For
too long now the world has been in fright – held spellbound by the
destabilizing activities of Iran and Hezbollah.
Now they are provoking the entire middle-east with their sinister antics;
they are ever so bold, spending their whole days setting traps and lining up
dangerous weapons against the Jewish State! They have become accustomed to using foul
languages: “We shall soon wipe out the State of Israel”, “Israel will not exist
in 25 years”. Their leader, Hassan Nasrallah has been as vocal speaking from
hideouts. According to reports, they
have so far amassed no less than 150,000 rockets – all primed for the
destruction of the Jewish state. Such is
the terror in the Middle-east today that no other business is more profitable
than the conspiracy against the Jewish State!
But right now, the world is fed up and they are saying to them: Start the war if you are bold! Do your worst or – forever shut up! Political pundits believe that they are mere
empty vessels making the loudest noise. And of course, the Israelis know this. But
Hassan Nasrallah believes his Hezbollah group can accomplish this mission
impossible!
Journalism has continued to evolve since the days of veterans like Professors Alfred Opubor, Onoura Nwuneli, Ralph Akinfeleye, Adidi Uyo, Idowu Sobowale, and other greats, not to mention the shining lights of flawless prose writing like Dan Agbese, Ray Ekpu, Yakubu Muhammed, Dele Gowa, and not least, Olatunji Dare. But the entrance of Sahara Reporters appears to deviate from those widely held pragmatic principles of decency. Stories by our reporters In those days, the Department of Mass Communication of the University of Lagos was very hot and remains so to date. Exciting lecturers in the mold of Dr Adidi Uyo, Ralph Akinfeleye, and Idowu Sobowale made teachings very robust and thirsty to listeners. Students learnt the trade and picked up fast. They taught the tenets of practical journalism exhaustively and left no stone unturned. They made journalism so sweet that students were always hungry to learn more; the thrills were such that even the 13 points cut-off mark for entry ...

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