Amadi Lawson

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

There’s so much envy

Do you know that a lot of journalists then were envious of DeleGiwa and they said they same about Dele Giwa that he didn’t go to journalism school

It’s not today that people have always been envious of people that never did journalism but have excelled

Thanks for award

Rufai Oseni Best Broadcaster of the year

God I return all the glory to you.

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

Madam Abike you call what you did in NTA journalism

Hahahah

Show me one investigation NTA did to expose corruption in government during the military era!

I am waiting in the comments section!

By the way Nigerians are in India deportation camps.

[Charly Boy Area Fada 1 @AreaFada1]

I rest my case.

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@davido I hope you'll put this energy come 2027. ..bcos u dun inspire the youths for a new Nigeria.

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@AdeolaFayehun AdeJackson is a bulldozer 4+4 ...kudos to Osun ppl.

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@futball_9 @davido AdeJackson.. adeDancer the bulldozer governor of Osun

[Fußball⚽🩺 @futballmedic]

@davido My favourite dancing governor

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@davido AdeJackson +adeDancer+davido= GOVERNOR..4+4:-)

[Davido @davido]

hey @inecnigeria You have 1 hour to upload those 1000 sheets remaining.

We are watching, we are active!

#Imole All The Way

#2700 Done and 1000 To Go !!!

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@davido Ovevekuve 😆

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@AreaFada1 @Area father I hail sir.

[Charly Boy Area Fada 1 @AreaFada1]

Thief Thief wayo government.
Them no get shame. Heavy criminals in Agbada

Dia fathers left Nyash

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@AreaFada1 @areaFather you can't be more correct.

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@AreaFada1 @area father iwu onye umunede:-)

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@AishaYesufu @iamHSDickson Ovevekuve...aisha the last paragraph is like a missile @Dickson a word is enough for the wise.

[Mike Arnold @MikeArnoldTruth]

I was just blessed to have a long phone conversation with Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo. He is doing well and at peace that he is in the center of God's will. I offered my sincerest gratitude for his fearlessly shining the light - a good and faithful servant of the Lord. I offered my platform to him, as his has been shut down, and will remain in contact going forward. We look forward to the day of meeting in person in Nigeria.

[Aisha Yesufu @AishaYesufu]

It is well!

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

Minister of Works, David Umahi, got into an acrimonious exchange with Arise TV news anchor Rufai Oseni recently when he refused to answer a question the latter posed to him. Our culture preaches deference to elders and for that reason alone, some commentators could not believe the audacity of standing one’s ground when dealing with someone who has money and social status. Since those people have read the BBC style book closely enough to determine how a journalist’s conduct, can they also avail themselves of a guidebook that instructs politicians on their public comportment? If our ethicists are so passionate about the standards of professionalism, they should extend it both ways rather than hold the journalist to higher standards than the politician.
A sincere question for Umahi: if he is too self-important to face a panel of journalists and confront their hostile questions with facts readied at the tips of his fingers and his tongue, why appear on a television station? If he truly desires to be on television but would prefer the anchors to fete him rather than grill him, he had the choice to head for the state-owned station, the NTA, where he would be guaranteed a courtesy indistinguishable from the obsequiousness that public servants in Nigeria badly crave. I do not quite understand the people who took issue with Oseni over his taking Umahi to task. Umahi offered to be interviewed, not that they dragged him out of his house and forced him to appear on TV. They gave him a date and time, and he accepted. If he got dressed and sat in front of the TV without coercion, why exhibit recalcitrance because they asked you a question? What did he think he would be doing once they got on the air?
If you watch television frequently, you should already be familiar with Arise TV and its anchors’ individual styles. Some are muckrakers, others levelheaded; some are combative, some speak softly. You must also be aware of the station’s politics, ideological slant, market niche, branding, and the audience they cater to, to know what will happen when they put you on air.
Every media station defines itself by ideological biases, and if you are not forced to appear on their station, why go on their territory? In a place like the USA that has thousands of media stations, politicians are usually selective about where they appear. To avoid embarrassment, they do not accede to interviews with unfriendly media houses. You do not enter a hostile territory and attempt to bend people to your will. Democratic party members hardly appear on conservative Fox News, the same way their Republican counterparts will hesitate to be interviewed by liberal leaning CNN. Politicians who want to speak to a neutral audience seek out the media stations that cater to that demographic. Simple. I have observed that every time Oseni gets into a tough session with a politician, certain people whip out their Journalism 101 textbook and start quoting the “ethics” of the profession, conveniently forgetting that the nature of the news business has long evolved.

Abimbola adelakun

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@AishaYesufu Ovevekuve 😆

[Amadi Lawson @LawsonAmadi]

@AishaYesufu Ovevekuve 😆