Professor Chioma Kanu Agomo, the first female Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Nigeria turned 70 recently. A Thanksgiving Service was organized to celebrate the milestone as well as her retirement and the publication of her book, My Story, My Song. The Thanksgiving Service took place at …
Read More »Ambassador Ben Okoyen goes to Havana
Ambassador Benaoyagha Okoyen, Consul General at the Nigerian Consulate in New York, United States of America, USA, is on his way to Havana, capital of Cuba to resume office as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Cuba with concurrent accreditation to Bahamas, Honduras and Nicaragua. Ambassador Okoyen is among the Envoys whose appointments …
Read More »Patriotism: Media has major role to play – Ambassador Okoyen
BEING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR BEN B. M. OKOYEN AT THE “VIRTUAL” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATRIOTISM, SECURITY, GOVERNANCE AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISED BY GLOBAL PATRIOT NEWSPAPERS IN COLLABORATION WITH CONSULATE GENERAL OF NIGERIA IN NEW YORK AND NIDO NEW JERSEY CHAPTER. PROTOCOL It is my singular honour to welcome His Excellency, Professor …
Read More »Late Chinua Achebe left indelible marks in development of African history, literature – SGF
By Hilary Akalugwu Nsukka (Enugu State) March 9, 2021 Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF) says the late literary icon, Prof Chinua Achebe, left indelible marks in the development of African history and literature. Mustapha said this in Nsukka on Tuesday in a message to the …
Read More »Nigerian women can lead By Dakuku Peterside.
In the year 2008, I co-edited a book with the title- African women can lead published by Kachifo Publishers under its prestige imprint. The book was a collection of essays and presentations made for three editions of the Development and Leadership Institute (DLI) Women in Politics and Leadership programme. We chose the book’s title after a …
Read More »Osinbajo to attend Sokoto varsity convocation- Tambuwal
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, March 5, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will attend the forthcoming convocation ceremony of the Sokoto State University (SSU) and also inspect some ongoing projects in the state, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal has said. Tambuwal spoke with State House correspondents after a private meeting with Osinbajo on …
Read More »NAN MD tasks Online Publishers on professionalism
The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Buki Ponle, has urged the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers to ensure professionalism while discharging its duties in the society. Ponle made the call on Thursday in Abuja when a delegation from the Guild, led by its President, Dotun Oladipo, …
Read More »Makinde congratulates Wale Oke on emergence as PFN President
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has congratulated the President and Founder of The Sword of the Spirit Ministries International, Bishop Francis Wale Oke on his emergence as the seventh President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). The governor stated that the choice of Bishop Wale Oke, who he …
Read More »Ex- President Jonathan’s Media Aide, Jackson Ude, awards N8m Scholarships to Abia students
A former Director of Communications under President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Jackson Ude has granted scholarships worth N8million to eight undergraduate beneficiaries in Nkporo, Ohafia Local Government of Abia State. The widely-travelled Journalist has also promised to grant another N8million scholarship at the end of the year 2021. He said the …
Read More »TRIBUTE DE HY By Ozichukwu Chukwu & Family
It was midnight that the news rent the air What transpired is hard to recall, The mind ran riot with thoughts, grief and utter disbelief. The rituals passed, Temptations pressed The phone went dead But the conversations are on With a mix of sighs and smiles, Sighs with the news, …
Read More »Nigerian Editors speak on abduction of students; Slam Sheikh Gumi; Charge new Service Chiefs, EFCC boss
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has, in strong terms, condemned the incessant abduction of students by bandits in parts of the country, noting that if not checked, it could lead to further increase in the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. Rising from its Standing Committee meeting in Lagos …
Read More »eSports Betting : Details & Guide for Bettors
Electronic Sports which is also known as eSports is a form of competitive video gaming which has surged in popularity in the last few years. The term eSports comprises a wide range of games and genres. The most common genres are first-person shooter (FPS), multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), fighting …
Read More »Nestle’s Marie Chantal Messier goes to Switzerland; Patricia Ekaba picks up the baton
Marie Chantal Messier, Head of Corporate Communication & Public Affairs/ Nutrition, Health & Wellness / Consumer Engagement, Nestlé Central and West Africa Ltd, has been elevated. From March 1, 2021, she will be taking up a new role as Global Head of Food and Industry Affairs at Nestlé’s Headquarters in …
