Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, on Monday, described the death of Uyai Ekpu, wife of the veteran journalist as a great loss to the Ekpu family.
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Ekpu disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.
When I chose Mass Communications over Medicine, it was because I had been so impacted by the Nigerian Chronicle published by the Cross River State Newspaper Corporation, Calabar, that hanging a stethoscope around my neck lost its appeal. My father loved it and through him, I got ‘familiar’ with names like Nelson Etukudo, Ray Ekpu, Martins Usenekong, Antigha Bassey, Clement Ebri, Etim Amin and Signor Tofu (pen name for Elder Onofiok Ufot, multi-talented father of advertising great, Udeme Ufot, who at the time, was registrar of the University of Calabar), all great writers of the time.
President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of goodwill to veteran journalist and celebrated columnist, Ray Ekpu, on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
One day in the mid-1970s, an audacious young man walked into the South Eastern State Library in Calabar and had his destiny redirected.
He kept faith for almost 20 years. His last outing was on the Friday before his passage last week. Fidelity to your art and calling. That was what the man displayed till his last breath. And it showed that his mental faculties remained ever young and virile.
Now he wants to throw all of that honour away in a gamble that is likely to be more futile than fruitful. Dr Goodluck Jonathan, don’t
He made the call at a Colloquium with the theme: “Fake News and Hate Speech,” held at the National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja on Tuesday
Gabriel Akinadewo, Steve Nwosu and Eze Anaba emerged as Standing Committee members for the West
Many analysts think Mr Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, made a wise choice by picking Mr Peter Obi as his running mate. I think so too considering the poor shape of our economy today.
He is indeed one of the most inspirational figures in modern Nigerian journalism, along with his colleagues at the Newswatch magazine
I have admired Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, the Minister of Finance, from a distance. She speaks English the way the Queen of England speaks even though she seems to add a bit of cockney accent to it. She is good with figures which I am not good at which
Many of the attendees, who defied an early morning rain in parts of the city to be part of the occasion, had words of praise and commendation for the late sports enthusiast who died on May 30, 2018 at the age of 60
He took it and as he was trying to hold it in his hand firmly, Abacha who had been eyeing the coveted prize greedily grabbed it in 1994. He immediately increased the price of petroleum products
The convocation was held on Friday
This was contained in a statement signed by all the former Directors: Ray Ekpu, Dan Agbese, Yakubu Mohammed and Soji Akinrinade
Fagbenle has paid his dues and his candour and humanity shine brighter and brighter. If 70 is the new 60, why should he keep his pledge to go backstage and stay backstage. He should make yet another cameo appearance as “Pundit Emeritus”
Ekpu made the assertion in Lagos at a public presentation of a Book titled: “My Dialogue With Nigeria,” written by Lieutenant General Alani Akinrinade (retd), at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos
The theme of the convention is: “A Nation in Recession: Whither the Nigerian Media?”
Giwa, the founding Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine, was killed through a parcel bomb at his Ikeja, Lagos State residence on October 19, 1986