The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), held its 13th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC) and Extraordinary Convention 2017 at the Presidential Hotel, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, from September 20-24, 2017. The theme of the Conference which was declared open by the Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,... Read more
From: Dianabasi Effiong The National Chairman of Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), Prince Vincent Okumagba has advocated for a multiplicity of supporters club in the country.Okumagba, who leads a faction of the NFSC, spoke to some Sports Writers in Uyo after the Super Eagles match with Cameroon where the... Read more
IPOB Challenges Nigeria’s Clamp Down in Court
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja should set aside the order of injunction proscribing the activities of the group. The Chief Judge of the Federal High, Justice Abdu Kafarati, on Wednesday in Abuja, granted Federal Government an interim injunction proscribing... Read more
Leo Stan Ekeh to chair News Express 5th Anniversary Lecture
Serial ICT entrepreneur Leo Stan Ekeh has been announced as Chairman of the News Express 5th Anniversary Lecture scheduled to hold at Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, September 28, 2017. The announcement was made via a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos, signed by News Express Publisher Isaac Umunna. “We are honoured... Read more
“Democracy is where the security and welfare of citizens are paramount, without discrimination”, says Prof. Okafor
BEING SPEECH DELIVERED BY PROF. ILOCHI A. OKAFOR (SAN), FCI.ARB, AT THE NEW LEGAL YEAR CEREMONY HELD ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2017. 1.1. There is nothing like military democracy. It is democracy, pure and simple – government of the people, by the people and for the people –... Read more
NDDC to Commission Ogbia-Nembe Road in November
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has assured leaders of the Nembe Se Congress that the Commission will complete the 25.7-kilometre Ogbia-Nembe Road in November this year. The NDDC Managing Director, Mr. Nsima Ekere, gave the assurance when a delegation of Nembe leaders of thought paid him a courtesy... Read more
The Catalyst and the blackman
By Nnamdi Ekweogu Our Elementary Science taught us that: “A catalyst is a substance or an element that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction, without itself being affected or being part of the end product…..””” Lots of sane and intelligent Nigerians agreed that our system is flawed; from the... Read more
Niger Delta Summit: Ondo Governor Commends NDDC
The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for adopting a pragmatic approach in addressing the urgent and daunting task of developing the Niger Delta region. Akeredolu was speaking at the Second National Council on Niger Delta organized by the Ministry... Read more
Ohaneze Condemns Military Occupation of South Eastern Nigeria
Statement of the Ohanaeze President General’s statement:   On the 8th of September 2017, Major General D D Ahmadu, Chief Of Training And Operations of the Nigerian Army announced an exercise called Operation  Python Dance II which he said was going to take place in the five South Eastern... Read more
Group of Journalists Warns of the Dangers of the Military Occupation of Nigeria’s South East
A group of online publishers from Nigeria’s South East Zone under the umbrella body of Oriental Online Network has called on the Nigerian Army to stop the current militarization of the zone known to be the most peaceful of the country . In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by... Read more