He took over from John Elaigwu, as the Bureau Chief of VON in Abuja in the early years of the movement to Abuja. Yemi Fakayejo, ‘FAKAS”, was the State House Correspondent then. He gave VON more visibility and presence in the Nation’s capital. The story of the VON Transmission station in Lugbe cannot be completed without the unique inputs of Ben Shemang. Thank you, Oga Ben.
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He trounced ex-Chairman, Qasim Akinreti polling 376 votes against Akinreti’s 65 votes.
According to available information, the journalist died inside the office of Friday morning.
Ajayi, a Deputy Editor-in-Chief with the News Agency of Nigeria and former National Financial Secretary of the NUJ, will slug it out with incumbent Chairman, Dr. Qasim Akinreti, in the September 29 election.
Akinreti made the promise on Tuesday in Ikeja during the launch of his re-election campaign.
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos State Council on Sunday decried the neglect of journalists by government, philanthropists and media owners in their efforts to cushion the effects of COVID-19.
Akinreti made the call at a symposium, tagged: “State of Media and Citizens Freedom in Nigeria,” organised by a consortium of media activists and civil society groups in Ikeja, Lagos
The Chairman of the union, Dr Qasim Akinreti, said in Lagos, that the union sympathised with the National Youths Service Corps and family of the corps member, Owolabi, who was shot on Monday while on duty.
Dr Qasim Akinreti, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists Lagos State Council, made this known to newsmen during a news conference on Friday at the council’s secretariat in Lagos.
The Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has completed work on two books to mark the first year anniversary of the installation of Iba Gani Ige Abiodun Adams as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the aim of the partnership endorsed by the Nigeria Union of Journalists is to empower media professionals in the area of nutrition and health reporting.
Akinreti said there is the need to build a relationship because 2019 general election is crucial to Nigeria and the world and the INEC must assure Nigerians of level playing field
The Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Dr. Qasim Akinreti, has emerged the Director General of the campaigns coordinating committee for the reelection of Abdulwaheed Odusile as the National President of the union.