Nigerian Media stakeholders including, NPAN Life Patron and former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, Publisher of the Vanguard Newspapers/NPAN…
Browsing: Sam Amuka
The convocation was held on Friday
Amuka gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police.
Owoseni said the 81-year-old publisher was assaulted by the bandits numbering about five, using iron rods and other dangerous weapons on him.
Owoseni said the three robbery suspects were arrested on Wednesday in Lagos State, revealing that they were from Chad Republic
In a statement signed by the Chairman, Comrade Deji Elumoye, and the Assistant Secretary, Comrade Alfred Odifa, the Union called on the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, and the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Fatai Owoseni, to urgently investigate the incident, fish out the perpetrators and bring them to justice
They were said to have dispossessed Amuka, popularly known as Sad Sam, the name of his famous column, of cash and other valuables.
The invaders, who were said to have communicated in Hausa language throughout the operation, arrived at about 1:30am and did not leave until about 5am
Omeri called on media owners and practitioners to wake up to the challenge of the new media in sustaining the credibility and integrity of the mass media as a purveyor of public information in Nigeria
Governor Ambode said his strides towards the growth of the Nigerian press are not only evident in how he has spearheaded his newspaper to enviable heights, but also his stance on political stability, accountability and the rule of law
The Governor noted that the publisher, fondly called “Uncle Sam” by his admirers, is an icon of journalism in Nigeria with his impeccable credentials as a columnist, editor and publisher, spanning over four decades
He said the event “provides an opportunity for me and my family and indeed millions of fellow Nigerians, who have, in the past three decades, been readers of products from media houses with which he has been involved”
Uduaghan, in a statement by Felix Ofou, his Press Secretary, also expressed condolences with arts journalists and the Nigerian arts community on the death of one of their prominent member
Alhaji Odunewu, an indigene of Ikorodu in Lagos State, died on Thursday at St Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, at the age of 85