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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 ]
English Hausa Website. In Hausa. Free : Looks like a content farm but uses bylines, has a fact checking policy and editorial oversight. Newswatch: Business, politics, sports, tech, entertainment Print English Website: Free : Weekly print magazine New Telegraph: Business, politics, sports Website, print English Website: Free
This relationship continued and was strengthened when Giwa and some of his colleagues, Ray Ekpu, Yakubu Mohammed, and Dan Agbese, established Nigeria's news magazine Newswatch, and appointed Kayode, who was then working under the Nigerian journalist and publisher Peter Enahoro as General Editor of Africa Now, the London Bureau Chief.
Upon concluding his tenure in 1991, he assumed the role of consultant librarian within Newswatch, where he later became editor of the celebrated Newswatch's "Who's Who in Nigeria." [5] Between 1999 and 2007, Mr. Osso served as the Special Assistant to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Library, Research, and Documentation.
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 ...
In April 1993, when the magazine featured an interview with retired General Olusegun Obasanjo as its cover story, the government confiscated 50,000 copies of Tell and the staff was forced to go into hiding. They continued to publish as a tabloid, however, becoming "the first of Nigeria’s Guerrilla tabloids of contemporary times". [1]