Former deputy bureau chief of The Guardian, Anietie Akpan, dies
He spent more than three decades in journalism, earning a reputation for his coverage of public affairs and child rights issues before leaving The Guardian to establish his own newspaper, In a statement on Monday, the NUJ Cross River State Council described his death as “a monumental loss” to the journalism profession and the state.
Mr Akpan, a former deputy bureau chief of The Guardian in Nigeria’s South-south region, died on Sunday night, according to the Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).“The passing is a monumental loss, not only to the NUJ family but also to the media profession and Cross River State as a whole,” the statement signed by the council chairman, Archibong Bassey, said.
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