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Academy Moves To Equip Journalists To Compete With Counterparts Globally
In an effort to keep journalists and media workers abreast new trends in the industry across the globe, Folio Media Creative Academy is currently organising a 3-day Critical Media Practice Workshop in Onicha-Ugbo, Delta State. The workshop with the theme, "The Convergence Journalism" is in collaboration with African Centre for Public Policy, Asaba Delta state is aimed at creating a...
SERAP Sues Lawan, Gbajabiamila Over Alleged Missing ₦4.4 Billion NASS Fund
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has sued Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila at Federal High Court, Abuja over alleged missing N4.4 billion National Assembly fund. In the suit filed at the weekend, SERAP is seeking “an order of mandamus directing and compelling Lawan, Gbajabiamila and National Assembly to perform their constitutional oversight...
‘Sick’ Nigeria On Life Support – Governor Ortom [VIDEO]
Nigeria is sick and on life support going by recent happenings, Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has stated. He spoke on Sunday at the 37th priestly anniversary thanksgiving Mass in honour of Reverend Father Donatus Ugema and during a solidarity visit on him by members of the State Executive Council, traditional rulers and other stakeholders after Saturday’s attack on him. The Governor said the...
Aba Infrastructure: This Is Just The Beginning, More To Come Before 2023 — Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu says that the ongoing reconstruction of major roads in Aba is just a tip of the iceberg compared to what lies ahead, saying what is on ground currently represents only one-third of what will happen between now and May 2023. The Governor stated this on Sunday at two different churches in Aba where he took...
Farmers/Herders Clashes: Nigeria Must Embrace New Ways Of Cattle Rearing Now, Tinubu Insists
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has recommended has advised that there is need for Nigeria to adopt new methods of rearing cattle to end the incessant farmers/herders clashes. This was contained in a statement signed by Tinubu and made available on his Twitter handle on Saturday evening. He noted that the crisis has taken...
Leadership Tussle Tears Abia NLC Apart As Chairman Obtains Order Stopping His Sack
The crisis rocking the Abia State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is far from over as National Industrial Court, sitting in Owerri, has issued an interim injunction, restraining the national leadership of the Congress from removing its Abia Chairman, Chief Uchenna Obigwe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obigwe had approached the court, urging it to invalidate...
Sunday Igboho Joins Nnamdi Kanu In Separatist Agitation, Insists On Yoruba Nation Or Nothing
Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyomo, fondly called “Sunday Igboho, Thursday, said the time has come for the realisation of the much-desired Yoruba Nation, joining the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who has also said it is time to have a Republic of Biafra. He added that anyone willing to join the agitation for the...
House Of Reps In Penury, Needs More Money To Function — Spokesman Benjamin Kalu
Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has said that the National Assembly, particularly the Green Chamber was in dire straits and needed its annual budgetary allocation jerked up. Addressing Journalists on Thursday in Abuja, Kalu said that giving the national parliament a raise was necessary to enable it to serve the Nigerian people effectively and efficiently. At the...
Biafra Will Assist Nigeria, WA Neighbours With Free Oil Supply — Nnamdi Kanu
Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has promised to supply free gas and oil to West African countries including Nigeria when the Republic of Biafran is eventually realised. Kanu also pledged that persecuted Northern Christian communities would be granted political asylum in Biafra to save them from genocidal attack by terrorists. Kanu who made the pledges...
Abia Speaker Blows Hot As 28 Die In Ikwuano, Akwa Ibom Boundary Dispute
Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has expressed sadness over the alleged killing of 28 people in Ariam Usaka Ukwu in Ikwuano Local Government Area of the state by their neighbouring people of Ini Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State over a land dispute. Hon Stanley Nwabuisi, Member representing Ikwuano State Constituency had brought...
