Month: April 2024

By: Mandy Park Socially-relevant and need-meeting non-governmental organization, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged Media practitioners in Nigeria to ensure they fact-checked their reports before dishing out to the public.This they noted would guarantee peaceful elections, especially now that the Ondo and Edo states election are the next on the line.CAPPA said a good fact-checked process would reduce violent elections and improve citizens’ confidence in the electoral process. CAPPA organized a webinar for journalists on the topic: ‘Safeguarding Democracy: The Media and Role of Fact Checking in…

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By: Mandy Park Socio-Political and cultural Igbo organization, Alaigbo Development Foundation has flays Publication alleging the expulsion of Emeritus Prof T. Uzodinma Nwala, Chairman of congress. The statement identified those behind the Publication as dissidents earlier expelled from the party owing to their act of mischief. In a statement signed by Mr Ukeme Onochie, Chairman, ADF Abuja Chapter, it noted that the laudable achievement of Prof Nwala is too solid to be rubbished by two confused dissidents recently suspended by the disciplinary committee of the organization. Part of the statement…

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By Mandy Park AlaIgbo Development Foundation Youth League (ADF-YL) the Vanguard group of the organization, has condemned attempt by few aggreived persons to maliciously damage the reputation of Emeritus Prof. Uzodinma Nwala the Chairman of ADF Congress. ADF-YL called for caution in spreading falsehood and campaign of calumny against the accomplished elder Statesman, harping on the need for respect for elders. A statement signed by Comrade Osita Chukwuagbanarinam.ADF Acting Chairman ADF-YL. and Comrade Chidiebere Onwudiwe.Secretary ADF-YL, cautioned on the danger of laying unfounded allegations on any revered Igbo Icon. The…

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Miss Obulata Annderah Chiderah, 300 level Law student of Rivers State University is The National Queen Nigeria.She had a media parley with some journalists recently where she opened up herself, ambition, her pet project, turn off, tactics in handling male admirers and the one thing she would want to pass across to President Bola Tiñúbu if opportuned to meet him.Queen Chiderah is a combination of beauty and brain and a pleasant personality. Enjoy the interview By: Mandy Park Let’s start with when you developed your passion for beauty pageant? I…

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Mandy Park The 2023 Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has taken a dig at the Coastal road project of this administration saying the timing is wrong and is not a priority. Obi therefore wants an immediate review of the project and attention channelled at the deplorable internal road projects littered all over the country that would enhance economic growth. The LP standard bearer who listed some of the abandoned road projects in the geopolitical zones of the country said that deliberate attention should be given to…

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Mandy Park The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has kicked against attempt by some groups to extort and blackmail the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr Gbenga Komolafe. Speaking at a media briefing in Lagos, today, Monday 22nd April, the head of the coalition, Comrade Shima Loremikan, said the latest campaign of calumny and blackmail against Engr Komolafe is reprehensible and must be condemned in the strongest terms. Loremikan said the allegations of compromising marginal fields bid round of 13 oil fields are baseless.…

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Dr. Philips Nto, DG, Agribusiness Incubation Centre, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, World Bank consultant and former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in Abia State in this revealing encounter, speaks on the economy, electricity subsidy, inseçurity, students loan, assessment of the President Bola Tinubu-led APC government, his mistake and the way forward.Mandy Park reports Except. You are now the Director Agribusiness Incubation Centre of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike ; What do you really intend to achieve there ? I have by the Grace of God occupied…

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By: Mandy Park One year after the gruesome murder of Sherrif Ishola Salami by unknown assailants, the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights ( CHSR) has raised the alarm that the police have refused to conduct investigation to unravel killers. Even widow of the late Salami, Mariam Salami alleged that the police have done nothing despite all appeal made to them. As CHSR and the family of the deceased await justice, thay call on Governor Sanwo-Olu and IGP Kayode Egbetokun to order thorough investigation into the case. Recall that the…

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Mandy Park Service-Oriented and need-meeting NGO, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has kicked against a five-year deal between Grammy Award-winning artiste, Burna Boy’s company, BrkFst, and Aspire North America, LLC, a subsidiary of Inspire Technology Inc. for the manufacture and distribution of vaping products in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and Europe. A statement from CAPPA’s Media and Communication Officer, Robert Egbe, cautioned that the business deal would engender aggressive marketing of cannabis vaping and e-cigarettes, including vape pens, e-hookahs, JUULs, and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), which…

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By: Mandy Park Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) Igbo socio-economic and political organization, has postponed it’s World Congress to Monday 15th April. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday signed by Emeritus Professor T Uzodinma Nwala,Chairman of Congress The statement noted that some of the documents at the ADF Secretariat was affected by the dubious activities of some criminal elements that broke into the office. But the statement assured that by Monday, all relevant documents would be made available. Pàrt of the statement reads “”For the…

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