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I& #39;ll never come here and lie to people that my brand of fiery journalism is solely down to individual moral fibre and personal courage.
I have those things, but they are only half of the story.
The other (more important) half is money, influence, access and information.
I have those things, but they are only half of the story.
The other (more important) half is money, influence, access and information.
Money - I have independent income not tied to Nigeria or denominated in NGN. I can disappear anytime I want.
Influence - I come from a powerful family.
Access - Connect the dots...
Information - I& #39;ve lived, worked and schooled on 3 continents. I know things and people.
Influence - I come from a powerful family.
Access - Connect the dots...
Information - I& #39;ve lived, worked and schooled on 3 continents. I know things and people.
For those who don& #39;t have these 4 things and go into journalism, it is unfair and absurd to expect them to put themselves in harm& #39;s way.
The Fela you people worship could only be Fela because he was a rich kid from an aristocratic family.
Couldn& #39;t have been Musiliu from Agege.
The Fela you people worship could only be Fela because he was a rich kid from an aristocratic family.
Couldn& #39;t have been Musiliu from Agege.
Nigerian journalists don& #39;t even have collective insurance packages to ensure that in case of injury or death, their families won& #39;t be stranded.
The protest is one day to you.
It& #39;s EVERYDAY to a Nigerian journalist.
When it doesn& #39;t directly concern you, do you care?
The protest is one day to you.
It& #39;s EVERYDAY to a Nigerian journalist.
When it doesn& #39;t directly concern you, do you care?
If you want to stand up for something, do so.
Don& #39;t expect Chukwuma Adekunle Ciroma working for Punch Newspaper or AIT News to die for you when his colleague died for you last month, leaving a wife and 3 children - and you& #39;ve forgotten and moved on.
Nobody owes you their life.
Don& #39;t expect Chukwuma Adekunle Ciroma working for Punch Newspaper or AIT News to die for you when his colleague died for you last month, leaving a wife and 3 children - and you& #39;ve forgotten and moved on.
Nobody owes you their life.
Read more about hundreds of incidents of persecution, violent attacks and detention of journalists since 2015 here: https://cpj.org/africa/nigeria/ ">https://cpj.org/africa/ni...
