BAUCHI SPEAKER LAMENTS OVER FAKE NEWS, HATE SPEECH.
– Bags Arewa Online Publishers Association Award The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Abubakar Y Suleiman (Dangaladiman Ningi) recently in Kaduna state bags the Arewa Online Publishers Association’s Most Friendly Speaker of the Year. The award was presented to him during the Maiden Public Lecture and Award Presentation with the […]
Social Media Bill: SHORT WALK TO TOTALITARIANISM?
Bishop Kukah has earned respect over the years for his unbiased stand on burning national issues. This is yet another classic!
Edo 2020: Meet Gideon Ikhine the man who dislodged Ize-Iyamu from PDP.
… Set To Wrestle Obaseki As Edo state electioneering activities begin in earnest some interesting behind the scenes power tussle is beginning to ensue. No doubt the two major parties so far in contention for the seat of the executive governor of the state are APC and PDP. Lately, political activities in PDP saw the […]
Edo state micro credit finance scheme on hold…
…Obaseki committed to improving socio- economic well-being of citizens- Felix Akhabue The Edo state Government has given reasons why it had to put it’s micro credit finance scheme on hold. According to the State Commissioner for Wealth Creation, Mr. Felix Akhabue, the programme which was put in place to make funds easily accessible to the […]
REPORT: AREWA ONLINE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION PUBLIC LECTURE ON THE ROLE OF NEW MEDIA IN NATION BUILDING.
REPORT OF THE RAPPORTEUR AT THE AREWA ONLINE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION DURING IT’S PUBLIC LECTURE/AWARD PRESENTATION ON NOVEMBER 27, 2019 AT AREWA HOUSE, KADUNA. The main theme of the the lecture was The Role of New Media in Nation Building with the presenter, Prof Umaru Pate of Bayero University, Kano, highlighting the importance and relevance of […]
Happy Birthday, Tina Turner: Pop’s Ultimate Comeback Queen Turns 80
Not many stars make it to 80 years — but nobody’s gotten there with a journey quite like hers ByROB SHEFFIELD “As I’m about to turn 80, I’d like to think I’ve become wise in some ways,” Tina Turner just told Rolling Stone. But there’s never been a revival like Tina’s Eighties comeback. She became a solo superstar […]
HATE SPEECH: Media Forum on Peace Journalism Make Recommendations.
The Interfaith Mediation Center on 26th Nov, 2019, hosted the 3rd Monthly forum with media on Peace Journalism. The focus of discussion was the proposed Hate Speech Bill. After extensive deliberations Participants made some recommendations which include “That, there is a need for Nigerians to go back to our cultural values which emphasized on respect […]
Ayade appoints APC chieftain as chairman of board
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has approved the appointment of Dr Odey Oyama, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state as Interim Chairman of the state anti-deforestation task-force. The appointment, which was announced by Mr Christian Ita, Senior Speacial Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, is with […]
Violence against Women, girls: Nigeria ranks 118 on GEI – EU UN spotlight initiative
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Nigeria has been ranked 118 out of 134 on the Gender Equality Index with 30 percent aged15-49 to have experienced sexual abuse according to the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey(NDHS) reports.These proportion, reports say , comprise of 33% and 24% in Urban and rural areas respectively.The reports contained in a […]
Irona Charges Medical Practitioners on Professionalism
…As NMA Honours Imo Deputy Governor Deputy Governor of Imo State, Engr. Gerald Irona has charged Medical Practitioners in the State to always uphold the ethics of the Medical profession, even as the Imo State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association-NMA weekend honoured the Deputy Governor with a Meritorious Service Award. The Deputy Governor gave […]