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The need for journalists to examine issues impartially and cover such issues with inclusivity, reflecting on diverse perspectives which will in turn contribute to peace-building and social change was highlighted at a five-day intensive training on Common Ground Journalism for Journalists from Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta States, with the theme ‘A Community Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in the Niger Delta” held in Warri, Delta state. In his opening remarks, Search for Common Ground Head of Office/Programme Implementation in the Niger Delta, Mr. Yacinthe Agbagadjan informed that the training was organized in partnership with Stakeholders Democracy Network, Partnership Initiatives in Niger Delta, and Academic Associates Peace Works, funded by the European Union as part of an 18 month project covering sixty-six communities across thirty-three Local Governments Areas of the three states. Agbadjagan said there was need for media practitioners to contribute to peace-...

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said that he met his wife, Chioma, before he became rich.. In a video shared on Dami Adenuga's X handle on Sunday,  Davido stated that it would have been difficult for him to enter into a relationship if he had not met Chioma.  Davido also noted that the sacrifices made by popular Nigerian artistes like P-Square,  2Face, and Dbanj are what other musicians are enjoying today.  He said,  “I have a friend, he is like single, anytime I am on the phone with my wife, he would say he has everything in the world, but a wife is what he is missing. “I met my wife before I had money, but I was telling myself if I didn’t meet her before then and now I am single, and I meet a girl, it wouldn’t be the same. I would feel the lady is talking to me because I am Davido and I have money. “My own success is when I am doing something, and I see everybody around me. All these people around me were there when I w...

  Dr Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries and Chancellor of Mountain Top University has been appointed as Professor of Biotechnology by one of Nigeria's top Universities. This is the result of the positive consideration by relevant review Committees and Council of the University following the assessments of his publications by some of the world’s best scholars in Biotechnology, each of whom found him to be eminently appointable as Professor of Biotechnology. It needs to be underscored that this appointment is indeed well-deserved by Prof. D. K. Olukoya, who is an epitome of all-round excellence. He bagged a first-class honours degree in Microbiology from the University of Lagos in 1980. He obtained his doctoral degree (Ph.D) at a record time in Molecular Genetics, from the prestigious University of Reading in the United Kingdom, in 1984. Thereafter, he taught Genetics at the University of Lagos and was an external examiner to a n...

  The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the deaths of six officers killed while investigating the disappearance of three colleagues in Delta State. The Force’s Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Adejobi added that six other officers are still missing and five suspects have been arrested in connection with the killings. The statement partly read, “The Nigeria Police Force is profoundly saddened by the devastating loss of six courageous officers in Delta State who exhibited exceptional valour in the face of adversity “These brave officers tragically fell victim to a cowardly ambush by armed assailants while undertaking a mission to investigate the disappearance and rescue of three of their colleagues in the Ohoro Forest, Delta State, while six others are currently missing-in-action. “Our hearts extend to the families, friends, and colleagues of the fallen officers during this period of profound sorrow. We stand...

During the ongoing journalist training in Warri, participants were urged to emphasize unifying elements in their reporting to promote peace amidst conflict.  This directive was underscored in "The Common Ground Journalism Training," organized by Search For Common Ground as part of their project, "A Community-Centered Approach To Transforming Criminality and Violence in the Niger Delta." Supported by the European Union and implemented alongside consortium partners such as Stakeholders Democracy Network, PIND Foundation, and Academic Associates PeaceWorks, the project spans 66 communities across 33 local government areas in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States. The training, currently taking place in Warri, Delta State, has drawn over 30 journalists and communication experts and is scheduled to last for 5 days (18th to the 22nd of March 2024). Representing the Country Director of SEARCH, Yacinthe Agbagadjan, Head of Office of SEARCH and Head of Programme Implementation i...

 Be a witness, not a judge. Focus on yourself and the log in your eyes and not the speck in the eyes of others. Good morning and happy Juma'at Mubarak.  #MindYourBusiness#

  Mark Burchill is set to join Richard Hughes at Liverpool, with the agreement already in place for the Bournemouth chief scout to make the move to #LFC. The signing will be finalized soon, and Burchill will be part of the new structure alongside Edwards and Hughes.