A veteran journalist, Babafemi Ojudu, has joined the growing public reaction to the list of honorees recently unveiled by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to mark Democracy Day. Many Nigerians have questioned the omission of certain key figures who played significant roles in the fight for democratic governance, including those who made immense personal sacrifices. Ojudu, who is also a former senator who co-founded the influential TheNews magazine in 1993. Of the five core editors behind TheNews and its sister publications—credited with shaping the media resistance to military rule—Ojudu is the…
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