THE MAKING OF THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY IN AFRICA
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Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation
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By Dare Babarinsa There are still people in Nigeria who live mainly by the written word. That is the lot of Nyaknno Osso, who was our…
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BY FEMI AKINTUNDE JOHNSON The uninitiated may ask, why would you want to celebrate a librarian? For those who understand the business of the media, great…
NYAKNNOABASI: 50 YEARS IN THE LIBRARY
BY SAM AKPE Nyaknnoabasi Osso’s story is an account of a great intellect—signposted by passion, diligence, and top-notch organisational sense, with no eye for personal gain.…
The King Of The Archives
By ANIETIE USEN The ordinary librarian is concerned with the arrangement of books in the library. But Nyaknno Osso, who is 50 years today in the…
How Obasanjo Narrowly Escaped Death Under 10 Circumstances
A Review of Dare Babarinsa’s Gaskia Magazine By SAM AKPE You may ask: Why has it become necessary to review Gaskia magazine the second time in less than…
BOOK REVIEW: Village Boy by Anietie Usen
A Review by SAM AKPE From Frustrations to Manifestations: The Metamorphosis of a Village Boy Several years ago, Yakubu Mohammed, former editor of the now rested…
Dele Giwa’s Radio Interview: Just A Chat
You ain’t seen nothing yet! When Page Seven came out in the Daily Times, they said it was the ultimate, but I knew it wasn’t. When…
Mass Media: Bridging the Gap with Local Contents, PART 2
A Review of Encyclopaedia of Mass Media & Communication Edited by Prof. Oshiotse A. Okwilagwe Volume Three of this well-loaded book has 24 chapters and…
Mass Media: Bridging the Gap with Local Contents, PART 1
A Review of Encyclopaedia of Mass Media & Communication By Prof. Oshiotse A. Okwilagwe (Ed) What you are about to read may not be the kind…