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Dele Giwa’s Grave: Sixteen Years After Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi’s Death, Why Is Yakubu Mohammed Trying to Rewrite History?
Today, September 5, 2025, marks sixteen years since Chief Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi (SAN, SAM, GCON) passed away. For many Nigerians, Gani was not just...
Deadly Double‑Tap Strike on Nasser Hospital Claims 15 Lives, Including Four Journalists
On August 25, 2025, Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, one of the region’s largest medical facilities, was struck in a devastating "double‑tap" airstrike that claimed the lives of at least 15 people and injured many others. Naija247news...
Tinubu Administration Accused of Using NBC to Censor Broadcast Media and Suppress Dissent
Naija247news reports that a recent investigative report has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of using the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) as a tool to exert undue control over television and radio programming...
Tributes Pour In as Trailblazing Journalist Doyin Abiola Passes On at 82
LAGOS – Nigeria’s journalism community is mourning the passing of Dr. Doyin Abiola, a pioneering media icon and the first Nigerian woman to serve as editor and editor-in-chief of a national newspaper. She died on...
Amnesty International Urges Nigerian Journalists to Champion Human Rights Reporting for National Unity
Ibadan, July 24, 2025 (Naija247news) — Amnesty International has called on Nigerian journalists to embrace human rights-focused reporting as a critical tool for promoting justice, equity, and national unity, especially in a climate where human...
