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A Nigerian and a seasoned broadcaster , Uche Anioke has been elected into the Executive of the world’s largest federation of publishers; The International Publishers Association (IPA), Geneva, Switzerland. The IPA which was established in 1896 is an industry body with a human rights mandate, whose mission is to promote and protect publishing and raise awareness of publishing as a force for economic, cultural and social development. Working in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other supranational bodies. The IPA champions the interests of book and journal publishing at national and supranational level. Internationally, the IPA actively opposes censorship and promotes copyright, freedom to publish (including through the IPA Prix Voltaire), and literacy. Hon Uche Anioke who’s also the National President of Nigeria Publishers Association(NPAN) is among the executives elected after a 12-day virtual voting. The outcome of the online election that spanne...

  The Unstoppable Gyration Master Tony Oneweek Muonagor has released his new single titled *Time* on all online distribution platforms.  *It's a song of hope in the midst of today's many challenges in our daily lives. "The world is troubled. Kontri is getting harder but as long as we dey alive, Every day na Party." Time is a fusion of Afrobeat and Gyration. Pls kindly click below to download and share. https://share.amuse.io/JHGVADQVl8Wv

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, led revered stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southeast geo-political zone of the country to interact with the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abukakar. The meeting was in furtherance of Atiku’s consultations, preparatory to the commencement of campaigns for the 2023 presidential election. In his speech, Gov. Ugwuanyi, who is the leader of the PDP in the Southeast zone and candidate of the party for Enugu North Senatorial District, formally welcomed former Vice President Abubakar to Enugu, the capital of the Southeast, assuring him that Enugu State is essentially a PDP state. The governor also acknowledged and welcomed other esteemed leaders of the party who travelled from far and near to be part of the epoch-making event.  Other dignitaries at the event include the Governor of Delta State and vice presidential candidate of the PDP, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa; the Deputy Governor of Abia ...

The National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Chris Isiguzo has emerged as the new President of Congress of African Journalists-CAJ. He replaces Alexandre Niyungeko of Burundi who stepped down to pursue other commitments. The Governing Council of the Congress in a meeting held online on Wednesday, 21st September, 2022 unanimously voted to elect the NUJ President as it next leader. It would be recalled that the NUJ on the 23rd June, 2020 hosted a meeting online of some African countries where CAJ was launched to address the issues affecting journalists on the Continent, promote shared values and uphold The Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa. CAJ was formally registered in Kenya and the headquarters is located in Nairobi. The new President expressed appreciation to his colleagues for the confidence and trust reposed in him and promised to work assiduously for the success of CAJ. He also thanked the Kenya Correspondents Associati...

 ...Mocks Tobi Okechukwu's emergence as Labour Party' House of Representatives Candidate Labour Party through Dr Ginger Ibeneme, the party Chairman in OjiRiver LG, Enugu State has expressed concern over certain issues ahead of the 2023 General Elections. According to Ibeneme, the final lists for Presidential and Federal Legislature  candidates for 2023 elections released by INEC has left the media awash with the news. "In Enugu State it turned out to be a furtherance of PDP Enugu State torment of Enugu State Labour Party", he said "First we saw the name of one Tobi Okechukwu , (someone that has been in the Federal House of Representatives for 12 years , and lost PDP primaries) as the Labour Party candidate for Oji River / Awgu / Aninri federal constituency . We know Mr Okechukwu as a core cabal member of Enugu State PDP cartel".  "While we were still trying to digest and understand the strange development, same Tobi Okechukwu purportedly did a press rel...

Prince Ike Chioke receiving book donation from group The Group Managing Director of Afrinvest West Africa, Prince Ike Chioke, has made known his plans to establish an electronic library as well as an Information and Communications Technology centre in Central School, Obioma, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State.    He made the disclosure, on Sunday evening, while receiving over 400 books, on behalf of the school, from a delegation from BookmySchool, led by its chairman, Abdullahi Idris.     BookmySchool is a non-governmental organisation that encourages teaching and learning in schools by supplying textbooks and other materials to public schools.   Receiving the books, the Afrinvest boss commended the NGO and said the process of deepening the quality of education in Obioma, by expanding knowledge and understanding, was well underway.   He added, "The first time I wanted to receive a donation from BookmySchool, we didn't have the facilities to recei...

