The League of Maritime Editors this morning urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the ongoing leadership tussle among Executive Directors of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The President, League of Maritime Editors, Mr Ovie Edomi, made the plea in a statement made available to newsmen... Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has listed conditions to be met by those wishing to be appointed ministers in his cabinet. He said today in Abuja that only patriotic, decent and experienced Nigerians would be appointed as ministers in his government. Buhari, who assumed office on May 29, has been under... Read more
Lagos-Nigeria, July 24, 2015: Two innovation-driven companies; Etisalat Nigeria and DigitalSENSE Africa Media, Friday, Friday in, Lagos presented prizes to the winners of the 2015 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Essay Competition. The essay competition which focused this year was on Net Neutrality and Nigerian Internet Users was non-restrictive, non-discriminatory, and designed... Read more
The management of the African Examiner online has announced the death of its Managing Editor, Mr Femi Kehinde. A release made available to www.Africanewscircle.com announcing the death reads: “Death has struck again in the Nigerian media industry, as another young, brilliant and dynamic journalist, Mr. Femi Kehinde has answered the... Read more
A review by Uzo Nwokwu, Washington DC Dateline July 22, 2015. Location: Down town Washington DC, USA, less than half a mile from the White House. The invitation from the United States Institute of Peace was as promising as it was inviting. “Nigeria: A Conversation with President Muhammadu... Read more
•Condemns dismissal of Dawari and Odili’s cases on technical grounds The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has alleged a grand conspiracy between the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and some judges to frustrate the party’s petitions brought before the tribunals in respect of the March 28 and... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong,Port Harcourt Samson Siasia, Head Coach of Nigeria’s U-23 Dream Team, said that the Congolese U-23 Team was lucky to concede only two goals in the July 19 Olympic qualifier. Siasia said this in an interactive session with sports journalist after the match at the Adokiye Amiesimaka... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has blamed the United Nations and the Federal Government for ceding the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to the Republic of Cameroon.Ayade stated this when he received the Country Representative of United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Mrs. Angele Dikongue Atangana... Read more
Former Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau on Thursday said he was not desperate about holding any political appointments in the country. Gen Dambazzau, the first Nigeria army chief to hold a PhD degree, and currently a Senior Visiting Fellow of the Centre for Peace, Democracy and... Read more
Prompt News Online Loses Reporter, Gracious Akujobi
Nigeria July 16, 2015
The management of PNO Dynamic Media Limited, Publishers of Prompt News Online, has announced the death of its Sports Reporter, Gracious Akujobi. A statement by the Publisher, Akeem Oyetunji, said Miss Akujobi, was on a national assignment as Super Falcons Media officer when she passed away on Wednesday... Read more
