Dance, laughter as Vanguard’s ex-staff return home to launch book, dine, wine with the family
Other dignitaries included Publisher of This Day Newspaper and founder of Arise News TV, Prince Nduka Obaigbena; the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who is also a former staff of Vanguard; Lagos State former Commissioner of Information, Steve Ayorinde; the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu; media executives and numerous former staff of the company who testified to Uncle Sam’s kind-heartedness and human nature.
Indeed, it was a homecoming that rekindled nostalgia and renewed old bonds at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, the venue for the reunion of Vanguard Alumni and a book launch to mark 40 years of the newspaper.
Tagged ‘Meet and Greet of the Vanguard Alumni,’ members took turns introducing themselves to loud cheers and applause from the audience Sharing his experience as a former Vanguard staff, Chairman of Vanguard Media Alumni Association, Pastor Eyobong Ita, said the newspaper gave him an opportunity to build a career despite having no university education, journalism degree or formal journalism training when he joined the organisation.
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