  PHOTO NEWS The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani,  alongside his management team members on Wednesday received Nigerian ex-International Footballer,  Kanu 'Papillo' Nwankwo , in his Office at the State Headquarters, Enugu. The World renowned Footballer and Founder of Kanu Heart Foundation, visited the CP, alongside management team members of the Foundation, to familiarize and inform him of an upcoming programme the Foundation will be having in the State.

HM Queen Elizabeth II Charles immediately became King upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. As heir apparent since the age of three, he has been the longest serving heir to the throne in British history. Upon becoming the sovereign, Charles has the option to take any name he chooses for his reign as King. For example, King George VI’s real name was actually Albert. Two previous monarchs have been called Charles. Charles had already been taking on some of the Queen's engagements this year as her health had become enough of a concern for her to cancel some of her commitments, including the  State Opening of Parliament . Both Charles and Prince William had been prioritizing the Queen's diary over theirs. Both of them had been activated as Counsellors of State, where the Queen delegates her sovereign power for specific purposes, and they were obligated to be even more available for those duties. The Queen died peacefully this afternoon, the Royal Family announced on it...

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and new Conservative Party leader and Britain’s Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss meet at Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022 Liz Truss on Tuesday officially became Britain’s new prime minister, at an audience with head of state Queen Elizabeth II after the resignation of Boris Johnson. The former foreign secretary, 47, was seen in an official photograph shaking hands with the monarch to accept her offer to form a new government and become the 15th prime minister of her 70-year reign. The symbolic ceremony took place at the sovereign’s remote Balmoral retreat in the Scottish Highlands, as the queen, 96, was deemed unfit to return to London due to ill health. “The queen received in audience the right honourable Elizabeth Truss MP today and requested her to form a new administration,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “Ms Truss accepted Her Majesty’s offer and kissed hands upon her appointment as prime minister. The last time the han...

Chelsea's ruthless reputation for sacking managers, irrespective of previous success and reputation, lives on with the  brutal dismissal of Thomas Tuchel. If anyone believed new owner Todd Boehly would adopt a lighter and more sympathetic touch to those inhabiting the manager's office at Stamford Bridge than predecessor Roman Abramovich they can now think again. The same rules apply. Poor results equal the sack. Quickly. Boehly's turbulent first 100 days in charge at Chelsea ended with the abrupt removal of the man who won the Champions League in May 2021, six months after arriving to replace sacked Frank Lampard. The American's hands-on approach, coupled with the lack of a sporting director after key figures such as director Marina Granovskaia and technical and performance advisor Petr Cech left, has made Stamford Bridge appear to be an unsettled and somewhat chaotic place. Sacking a manager just days after Chelsea spent more in one transfer window than any other Briti...

US tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building "advanced technology" facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has said. The guidelines were unveiled as part of a $50bn (£43bn) plan aimed at building up the local semiconductor industry. It comes as business groups have pushed for more government support in an effort to reduce reliance on China. They are faced with a global microchip shortage which has slowed production. "We're going to be implementing the guardrails to ensure those who receive CHIPS funds cannot compromise national security... they're not allowed to use this money to invest in China, they can't develop leading-edge technologies in China.... for a period of ten years,"  according to US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. , explaining the US Chips and Science Act. "Companies who receive the money can only expand their mature node factories in China to serve the Chinese market." The US a...

Labour Party in Enugu State has reacted over the appointment of Ikeje Asogwa as the campaign DG for Enugu State PDP, saying it has not come to them as a surprise .  The party believes it a further confirmation that the infamous Ebeano gang is regrouping.  Asogwa like Peter Mbah (the PDP Guber candidate) was a commissioner during the plundering years of Chimaroke Nnamani, whom the party has described as  the self styled Ebeano crooner. Ikeje is also the director ESUBEB , the commission in charge of Basic Education in the state .  In a press release signed by the Chairman, Labor Party in OJI RIVER LG, Dr Ginger Ibeneme II, he frowned as such choice noting thatr Pimary School teachers in Enugu state have been on strike for months now protesting non payment of 30,000 Naira Minimum wage which was signed into law since 2008, adding that pictures of dilapidated primary schools in parts of ENUGU State regularly appear in the internet, and same Asogwa is the manager of ESUBEB...