NEW UK PRIME MINISTER NOT THE LEADER BRITAIN NEEDS — KEMI BADENOCH. (PHOTO)

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 New UK Prime Minister not the leader Britain needs — Kemi Badenoch UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has congratulated Andy Burnham on becoming Britain’s new prime minister but said while he is “a nice man,” the country needs a leader capable of making difficult decisions rather than “a people pleaser.” In a statement released on Monday on X following Burnham’s assumption of office, Badenoch wished the new prime minister success but vowed to hold his government accountable as Leader of the Opposition. “Today, Britain has a new Prime Minister. I wish Andy Burnham every success. Because we need a Prime Minister and a Government focused on fixing the public’s priorities,” she said. Badenoch said her role was “to hold the Prime Minister to account, not to be his cheer leader.” “My job as Leader of the Opposition, is to hold the Prime Minister to account, not to be his cheer leader. When he does the right thing, I will praise him,” she stated. She welcomed reports that Burnh...

NEWSWATCH CO-FOUNDER DAN AGBESE IS DEAD. (PHOTO)


 Newswatch co-founder Dan Agbese is dead


Veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch, Dan Agbese, has passed on at the age of 81.


According to our sister publication, TheNews, Agbese died on Monday morning as reported by family sources.


 Agbese was  a towering figure in the nation’s media landscape, decades after he first stepped into the newsroom. He was  regarded as a master stylist and  influential public affairs commentators


Born on 20 May 1944 in Agila, now located in Benue State, Agbese’s journey into journalism began with formal training at the University of Lagos, where he studied Mass Communication. His academic pursuits later took him to the prestigious Columbia University in New York for a master’s degree in Journalism, and to the Thomson Foundation in Cardiff, United Kingdom, for further professional training.


Agbese’s early professional years were spent at the New Nigerian and Nigeria Standard newspapers But his most defining professional milestone came in 1984, when he joined Dele Giwa, Ray Ekpu, and Yakubu Mohammed to establish Newswatch, the groundbreaking weekly newsmagazine that became a model of investigative journalism in Nigeria. 


Over the years, he served the magazine in several capacities, including Managing Editor, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, and Editor-in-Chief.


He was also a  prolific author. Agbese wrote  books ranging from political history to media practice. His works include Fellow Nigerians: Turning Points in the Political History of Nigeria, 1966–1999, Nigeria Their Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida: The Military, Politics and Power in Nigeria, and The Six Military Governors: Voices of History, among others.

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