PREMIUM TIMES Pulls Story On Alleged Instagram Comment By Ajimobi’s Daughter, Apologizes.

BY PREMIUM TIMESJAN 26, 2017

PREMIUM TIMES has announced that it was pulling from its website a January 15 story on an alleged Instagram comment by Ajibola Ajayi, a daughter of Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi.


The story titled “Ajimobi’s daughter labels protesting LAUTECH students ‘Generation of Mannerless Students'” was based on a post by Instagram account @conceited_csj, which described protesting students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology as “Generation of Mannerless Children.”

A similar story was published in several other Nigerian publications. The Instagram account, which was initially made private, has since been deleted.

But after the story was published, Mrs. Ajayi circulated a press statement denying ownership of the Instagram account.

Her complaint prompted the management of this medium to commission an internal inquiry on the publication.

PREMIUM TIMES Managing Editor, Idris Akinbajo, said his website decided to remove the controversial publication due to “gatekeeping error in the treatment of that story.”

Mr. Akinbajo said, “We commissioned an internal enquiry and it was clear that the handling of that story by the editor on duty fell far short of our standard.

“Our gatekeeping process is pretty rigorous and if it had been followed, the ownership of the Instagram account should have been ascertained and more documentary evidence collected before publication.

“Before publishing the story, our reporter tried to find out the authenticity of the post from the governor’s spokesperson as reflected in the story, but by our standard, that is clearly not enough.

“We offer Mrs. Ajayi sincere apologies, and assure her that we meant no malice to her and her family, and that this was clearly an avoidable editorial error.”

Meanwhile, Mrs. Ajayi delivered a letter to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday reiterating her denial of the ownership of the account.

She, through her lawyers, described the report as false, libelous and malicious, saying it had caused her and her husband grave reputational damage and untold psychological and emotional hardship.

“Our client has never addressed the students nor made such statements towards the students whether on her Instagram page or anywhere whatsoever,” she said.

“Since the date of publication attributed to our client, our client and her immediate family have been subjected to opprobrium, public ridicule, backlash, intimidation, violent threats and hatred within and outside Nigeria.”

The governor’s daughter therefore demanded apology and withdrawal of the story.

LAUTECH students had on January 9 protested the closure of their university since June last year.

http://saharareporters.com/2017/01/26/premium-times-pulls-story-alleged-instagram-comment-ajimobi’s-daughter-apologizes

Lol dem don call threaten as usual

Shameless news publishers. Look at how they are begging. Mtshew. Why publish what you cannot defend?

Lols

One of the easiest things to do in Nigeria to do is to RETRACT STATEMENT.

Premium times and fake stories like bread and butter



Arent they the same people who told us sometimes ago that the wife of oyo state governor was arrested in UK with 500million dollars but later apologized again.

That's why I don't even read them.

All these half-baked news outlets sef

No be afonja again?




They. Will talk and deny. just like that our professor that is dressing like Aladin

money and power ti take over

She Actually posted it, stop lieing premium times

Money talks mehn

tillaman:
She Actually posted it, stop lieing premium times

proof please?

coolesmile:
Shameless news publishers. Look at how they are begging. Mtshew. Why publish what you cannot defend?

Please learn to read and understand before you comment.
Cheers.

Some mushroom news outlets and their ways of spewing false information.

hmmmm Politics

she dey fear oo, i think they have been treating her...lols, constituted daughter

How many peopl will read this now?
After publishing fake news about her.

This was the same way the Misinformation about Yaradua University went round, but when the story was clarified only few people were aware

Nice.....BTW did any MOG prophesy about Buhari dying or having health issues this year?

seguno2:


Please learn to read and understand before you comment.
Cheers.

This useless comment should be directed at you. The media outlet would never have apologised if it had enough evidence that she did write that on IG.Is it not the same Premium Times that stood up to the Army all because they got that news they reported from a credible source?For them to have accepted that it was below their standards, is a massive statement,cheers!

Is sprite!



Please, like for my birthday.
Today is my day..

Bb

coolesmile:
Shameless news publishers. Look at how they are begging. Mtshew. Why publish what you cannot defend?

mumu commentator. When they publish news about the politicians that you detest, do you bother to verify first or just hail them?

Double standard.

The lady could also be the one in denial, so the medium did the right thing and haven't broken any law

I dnt need no proof, she's trying to take back what she said, it's not her first time of saying silly stuffs abt ppl, she's a spoilt rich girl, I would blame her tho, it's either her or her elder sis was spotted at Kim and Kanye wedding vow renewal at Venice

FunkyMetahuman:
proof please?

mayorchelsea:
This useless comment should be directed at you. The media outlet would never have apologised if it had enough evidence that she did write that on IG.Is it not the same Premium Times that stood up to the Army all because they got that news they reported from a credible source?For them to have accepted that it was below their standards, is a massive statement,cheers!

"Enough evidence"
Emphasis on ENOUGH.
Cheers again.

tillaman:
I dnt need no proof, she's trying to take back what she said, it's not her first time of saying silly stuffs abt ppl, she's a spoilt rich girl, I would blame her tho, it's either her or her elder sis was spotted at Kim and Kanye wedding vow renewal at Venice

You are right. The lady could be the one lying

See what they posted again oo

Ok... Born with sliver spoon brat pikin ... Respect constituted authorities