The publisher of The Guardian newspapers, Mrs. Maiden Ibru has rated ThisDay newspaper as the best national daily in the country. While receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at ThisDay’s 30th Anniversary Awards on Monday at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Ibru not only encouraged the newspapers to continue the good work, she also said: ‘I really appreciate …

Guardian’s big story, misleading, coup baiting – IMPI The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has described a recent publication by The Guardian as an unprofessional job that is not grounded in logic and fact. In a statement by its Chairman, Dr. Niyi Akinsiju, the policy think tank said that the write up titled, ‘Calls for Military Intervention: Misery, Harsh …

As I was concluding this piece, my eyes caught a presidential sledgehammer which landed on the head of Conscience Nurtured by Truth – The Guardian. In a release issued by the State House on Saturday, authored by erstwhile Editor-in-Chief of TheNEWS, Bayo Onanuga, the newspaper was accused of a crime almost similar to what General Sani Abacha accused it of …

Akpo Esajere (1954-2024) exited not in the bloom of youth at 70, but his influence outdid his final deadline. His legacy grips memories and imaginations, binding hearts and minds, and making his transition at 70 premature. Esajere was not arrayed in the trappings of wealth or swathed in the cloak of widespread fame, but he was a curator of values, …

It’s a special day for a special individual who played a significant role in my professional journey. Today, it’s three scores and a half (70 years) on earth for Mr Thomas Odemwingie (better known as Tommy Odemwingie), former Features Editor of The Guardian!!! Our paths first crossed sometime in 1985, but a significant connection happened about a year later. In …