VERDICT: ‘Real Reasons Bloggers, Influencers Are Not Journalists’

“Although journalism is supposed to protect every citizen- big or small, African journalists have used it to protect the political class,” Veteran Ghanaian journalist, Francis Kokutse, who, during the World Press Freedom Day edition of Platforms Africa e-Discourse, opens up on how journalists are fast becoming an albatross for their profession, speaks on brown envelope, poor remuneration among others   Who is a journalist and what are those traits that stand a journalists out from other conveyors of information? Loosely defined, a journalist is someone employed to regularly engaged in…

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24-Hour Curfew Declared In Sokoto As City Erupts in Violence

Mob demands release of suspects arrested over Deborah’s murder A 24-hour curfew has been declared in Sokoto as violent protest on Saturday morning rocked the metropolis. Rampaging mob demanded the release of the two suspects arrested over Thursday’s killing of a student, Deborah Samuel. Platforms Africa reports that the two hundred level student of Sheu Shagari College of Education was by her colleagues at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. In a swift reaction, Governor Aminu Tambuwal imposed the 24-hour curfew on Sokoto Metropolis to stop the ongoing violence…

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How UAE New President’ll Emerge

Ruler of Dubai to act as interim president as World mourns President Sheikh Khalifa’s death at 73 One of the richest monarchs in the world, President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, has died at the age of 73. Sheikh Khalifa was president of the UAE since 2004, but his role had been largely ceremonial since he suffered a stroke in 2014. His half-brother, Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, is now in charge of state affairs. The al-Nahyan family is believed to have a fortune of $150bn…

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BREAKING: JAMB releases 2022 UTME result

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination( UTME) results. Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, said this in a statement on Saturday. The board directed candidates to send UTMERESULT to 55019 using the same phone number that was used for registration. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Reps to extend UTME results validity period, Review JAMB law The statement reads: “To check the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, all a candidate needs to do is to simply send…

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