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Soyinka decries arbitrary use of terror by security forces as centre turns ten

Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate and human rights activist, has called on the Muhammadu Buhari led government to move swiftly to end the recurrence of arbitrary use of force on civilians by security forces, especially representatives of the Nigerian Army. The call was one of the major highlights of the keynote remark made by Soyinka at […]

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Twelve finalists emerge as Wole Soyinka Centre marks tenth award anniversary

Twelve journalists have emerged as finalists for the 2015 edition and tenth anniversary of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. The shortlist includes Fisayo Soyombo of The Cable, Adekunle Yusuf of The Nation, Chukwuemeka Emenike of The New Telegraph, Sumner Sambo of Television Continental, Motunrayo Joel and Adedayo Odusanya of The Punch, Ikechukwu Ibe

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Speakers urge media to promote transparency, accountability in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria

Speakers at the inaugural lecture for the Media for Oil Reform Programme launched with the Seventh Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held on Monday 13 July 2015 in Abuja have urged the media promote the culture of transparency and accountability in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria through their reports and by raising

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Wole Soyinka Centre honours Journalists, others on World Anti-Corruption Day

Fifteen journalists joined the list of finalists for the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting at the award presentation ceremony on Tuesday 9 December 2014 in Lagos. Of the fifteen, eight have earned themselves the honour of being called Soyinka Laureates, four made the runners-up list and three were commended for their efforts. The winners

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Media and Civil liberties when the clouds of fear gather

Concerned Nigerians from various walks of life were present at the fourth Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held at the NECA Hall, Lagos to listen to the lecture and discuss the theme – ‘Media and civil liberties when the clouds of fear gather’ on Friday 13 July, 2012 towards contributing to the resolution of

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Wole Soyinka Centre honours seven outstanding journalists

The award presentation ceremony of the Sixth Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting which held on Friday 9 December 2011 at the NECA Hall Lagos saw the honouring of seven journalists for the merits awards and two individuals for the honorary awards. In the photo category, Adeparusi Oluyinka of National Mirror Newspaper took the lead

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Re-evaluating Local Governance in Nigeria: What responsibilities for the media

The third outing of the lecture programme was a continuation of honouring the contributions of Prof. Wole Soyinka to humanity with the media lecture series holding on July 13. The theme of the lecture, Re-evaluating Local Governance in Nigeria: What responsibilities for the media, was even more critical at the moment as it came at

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Narrating the Nigerian story: the challenges for the media

In 2009, the WSCIJ commemorated the 75th anniversary of Professor Wole Soyinka with the media lecture series by starting a tradition of holding the lecture event on July 13, his birthday. Dr. Olatunji Dare, an Associate Professor of Journalism at Bradley University, Peoria Illinois USA and a former editorial page editor of The Guardian Newspaper

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Media Intervention and Electoral Reform: Acts, Practice and Praxis: A comparative reflection

Media Intervention and Electoral Reform: Acts, Practice and Praxis: A comparative reflection was the theme of the maiden edition of the Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture series which was conceived and held first in 2008 as a platform for discourse on current issues particular to the Nigerian media and the role the media could play

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