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As Nigerian journalists join their counterparts May 3 in marking World Press Freedom Day, a one-time international editor of the year has called on journalists in the country to embrace truthful and factual reportage. Ray Ekpu, who spoke with Straightnews reporter in a telephone interview Thursday said, “In spite of what is happening in the social media, people who create social or mainstream media should know that the essence of communication is to convey information. Let there be pursuit of facts otherwise we will damage the whole process of conversation. Journalists are not supposed to relay falsehood.” Ekpu, who was…

As debates and agitations for increased New Minimum Wage for public servants are raging in the country, analysts of Nigerian television station are unanimous in calling for the review and implementation of a new minimum wage, cautioning that states be allowed to negotiate the exact amount they could pay their workers. At the moment, a junior staff in the lowest rung of civil service collects N18,000, but Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is agitating for payment of N66,500 to the junior in the lowest cadre of the service. The analysts who talked Wednesday in TVC NEWS, Lagos under the programme, ‘Journalists…

University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, the nation’s premier ivory tower, established in 1962, has become a trailblazer to produce four First Class graduates in Chinese Language in its 56 years of existence. Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution,  who announced this at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos, said the university will, for the first time, produce four out of the 14 graduates bagging first class division in Chinese. Ogundipe said activities lined-up for the three-day ceremonies would begin on May 8, explaining that 62 of the entire first class graduating students are from the Faculty of…

Garden egg is in the family of eggplant used as a food crop in several countries in Africa. It is a small, white fruit with a teardrop or roundish shape that is valued for its bitterness. Botanically, garden egg is known as Solanum melongena of the Solanaceae family and locally called Igba among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria and nya among Akwa Ibom people.  The fruit remains a delight for researchers as the effects of garden egg are not only nutritional but significantly of health benefits as the tree that bearers them. In the past, garden eggs were only available in…

Against the background of negative comments and vile reports by a section of the mass media that trailed the demise of Monday Etokakpan, International President of Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio, a foremost socio-cultural organisation, Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom State governor, has dusted the backlashes, saying his death was caused by embolism- blood-clotting. Emmanuel, who gave the insight Wednesday when Patrick Udofia, Vice President 1 with executive members of the organisation paid him a condolence visit in his office, said autopsy conducted on the deceased showed that he passed on as a result a medical condition known as embolism otherwise called blood…

Abubakar Atiku, a one-time Nigeria’s Vice President has challenged Nigerians to vote out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from government if they want to continue as a country beyond 2019. Atiku, who made the call Wednesday at the PDP Secretariat, Uyo during his consultation visit to Akwa Ibom state, said “The country is in its worse state today. I have never seen it since the civil war. Ethnic division, north against south, this is very dangerous for our survival as a country. Coming to consult the party on his ambition as a PDP Presidential aspirant, he noted “We must…

Liverpool booked a Champions League final meeting with Real Madrid after beating Roma 7-6 on aggregate in the semi-finals on Wednesday despite losing a breathless second leg at the Stadio Olimpico. After a 5-2 first-leg win last week, a 4-2 defeat on the night could not prevent the five-time champions from reaching their first final since 2007. Jurgen Klopp’s men built on their Anfield victory with first-half strikes from Sadio Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum sandwiching an unfortunate James Milner own goal. Needing four unanswered goals to force extra time, Roma piled on the pressure in the second half, but failed…

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris’ refusal to appear before the Senate for a second time has drawn the ire of the Nigerian Senators. Idris who was supposed to appear a week ago to answer questions on the arrest and detention of Senator Dino Melaye as well as the rampant killings of people in the country rather accompanied President Muhammadu Buhari to Bauchi State on a state visit. Instead, he sent a deputy Inspector-General of Police, Joshak Habila. The senate had rejected the representation of Habila, insisting that the IGP must appear before it in person. He, however, failed to…

The local currency maintained the same rates of N362 against Dollar, N505 per Pound rate and N442 per Euro as it closed on Tuesday, May 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues to intervene in the inter-bank foreign exchange market in line with its determination to sustain liquidity in the market and maintain stability. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the Naira exchanged at N362 to a dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed N504 and N436, respectively. Trading at the investors’ window saw the Naira closed at N360.67, while it closed at the CBN window…

World football governing body, FIFA at the weekend alerted that it would not consult with any of the parties fighting for the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) before it htorws its big hammer on the country over meddling in the nation’s football affairs. The Nigerian football community was jolted by a Supreme Court decision on Friday directing the parties fighting for the leadership of the NFF to go back to the Jos High court to sort out the suit filed by one of the parties claiming it is the right board to lead the federation. In the FIFA…