Adejuwon Soyinka
Adejuwon Soyinka was former Deputy General Editor, TELL Magazine and Editor, www.tell.ng, the online publication of TELL Communications Limited
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in UncategorizedA Toast To A Visionary
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others” – Jonathan Swift He means different things to different persons. To some, he is one stubborn Owu man, who wears a trademark long cap. To others, he is one daring governor who […] More
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Journalists More Endangered Worldwide
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Washington D.C Faced with arrests and censorship by governments, kidnapped and murdered by terrorists and other non-state forces and sometimes compelled to report falsehoods by wealthy owners of private media, journalists face a more worrisome future “Paradoxically, in a time of seemingly unlimited […] More
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Boko Haram’s Impact on Education Is Horrendous -Spokesman, UN Secretary General
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, has described the long term impact of the kidnap of school girls by members of the Boko Haram sect in Nigeria as a horrendous damage on girl-child education. Dujarric stated this on Monday while hosting […] More
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U.S. Marks World Press Freedom Day
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As the World celebrates the World Press Freedom Day, on Sunday, the United States government has paid special honor to the importance of media freedom, which it described as a crucial element of freedom of expression. In a statement issued to commemorate the […] More
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Boko Haram: Why Military Solution Is Not Enough
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Beyond the recent successes recorded by the Nigerian military against the Boko Haram sect, Dr. Raymond Gilpin, Academic Dean, Africa Center for Security Studies, U.S. Department of Defense, has said that one of the major positives coming out of Nigeria is the fact […] More
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Why Nigeria and Africa’s Economy Will Slow Down
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Washington DC The World Bank has said that Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth will slow down in 2015 amid falling commodity prices. This was disclosed in the April 2015 edition of Africa’s Pulse, a World Bank publication that provides an analysis of issues shaping Africa’s […] More
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in Big StoryGlobal Press Freedom Declines As Nigeria Ranks ‘Partly Free’
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Washington D.C Global press freedom has declined in 2014 to its lowest levels across the world while Nigeria was identified as “partly free” for the media. This was disclosed in the Freedom of the Press 2015 report released in Washington D.C, U.S. on […] More
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in Big Story‘US-Nigeria Trade Balance Improving’
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Washington – USA David Gilmour, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State has said that the balance of trade between the United States and Nigeria is increasing but could be better. “There is a lot of technical assistance going […] More
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in Big StoryINEC Postpones Elections to March 28 and April 11
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the rescheduling of the 2015 Presidential elections to March 28 while that of Governorship and State House of Assembly has been shifted to April 11. Jega cited security concerns […] More
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Why Jega Is Yet To Brief The Media
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow First, it was billed for 5pm but now the much-awaited press conference of Professor Attahiru Jega, national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is said to be expected “anytime from 9pm,” today. This was disclosed by Nick Dazang, deputy director of […] More
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Why Elections Can’t Proceed As Planned – Jega
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed the Commission would not be able to proceed with the February 14 and 28 Elections as scheduled. Jega disclosed this on Saturday after a meeting with 25 civil society groups […] More
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in Big StoryCredible Elections Can Deal with Boko Haram – John Kerry
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow John Kerry, the United States Secretary of State, has said that one of the best ways Nigeria can deal with the Boko Haram insurgency is to ensure the forthcoming February General elections hold on time, on schedule and is an improvement on the […] More