The Editor-in-Chief, Africa Security Investigation News, Emmanuel Huleji Daudu has been honoured by The Defence Headquarters, Nigeria over professionalism, timeliness accuracy in reporting Security News in Nigeria.


The award certification which was presented to him during the maiden edition of the Defence Correspondence Capacity building at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday had in attendance a host of Nigerian journalists.




The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor during the training urged journalists covering defence beats on the need to align themselves with media campaign strategies of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) tailored at winning the hearts and minds of the populace in the operational theatres.

The workshop themed, “The Role of Defence Correspondents in Enhancing National Security: Imperatives of Conflict Sensitive Communication,” to broaden the knowledge of Defence Correspondents in understanding the nitty-gritty of conflict sensitive communication towards conflict resolutions.


Gen Irabor who was represented by the Chief of Defence Administration, Rear Admiral Abdul Adamu also enjoined journalists to use their media platforms and reportage to galvanize citizens’ support in the promotion of national unity and peaceful coexistence.

The Defence Chief described conflict-sensitive information management as a critical element in national development.

He noted that the manner in which conflict-sensitive information is being processed and disseminated to the public could positively or negatively affect national security.




He further explained that the capacity-building training will facilitate needed discourse towards identifying viable media approaches and collaboration which would support kinetic efforts of the AFN in combating present and emerging threats.

He assured the media that DHQ would continue to partner with them in order to build a peaceful, harmonious, and prosperous nation.

The Deputy Director Defence Information (DDDI), Air Commodore Wap Maigida in his remark, said the complex nature of asymmetric warfare fought by the Nigerian military involves the interplay of factors and actors which the media is inclusive


Emmanuel, while reacting to the award, he dedicated it to Africa Security Investigation News, stating that the media organization has groomed him to what he is today aside from God who has always been with him.

CONGRAT to him

If you are being rewarded as a journalist by people that are not "neutral", then you are not a journalist but an image launderer.