Read More »My $1.9 Billion in Minnesota Bank By FEMI ADESINA
Let’s have a comic diversion today from weightier matters of our national life. Because what I want to discuss can only be comic, if not also idiotic and otiose. Yes, you read the headline right. The money I allegedly stashed at a bank in Minnesota, United States of America. Not …
Read More »Buhari congratulates Prof. Ibeh on appointment as Commissioner of Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Professor Kevin Ibeh, Professor of Marketing and International Business and Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) at Birkbeck, University of London, on his appointment as Commissioner of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. President Buhari, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), believes …
Read More »How U.S. copyright law, fake Gmail accounts were used to censor report on gambling in Kenya
By Jonathan Rozen/CPJ Senior Africa Researcher February 19, 2021 2:04 PM EST On February 4, Emmanuel Dogbevi turned to Twitter with a plea for help. He tagged press freedom groups and colleagues in a series of tweets, lamenting how allegations that he violated U.S. copyright law had prompted his news …
Read More »Celebrating IT guru, Leo Stan Ekeh at 65
Not many people know him as Leonard Stanley Nnamdi Ekeh. He is rather better known as Leo Stan Ekeh and he is Africa’s foremost serial digital entrepreneur. The globally recognized tech guru, is Chairman of Zinox Group, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest integrated technology conglomerate which includes viable concerns such as Zinox …
Read More »President Buhari hails Leo Stan Ekeh at 65
President Muhammadu Buhari has, warmly congratulated the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zinox Technologies, Leonard Stanley Ekeh, on his 65th birthday, February 22, 2021, joining family, friends and business associates to celebrate with the renowned investor, whose interest in technology has brought great pride to the country. A …
Read More »Preach against incendiary comments in Churches, Sanwo-Olu tells Christian leaders
•Lagos Governor flays war mongers, as CAN appoints him Grand Patron Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for caution among faith leaders and opinion moulders against reckless utterances that may further aggravate the security crises facing the nation. Sanwo-Olu said the nature of the crises required all notable …
Read More »US-based Multiple Chief Kelechi Onyegbule adds another feather to his cap
New Jersey, United States of America-based real estate businessman and celebrated impresario, Multiple Chief Kelechi Onyegbule, was recently conferred with another Chieftaincy title by his community as WORTHY SON OF UMUIHI AND OGBUHORO UZO 1 OF OGBE NNEISII, MBAISE AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY. The ceremony, held on January 3, 2021, was performed …
Read More »Chief Sir Peter Ogbonna passes on
The Ogbonna family of Obetiti Nguru, Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria has announced the death of their brother, Chief Sir Peter H. Ogbonna. Chief Sir Ogbonna (KSM), a highly respected community leader and retired Headmaster in Imo State passed on to glory recently in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria and is being …
Read More »ADF congratulates Okonjo-Iweala on assumption of office as DG WTO
Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) has heartily congratulated Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her recent election/appointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization(WTO). In a statement by Prof. Uzodinma Nwala, President and Abia Onyike, Chairman, Media and Publicity Bureau, the ADF told Dr. Okonjo-Iweala that her “ascendancy to this high position is not …
Read More »Mbaise Global Community responds with fierce urgency of now, to rehabilitate her own.
Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, February 16, 2021: The Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR), a non-governmental organization with offices in Owerri Imo State, Nigeria and New York USA, has responded with the fierce urgency of now, alongside His Royal Highness (HRH) B.O. Ikpegbu, the Nachi 1 of Agu na Ebere Autonomous Community, …
Read More »Bankers sign MOU on takeover of National Theatre
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, Feb 15, 2021 The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has led the Bankers Committee to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on takeover of the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, for the purpose of reconstructing the facility. Information obtained from …
Read More »Obi charges Christian leaders: Promote good values, societal development through the gospel
Mr. Peter Obi, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, has called on Christian leaders to resist the seductions of ‘prosperity gospel devoid of hard work’, which, he said, has gradually turned Nigeria to a society without values, honesty, hard work, integrity, etc. …
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