The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) have reacted to the tenure of Femi Soneye, the former Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The two bodies, in a separate statements, praised his stewardship and dedication to duty during his time as a spokesperson of the organisation President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Eze Anaba, and the GOCOP President Maureen Chigbo, in a seperate statement, described Soneye as “open, capable, and accessible,” Anaba said the commitment of Soneye at NNPC Ltd helped him to win multiple communications…
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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has pledged that the people of Edo will deliver 2.5 million votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election as a token of appreciation for the developmental strides witnessed across the State under his administration. Governor Okpebholo made the declaration at Okaijesan Town Hall in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area, during a political gathering to welcome thousands of decampees from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the Governor, the APC in Edo remains an open and inclusive platform for all citizens committed…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Bragging rights will be at stake this evening when Portugal’s senior women’s football team “A Seleção das Quinas” or “The Team of the Escutcheons” take on the Super Falcons of Nigeria in a pre-tournament international friendly match at Estádio José Gomes, Amadora near Lisbon billed for 7pm Nigerian time. The encounter which is serving as part of both countries’ preparations for the 13th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) holding in Morocco from July 5 to 26, 2025, and Euro Women’s 2025 in Switzerland next month, will be taken serious by the two teams.…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Determined to make a good impression on their return to Africa’s biggest women’s football competition in Morocco next month, Ghana’s Black Queens boosted their pre-Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) records with an impressive 3-1 victory over the Scorchers of Malawi in a friendly match played at the Ziaida Complex in Benslimane, Morocco on Saturday, Prompt News reports. This is even as the Ghanaians who recently lost their two international friendlies against neighbours Ivory Coast got off to a great start in the match as enterprising forward Doris Boaduwaa scored a hat-trick although a…
Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has reacted to the attack of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States, condemning the strikes as “outrageous”. The minister says Iran is reserving “all options to defend its sovereignty”. He said, “The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences. Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behavior,” he writes in a post on X. Araghchi adds that the US has “committed a grave violation” of the UN charter as a member of the UN Security Council. “The Islamic Republic of…
LAGOS – Stakeholders in Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector have been tasked to actively engage in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) review process. This call was made by Dr. Jimson Olufuye, Principal Consultant at Kontemporary Konsulting Ltd and Chairman of the 2025 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development. The call was made during the forum held at the Welcome Centre Hotels, MM International Airport Road, Lagos, on Thursday, June 19. The Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum series, hosted by the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers (ICANN) certified At-Large Structure (ALS), DigitalSENSE Africa,…
By Funke Egbemode Women, we do all kinds of things, for love, for men. Some of those things are smart, many are stupid. One of the stupidest ones, or should I call it strangest, is women killing themselves because their men are mean, cheating, lying sons of Adam. Why should a woman die because she is in a bad relationship? Why will a woman commit suicide because her husband’s ‘dangling modifier’ knows no boundaries? Why should a wife who has stomached her husband’s indiscretions for years suddenly sum up her life and decide the only logical way to reward her…
The latest batch of undergraduates from Nigerian universities have commenced their Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo,) using the opportunity to acquire practical knowledge and skills in the oil and gas industry. The 28 interns drawn from 17 universities, will serve for six months and gain valuable insights on the operations of a company which pioneered the development of a new generation of Nigerian professionals in the deep-water sector when it started production at Bonga in 2005. “We’re pleased to continue with efforts to grow indigenous talent in deep-water oil and…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau No fewer than 10 invited Super Falcons players, the coaching crew, and backroom staff will depart the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday for Portugal for the week-long pre-tournament camp ahead of the CAF Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) holding in Morocco from July 5 to 26, 2025, Prompt News reports. This is even as the 10 invited players comprising of a few domestic league players and some overseas-based professionals holidaying in Nigeria have been training in Abuja since arriving camp on Monday to complete their travelling documentations at the Embassy of…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today announced the publication and official launch of a comprehensive new guide titled “Leveraging Digital Tools for Journalism Practice,” aimed at equipping journalists and other media professionals with essential knowledge and tools for modern-day reporting, investigation, and storytelling. According to Ms Ayomide Eweje, MRA’s Programme Officer and author of the 164-page guide, the publication identifies and explains how to use dozens of digital tools and technologies that can enhance the work of journalists across the entire gamut of the journalistic process, from news and information gathering, to news processing as well as news and information dissemination…