Gunmen kill youth leader

Gunmen kill youth leader

By Jimitota Onoyume PORT HARCOURT —   TENSION now reigns in Elimgbu community in Rivers State following the murder, weekend, of the Youth President of the community, Nna Adele Uche, by unidentified gun men. Confirming the development to Vanguard, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Rita Inoma Abbey, said the assassination was probably triggered by […]
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Danjuma’s PAC seeks “born-again” INEC

Danjuma’s PAC seeks “born-again” INEC

The General T.Y. Danjuma-led Presidential Advisory Committee, PAC, is pushing for a restructured Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the most fundamental change being the involvement of the five or six leading parties in the appointment of its new chairman.

University don condemns neglect of Niger Delta

University don condemns neglect of Niger Delta

University lecturer and environmentalist, Prof Godini Darah, said, yesterday, that the pain caused by the over fifty years of neglect inflicted on the people of the Niger Delta is such that no amnesty programme could heal it. Presenting a paper at a Media Retreat For Journalists in the Niger Delta region organised by Environment Watch […]

The Sociology of Cartoons and Cartoonists

The Sociology of Cartoons and Cartoonists

As the vibrancy of the stalactite catalytically fuels the mesomophic characteristics of the stalagmite, so also the insightful, effective and constructive usage of cartoons can precipitate multifaceted societal development. Hence essayist aldpous Huxley (1894-1963) said, “Parodies, cartoons and caricatures are the most penetrating of criticisms.”

NICO: Marriage of Culture and Journalism

NICO: Marriage of Culture and Journalism

The one day capacity building workshop organized for Culture Journalists under the theme; Media and Cultural Orientation by the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, NICO was a significant attempt at finding an interface through which the two institutions of Journalism and Culture can work together towards the socio- political development of the nation.

Widow’s plight reechoed as Roli Uduaghan launches Foundation

Widow’s plight reechoed as Roli Uduaghan launches Foundation

The plight of widows and economically disadvantaged women and their children was last weekend, re-echoed in Asaba as wife of the Delta State governor, Mrs Roli Uduaghan formerly presented and launched her pet project, the Mastercare Foundation and Masterccare Foundation book, “A call to serve” that chronicles the activities of the foundation since inception.