In its statement of claim, the NUJ alleged that Ogunsola had assaulted Uwalaka on August 9, 2012 at the premises of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja
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Olagoke, who is also the Commander of the Order of Melchizedek, made this remarks at the commencement of annual press week of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Oyo State council
Three journalists, Kafayat Odunsi, Adolphus Okonkwo and Tunde Oluwanike, died on August 2 while on an official trip
According to the statement, Madu-West, who hailed from Owerri, Imo, State, had practised journalism for 31 years in Kano
The Chairman, Sokoto North Local Government Area, Alhaji Abdullahi Hassan, said that the gesture was part of efforts to alleviate the sufferings of the inmates
According to him, the union plans to sue the management of a newspaper organisation over alleged unpaid salaries, to demonstrate NUJ’s commitment to the welfare of its members
He described the unionists as hardworking and selfless, the virtues he said were proven by the circumstances of their deaths and the encomiums that trailed the incident
In a statement by his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Aniekan Umanah, the governor prayed that “God will grant repose to the souls of the departed triumvirate in the journalism sector, Pastor Tunde Oluwanike of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Ibadan, Adolphus Okonkwo of the Voice of Nigeria and Kafayat Odunsi of the Nigeria Television Authority
The Chief Medical Director of LAUTECH, Prof. Femi Fadiora, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Osogbo that the nine journalists were now out of danger list
“The congress shares in this pain and earnestly identifies with the families of the bereaved and journalists throughout the country
It also extended its best wishes for a speedy recovery to all those who were injured in the accident
The journalists were involved a ghastly auto crash in Ilesha, Osun state last weekend while traveling for official assignment
This was contained in a statement signed on Sultan’s behalf by Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Secretary-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, on Sunday
Kalu, in a statement issued on his behalf by his Special Adviser, Oyekunle Oyewumi, in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he is as a part of the African Union Election Observer Mission, said the late newsmen demonstrated uncommon commitment to their profession and welfare of their colleagues by attending a meeting in Abuja that was solely to consider the welfare of members of the NUJ
He said: ” I received with shock and sadness the death of your colleagues through a ghastly motor accident in Ilesa, Osun State
Three of the 13 occupants, Kafayat Odunsi of the Nigerian Television Authority, Adolphus Okonkwo of the Voice of Nigeria and Tunde Oluwanike of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, died on the spot
Fayemi said the untimely death of the NUJ chiefs has cast a thick pall of mourning on the media and all lovers of vibrant journalism and free press, which contributed immensely to the democracy being enjoyed in the country
Ahmed, in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, said the death of the journalists while pursuing enhanced welfare for their colleagues, has yet denied Nigeria the services of the vibrant Nigerians who could have made meaningful contributions to the national process of promoting freedom of speech and democratic values in the country through the pen
In a condolence message issued by the Chairman of the association, Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun, on Saturday, the MMPN said it was painful to have lost such dedicated colleagues in a callous way
Threatening to invite the attention of anti-graft agencies into the matter, the NUJ warned that all the deductions, which have been allegedly diverted by IPPIS, must be refunded immediately, else it would be compelled to take legal actions