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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]
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.
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]
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 1991, Igiebor co-founded the independent news magazine Tell and became its editor-in-chief. [1] Like Igiebor, most of Tell' s journalists came to the magazine from Newswatch , after its editor Dele Giwa was killed by a letter bomb and its editorial policies became consequently less daring.
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.
This tradition firmly established newspapers as a means to advocate for political reform and accountability, roles they continue to fulfill in Nigeria today. Until the 1990s, most publications were government-owned, but private papers such as the Daily Trust , Next , Nigerian Tribune , The Punch , Vanguard and the Guardian continued to expose ...