The Princess Alaba Igbaroola led executive members of the Photojournalists Association of Nigeria (PJAN, and the End of Year Symposium Committee members paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu, publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, at his residence in Lagos on Tuesday November 25th, 2025.
The visit was aimed at informing him about the association’s annual symposium, scheduled to take place on December 12th, 2025 in Lagos, and to honour him for his contributions to photojournalism profession in Nigeria.
The publisher, fondly called ‘Uncle Sam’, welcomed the PJAN leadership and offered them great insights into media industry.
Secretary of the association, Mayor Kazeem Bakenne introduced the visiting team, including the National Chairman of the association, and highlighted Mr Amuka’s achievements in journalism, and his passionate love for photojournalism.
Chairman of the committee, Mr Bode Agbede explained that the association initially planned to honour Mr Amuka during the 2025 World Photography Day but decided to postpone it due to his other engagements and the event’s location.
The Committee chairman further requested the publisher to share his experiences, and he replied, ‘News is incomplete without photography, PJAN, Lens is power’, he retorted.
The publisher accepted the invitation and promised to be present at the event.
PJAN’s National Chairman, Princess Alaba Igbaroola, commended the publisher’s passion for photography, particularly the effective use of photographs in Vanguard Newspaper publications.
She also praised the veteran publisher for being a major employer of photojournalists in his publishing firm.
The visit concluded with a group photograph with individual pose with the celebrated chairman of the Vanguard publishing company.
Also in attendance, were the senior photo editor of Tell Magazine, Mr Sunday Adedeji, and Financial Secretary of the association, Comrade Leke Adebanjo.
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