Journalism

I have in front of me the 396-page book, SEGUN OSOBA: The Newspaper Years. It is the 2011 work by the pair of Mike Awoyinfa and Dimgba Igwe on former newspaperman Osoba who went on to become…

Several intriguing reports and books have been written about the Nigerian civil war by some of the main protagonists, observers and journalists who have given different perspectives and…

Soldiers are said to work and live a selfless life, ready to die for their fatherland (or is it motherland). They fight with the sword, but philosophers say the pen is mightier than the…

I will start this column as I often do, with an anecdote from my childhood. I must have been 12 or 13, and I was on a midterm break from school. I was bored of sitting around in the house…

“West Africa Weekly’s tone and style are markedly different from mainstream news coverage in the country, and this appeals to its audiences.” This was the verdict of British journalist…