About Us
Interfaith Dialogue is all about peace, tolerance, harmony and acceptance of religious plurality among the various people of the world.
Who We Are?
Who We Are?
Mission
Mission
The Guild of Interfaith Media Practitioners (GIMP) is established to:
- Support mass media practitioners reporting on religion to strengthen mass media promotion of interfaith dialogue towards achieving religious tolerance and harmony in Nigeria.
- Build professional network of religion columnists and journalists involved in covering and writing news stories and articles on religion; deepening their understanding of religious pluralism to reflect in their work.
- Continually enlighten members of the public that Religious Dialogue is neither a forum for superiority of any religion nor an opportunity to convert people from their faith but a level playing ground for mutual understanding, cooperations and acceptance in a multicultural society like Nigeria.
- Encourage Journalists to see the role of the Mass Media in Interfaith Dialogue as a Social responsibility and advancement of Good Journalism practice.
- Collaborate with governmental and non-governmental agencies involved in the promotion of interfaith dialogue and cooperation in Nigeria and other parts of the world.
- Embark on intensive public enlightenment on religious tolerance using conventional media as well as the social media.
Trustees/Governing Board Members
Editorial Advisors
Sani Suleiman
Veteran Broadcaster/former Director, FRCN
Rotimi Adebayo
Veteran Journalist/Public Affairs Analyst
Itopa Yusuf Jimoh
Poet/Veteran Journalist and MD/CEO, The Graphic Newspaper
Abdulrahman A. Abdulrauf
Veteran Journalist and Editor(Daily), Blueprint newspapers, Abuja
Nana Hauwa Yusuff
Seasoned Broadcast Journalist and Director-General, Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation. She’s first woman to become DG of the corporation.
Olubunmi Aborisade Ph.D
Journalism Lecturer, New York, USA
Hamza Dawood Ph.D
Lawyer/Journalist/Lecturer, London, UK
Donatus Okpe
Veteran Journalist and former MD/CEO, The Graphic Newspaper
Adeiza Momohjimoh
Veteran Broadcast Journalist/GM, Prime FM, FRCN
Ibrahim Suleiman
Ace Broadcaster/DG Protocol to Kogi State Governor
Saka Raji
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Arewa Trust Newspaper, Kano
Kassim Kola Adeyemi
Veteran Journalist and former Editor at News Agency of Nigeria (NAN); now Publisher, Vital News
Andrew Ororuwa
Versatile Journalist/Judiciary Editor, Daily Times
Adedeinde Adefarakan
former Editor of Saturday Times (a stable of the old DailyTimes Plc) and Publisher, The Verdict
Tom Odi
Veteran Journalist/Public Affairs Analyst
Emmanuel Chijioke Ibeleme
Versatile Journalist/Editor at The Pilot Newspaper
Mustapha Mohammed Shettima
Versatile broadcast Journalist at RayPower Radio/African Independent Television
John Okekwu
Veteran Journalist/Public Affairs Analyst
Sheddy Ozoene
Veteran Journalist with about 40 years post-graduation journalistic experience. A PR specialist and Publisher of People and Politics, he’s member, Nigerian Guild of Editors.
Emman Omadivi
Seasoned Journalist with about 50 years experience spanning the print and broadcast media. He’s a consummate public relations expert and Chairman, Spotlight Communications Ltd.
Tijani Ahmed Shuaib
A veteran Journalist with 40 years experience. He worked at The Guardian newspapers and later joined the old DailyTimes Plc as Group Sports Editor. Now a lecturer at the University of Maiduguri, Nigerian, he holds PhD in Sociology.
Paul Mumeh
A seasoned Journalist of the old DailyTimes, he was Chairman, Nigeria’s Senate Press Corps and later spokesperson of Senate President David Mark and now publisher, The Radarr online.
Dada Ahmed
A thorough-bred Journalist and former Assistant Editor-in-Chief at the News Agency of Nigeria. He’s publisher, The Reporters.
Tom Ohikere
A media cum Public Relations expert, he’s an astute human resources consultant. Twice, he was Commission for Information in Kogi State. Ohikere is an avowed politician and advocate of fair distribution of political opportunities across ethnic and religious divide. He’s publisher, APC Online.
Ismaila Isah
A strategic communications leader with over two decades of experience in journalism, advertising, public relations, brand management and academic research, Isa was voted Best New Talent in Public Relations by the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in 2010. He is Special Adviser on Media to the Kogi State Governor.
Rafatu Idris-Salami (of blessed memory) A pioneer member of the Guild and Editorial Advisor. She was a Versatile Broadcast Journalist at Voice of Nigeria (VON) and former Treasurer of International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria.
Secretariat
Abdullahi Bello
Head, Administration
Samuel Ade-Akanbi
Deputy Head, Administration
Isaiah Amodu
Assistant Head, Administration
Mary Kataiko
Principal Admin Officer
Abdulmalik Ibrahim
Senior Admin Officer
Bilkisu Uthman
Admin Officer
Rahimat Abdulfatah
Admin Officer
Tenimu Egah
ICT Support Officer
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Fidelis Olabamidele Igbalaye Esq.
Legal Adviser
Bank Name:
UBA, Gwagwalada Branch, Abuja
Account Name:
GUILD OF INTERFAITH MEDIA PRACTITIONERS
Account Number:
1027566281