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Dele Giwa (16 March 1947 – 19 October 1986) was a Nigerian journalist, editor, and founder of Newswatch magazine. He was murdered when he opened the package with a bomb at his Ikeja , Lagos residence on October 19, 1986.
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 (1947–1986), journalist, editor and founder of Newswatch magazine Dele Momodu (b. 1960), journalist/publisher, businessman and motivational speaker Dotun Adebayo (b. 1960), British radio presenter, writer and publisher
Dele Momodu publisher, writer/journalist; entrepreneur, CEO of Ovation International magazine; George Noah (born 1957) journalist and former state official; Benneth Nwankwo (born 1995) photographer, film director, talk show host; Cornelia O'Dwyer talk show host; Femi Oke journalist and television presenter; former CNN International television ...
Dele Giwa (39) was a Nigerian journalist, editor and founder of Newswatch magazine who was killed by a mail bomb in his Lagos home on 19 October 1986. [155] The murder has never been solved. Chaim Weiss (15) was a yeshiva student who was found bludgeoned to death in his dormitory bedroom in Long Beach, New York on 1 November 1986.
Dele Giwa, 39, Nigerian journalist, founder of Newswatch magazine, assassinated. [76] Leon Henderson, 91, American economist, administrator of the Office of Price Administration. [77] Stanley Lebowsky, 59, American composer and conductor (Chicago, Jesus Christ Superstar). [78] Oldřich Lipský, 62, Czechoslovakian film director and screenwriter.
At onset, the company attracted talent from the Daily Times such as Dele Giwa, who was appointed editor of Sunday Concord, Henry Odukomaiya, a previous editor at the Daily Times, Ray Ekpu, a member of the editorial board and later co-founder of Newswatch, and Doyin Aboaba also of the Times. [7]
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