- * Urges Him To Run Inclusive Leadership, Unite GOCOP Members And Strive To Curtail The Menace of Fake News
By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Correspondent)
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has congratulated the new President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Mr. Danlami Nmodu.
Nmodu who is a foundation member of GOCOP and the immediate-past deputy President of the Online media body, however emerged substantive president in the only democratically and keenly contested GOCOP position in the election held last Wednesday, October 9, 2025, at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
The minister, according to a statement on Monday by his Special Assistant (media), Rabiu Ibrahim, said: “Mr Nmodu, publisher of Newsdiary Online, with whom I have had a personal and professional relationship with for many years, is a thorough journalist who has proved his mettle in journalism, and is deserving of such commanding heights,” said Idris.
The Minister also praised the immediate past President of the GOCOP, Mrs Maureen Chigbo, publisher of RealNews Online, identifying her efforts in “providing vibrant leadership to a galaxy of more than 100 online publishers and bequeathing a legacy of honour, dignity, credibility and remarkable growth of the Guild.”
Idris urged the newly elected GOCOP President to prioritize the unity of the Guild through a harmonious corporate relationship that will stand the test of time.
“As I congratulate Nmodu, it pleases me to urge him to run an inclusive leadership that guarantees the participation of all GOCOP members in sustaining the collective aspirations of the Guild,” said Idris.
He said, furthermore, that it was important for the Guild to remain vigilant in the face of what he described as the “atrocious effects of fake news, misinformation and disinformation threatening the credibility of the journalism profession.”
He therefore called on the new GOCOP leadership to collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, as it champions media and information literacy across the country.
He added: “I am trusting Mr Nmodu, who has built a distinguished career in journalism molded in integrity, accountability, courage, and resilience, also to bring the same to bear in collaborating with the government to uphold the values of media fidelity and literacy, especially in the fluid digital media space.” NNL.
