Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Journalists and prominent figures from Nigeria's media industry on Monday gathered in Lagos to honour Dele Giwa, the late founding editor-in-chief of Newswatch magazine, 40 years after his assassination.

The gathering, held at the Sir Kessington Adebutu Auditorium of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ogba, Lagos, featured the unveiling of Dele Giwa's Granite Journalism, edited by veteran journalist Ray Ekpu, with a foreword by Yemi Ogunbiyi.

Among those in attendance were Sam Amuka, publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, who chaired the occasion; former Ogun State Governor Segun Osoba, Mr Ogunbiyi, a former managing director of Daily Times, Nduka Obaigbena, chairman and editor-in-chief of THISDAY, and Biodun Sho...