Chief Joseph Anene Okonkwo, is the pioneer chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State. In this interview with some Journalists in Awka, Chief Okonkwo widely referred to the Guru of Anambra State politics, tried to assess the parties campaigning for the November 18 governorship
….Gov Ugwuanyi expected The Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN) the umbrella body for all journalists who cover the Integrated Marketing Communications sector in the country is set to hold its 5th Annual Brands and Marketing Conference in Enugu State, Nigeria. The conference, which is one of the association’s major programmes for the year, is […]
Kogi State House of Assembly yesterday locked out Journalists who went to cover their proceeding during the sitting saying they are not important. Journalists were at the assembly yesterday to cover the proceeding but were turned back by the security agents just as the main entrance to the gallery was locked during sitting. The security […]
The officer in charge of Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations (FAO/UN) Nigeria, Patrick David has said over 10million People suffer from food insecurity in Northern Nigeria. Speaking to Journalists in Abuja, yesterday, at the Stakeholder Meeting and presentation of the Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Analysis of Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Northern Nigeria, he said
Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (PTD) of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has pledged to sustain the free flow of petroleum products as their commitment to the value chain. National Chairman, PTD branch, NUPENG, Sulaiman Oladiti fielding questions from journalists in Lagos stressed the role of tanker drivers in the value […]
Definitely, 2016 will go down in history as one of the horrible years for journalism and its practitioners. The year would be remembered as one that journalists were killed in their numbers while carrying out their professional and legitimate duties. According to Reporters without Borders (RSF), 74 journalists and other media workers were killed worldwide […]
African Foundation for Peace and Love Initiative (AFPLI), a grassroots proactive peace organisation set up with the objective of promoting ethno-religious harmony in Africa, recently in Lagos trained a group of journalists representing media houses across the country on peace-building. The media parley tagged ‘Picture Africa for Peace and Development’ was aimed at
Zambian police said they had questioned two journalists at a newspaper that published a story illegally drawn from classified documents about a graft investigation of a presidential aide, who was subsequently cleared. The Post Newspaper, which employs the journalists, said the affair demonstrated the government could not tolerate a free press. Police spokesperson
The Bauchi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) said it constituted a seven man standing committee for the safety of journalists during and after the elections. The council Chairman, Dahiru Mohammed, made this known to newsmen in Bauchi. Mohammed said the committee would ensure that the security of journalists were safeguarded at […]
The National Executive Committee,NEC, of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ, has ratified June 24 to June 27 for its Triennial Delegates Conference in Abuja. The union stated this in a communique signed by the National Secretary of the Union, MrShuaibu Leman, at the end of the NEC meeting of the union in Abuja. Delegates at […]
