikko Story, published in 1994. [3] [13] The work was about the failed attempt by the Nigerian military regime in 1984 to kidnap and export out of the United Kingdom the former Minister of Transport, Alhaji Umaru Dikko. He is the author of "Born into Journalism ...
Betty Onuh of the Nigerian magazine Newswatch stated "Essentially, it is a story "written and directed by Africans and for Africans."" [1] Eric Frank, Saatchi & Saatchi Africa Network MD, described Critical Assignment as "the largest Pan-African marketing initiative ever undertaken by Guinness Africa and it underscores the transition of both ...
He has given talks several times in Nigerian universities, including Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Ibadan, [13] and University of Lagos. [7] [14] Sam was appointed a member of the Governing Council of the Lagos State University. He has also been a frequent commentator on television and radio shows on contemporary Nigerian issues.
Tell magazine published its first edition on 15 April 1991. All five of the founding editors had worked at Newswatch, where they learned to create in-depth, investigative feature stories. They left that magazine due to low pay and disagreements with senior management, hoping that the new magazine would be more fulfilling.
Nosa Igiebor (born 25 December 1952) is a Nigerian journalist and editor. In 1993, he won the International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists for his magazine Tell 's coverage of Sani Abacha's military rule.