. ▁The ▁magazine ▁was ▁edited ▁by ▁De le ▁Gi wa , ▁a ▁well - known ▁Niger ian ▁journalist ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁mail ▁bomb ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁O lo j ede ▁public ly ▁accused ▁Niger ia ' s ▁military ▁leader ▁I bra him ▁Bab ang ida ▁of ▁being ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁murder . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁eight ▁years ▁after ▁leaving ▁power , ▁Bab ang ida ▁refused ▁to ▁test ify ▁before ▁a ▁human ▁rights ▁court ▁about ▁the ▁murder . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁investig ative ▁report ▁by ▁O lo j ede ▁on ▁the ▁imprison ment ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁Niger ian ▁music ian ▁F ela ▁K uti ▁led ▁to ▁K uti ' s ▁release ▁and ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁the ▁judge ▁who ▁imprison ed ▁him . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁O lo j ede ' s ▁efforts ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁US $ 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁Ford ▁Foundation ▁Sch ol ars ▁grant ▁which ▁O lo j ede ▁used ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁At ▁Columbia ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Henry ▁N . ▁Taylor ▁Award ▁for ▁out standing ▁foreign ▁student . ▁O lo j ede ▁eventually ▁became ▁a ▁US - N iger ia ▁dual ▁citiz en . ▁ ▁News day ▁On ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁O lo j ede ▁joined ▁News day , ▁the ▁Long ▁Island - based ▁newspaper , ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁summer