Tag: Uncle Sam
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Sam Amuka: The inimitable 90-year-old brand – By Owei Lakemfa
Twenty years ago, I got a message that Uncle Sam Amuka-Pemu, the publisher of the Vanguard Newspapers could not be found. It was his 70th birthday and plans to mark it were in place, but the celebrant was not responding to calls. He seems to have simply vanished.
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JIBADE FASINA-THOMAS: ‘Offbeat Sam, the man with many lives, still alive and hilarious @ 90
By Jibade Fasina-Thomas I spoke to Sam yesterday. It was the eve of his birthday and I wanted to be sure the man was still around and kicking. And to the disappointment of those who thought otherwise, he was…and sounded ever so cheerful. “Jabso, you still dey?,” the familiar slender voice came through with a…
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Happy 90th birthday, our Uncle Sam – By Ikeddy Isiguzo
EVERYBODY calls him Uncle Sam. Well, almost everybody. Some call him Sad Sam after a column he wrote in the previous century.
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Sam Amuka-Pemu, a national treasure, living legend – Oborevwori(Photos)
Governor of Delta State, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Friday night, paid glowing tribute to veteran journalist and media icon, Mr Sam Amuka-Pemu, describing him as a “national treasure” and “a living legend”. Governor Oborevwori lauded the nonagenarian’s towering legacy in Nigerian journalism, his principled dedication to truth, and his pivotal role in shaping the nation’s media…
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IBB celebrates Uncle Sam @90, says our friendship has blossomed over half a century
Former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida has hailed the publisher of Vanguard, Sam Pemu Amuka, better known as Uncle Sam at 90. This was contained in a congratulatory letter personally signed by the ex-president stating that his relationship with the publisher has blossomed over half a century. Hear him: “Today marks a remarkable milestone in your…
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Why younger journalists should emulate Uncle Sam – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has urged younger journalists to emulate Prince Samson Amuka Pemu, popularly known as Uncle Sam.
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A tribute to Uncle Sam at 90 – By Azu Ishiekwene
I encountered the relic of his presence long before I met Sam Amuka, known as Uncle Sam. Inside a room in the far corner of the old Kudeti PUNCH building, predominantly constructed of plywood and steel frames, there was a wooden armchair that had been a fixture in Uncle Sam’s office when he served as…
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90th birthday: Buhari reacts as Tinubu confers CON on Uncle Sam
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday conferred the national honour of CON on Uncle Sam Amuka Pemu, a legendary Nigerian journalist and publisher of international repute.