The Politics of Chinua Achebe's Passage March/April 2013In his lifetime Chinua Achebe had the honour of being one of the f o u n d i n g f a t h e r s o f contemporary Nigerian literature; indeed the progenitor of the modern African novel. His first novel, Things fall apart, published in 1958, received warm applause as it signalled a new way of looking at Africa. Set in Eastern Nigeria it celebrated the clash of cultures of an African village community in transition under colonial rule and the tragic circumstances of the protagonist, Okonkwo, who faced...
2012 Media Review
Medical Miracle and a New Life for Matthew November 2012At seven years old, one cannot say life has been kind to Matthew Ndik. He is a sickle cell carrier, but what made his case pathetic, is the fact that he was struck by a life-threatening stroke at that young age. His parents had given up hope believing he would not live long. Yet, a miracle came their way. Today, the young boy has been given a new life. Thanks to a group of medical personnel at UBTH. He no longer has sickle cell and he is on the way to...
2011 Media Review
2010 Media Review
What a year! December 2010As the year 2010 draws to a close, it is a fitting time to reflect on what the year has meant for the media and the Nigerian society, using some developments in our politics, sports, and within the media itself as references. The year started on a note of uncertainty for the country's political direction. President Umar Yar'Adua's illness and its management was the most defining occurrence; it threatened the country's existence and almost rubbished our democratic experiment as insecurity fuelled by the greed of a tiny power clique and thinly disguised ethnic considerations conspired to...
2009 Media Review
Another journalist killed October 2009The five visitors made an early morning call, on Sunday, September 20, at about 6.52am when decent people prepared for church. It was a festive day when Muslims were preparing for the eid prayers signifying the end of their Ramadan month-long fasting. They dressed in two-piece billowing robes as if they Muslim faithful but theirs was an unholy mission. The merchants of death drove their white Toyota Camry to No 9, Oyeniji Street, Egbeda, a suburb of Lagos. One man first entered the compound, ordering “the landlady, who was just opening her shop that morning, the...
2008 Media Review
A night of resounding SUCCESS December 2008The 17th presentation of the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) on November 30, 2008 was a resounding success. For the 200 quests at the venue, it was an unforgettable moment. The banquet hall of the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, venue of the presentation, was packed with media professionals, media scholars, decision makers, consumer of media messages and other distinguished professionals. They had all turned out to witness what has become synonymous with rewarding excellence in media practice. .....Read More Picking the winners October/November 2008Looking back, John Momoh, chief operating officer of Channels TV,...
2007 Media Review
JUDGES - At The Core of Media Awards November/December 2007They are the undaunted professionals; trusted, tested and true. Men and women with more than twenty years experience in media practice, who willingly answer calls to better the Nigerian media even when those calls are not convenient. On this occasion of the 16th DAME Retreat in September, they had just surmounted the notorious traffic hold-up of Victoria Island to gather in the distant but serene environment of the Peninsular Resort, Ajah to consider the reports of the sub-committees set up earlier to assess submitted entries for the awards. They are judges...
2006 Media Review
The Media and Academia Honour Uyo August 2006The state of journalistic writing in Nigeria came under focus on August 2, 2006 in Lagos, when Diamond Publications Limited, publishers of Media Review, presented to the public, ‘Rite It Right: Analysis of Writing Errors in Nigerian Media .....Read More BANKS and their New LOOK July 2006The recently concluded consolidation exercise in the banking sector by the apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expectedly led to the need to consolidate the names and logos of allied parties. As the mergers were being effected, re-branding and re-packaging became imperative.....Read More How...
2005 Media Review
Honour for Jose @ 80 December 2005There is a lot that our colleagues of the pen can learn from the life of Alhaji Babatunde Jose, OFR, distinguished journalist and astute media manager, who clocked 80 December 13. Although he retired from journalism 29 years ago, when most of our leading editors today were just entering secondary .....Read More 14TH DAME An historic Outing November 2005The 14th presentation of the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) was celebrated in a spectacular style. It was the first time in 14 years that the ceremony would hold outside Lagos. For Abeokuta, which hosted...
2004 Media Review
At last, recognition for the media December 2004The 2004 national honours list, released to the public October 14, is one full of surprises. The list or rather the names on the list, no doubt, is a conversation starter any day. And the conversations have started already. But not withstanding the various debates the names are generating, December 16 will see 194 deserving Nigerians and foreign nationals queue up to receive their awards and medals from President Olusegun Obasanjo. .....Read More 13th DAME November 2004It was excitement, fun, excellence and innovation throughout the three and half-hours the ceremony lasted. Venue was...