…For 40 years, October 19 has remained a grim reminder of one of the darkest chapters in Nigerian journalism: the assassination of Dele Giwa, the founding Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine, by a parcel bomb delivered to his Lagos residence. On October 19, 1986, Giwa was in his study at No. 25 Talabi Street, Ikeja, L…

…tributes poured in for the late Abese of Olubadan. Alabi was a towering figure in Nigerian journalism and public service. He served as Press Secretary to four governors of the old Oyo State between 1983 and 1989, a period during which he worked with some of the state’s most notable political leaders. His tenure was mar…