Obasanjo said this while playing host to members of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ogun State Chapter at his hilltop residence in Abeokuta
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The lingering labour dispute at the FM station, operated by the Bayelsa State Government, reached a climax on February 22 when the General Manager reportedly flogged four union leaders at their duty posts
It was gathered that the entire occupants of the ill-fated 18 seater bus were heading to Imeko headquarters of the church for a retreat
The NUJ made the condemnation in a resolution adopted after its congress in Yenagoa, vowing that it had resolved to tackle the issue head-long
The protest took place on Monday
The Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists had filed the suit on behalf of the Badagry-based journalist seeking the enforcement of his fundamental human rights to life, freedom of expression and the press
Justice Abdulaziz Anka of Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos had on February 23, 2017 adjourned ruling
The Chairman of the Council, Deji Elumoye, said it was regrettable that the council lost three colleagues
The Nite will also afford NUJ members the opportunity to pay tribute to their fallen colleagues, while clerics will be on hand to offer prayers for the repose of the soul of the deceased
The Acting Secretary of the Council, Alfred Odifa, who represented the Chairman of the Council, Deji Elumoye, made the call during a condolence visit to the family of late Segun Agbolade, popularly known as Effisy, a maritime journalist
The Lagos NUJ Chairman, Deji Elumoye, in a tribute on Monday said Adinoyi-Ojo’s experience as a quintessential journalist will be missed
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that staff on morning duty noticed that the transmission station was shut down and reported the incident to both management and union leaders
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Alhaji AbdulWaheed Odusile, gave the charge when he led leaders of the Union in Zone B on a courtesy visit to Oonirisa in his palace
The chairman said this while addressing Zaria-based correspondents in Zaria
Elumoye told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that due to financial constraints, the council could only insure 50 this year as against the 250 insured in 2016
The GM said it was his knowledge of karate that saved him from being beaten up by the unionists
On Thursday, Justice Abdulaziz Anka said he would deliver his ruling on an application by the plaintiff, seeking to introduce oral evidence in the suit as well as applications of defence counsel
Deji Elumoye, the Chairman of the council, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos that the union had set up a committee to tackle the problem
The council made the condemnation in a communiqué issued on Thursday at the end of its monthly state congress in Calabar
This followed an emergency meeting of the union held at the NUJ secretariat in Gusau