CONTRIBUTORS

 

PROF AKPONWEI JR
He is a Pastor, a Psychologist, a Publisher, a Project Manager, and a Pop-Artist. Simply put, he is a visionary and an enterprise, with a heart for the cause of the Ijaw people, and following in the footsteps of his father, the late Professor Akponwei.


SOLOMON BRIBENA AKPELI
A Nigerian Public Affairs Analyst and Commentator, as well as a Marketing and Public Relations professional making impact on the Nigerian businesses and Public Sector Space. He graduated with honors from the Faculty of Humanities, University of Port Harcourt in 1995. He is also Professionally qualified in Marketing, Management and Public Relations. He has built up competency in Project Management, Public - Private Partnerships, Journalism and, Public Finance and Administration.
He is a confessed and professed Christian. with a passion for good Corporate Governance and better management of public resources that is openly expressed in his Writings and Poetry. He is a fervent believer of a better Africa and promotes knowledge-based critical evaluation of any given situation and informed solution-driven recommendations, when diligently applied, will lead to a better society. He is also a Public Educator

ELAGHA ISAAC
Comrade Elagha Isaac is an erudite, proactive, gregarious and prolific writer from the Creeks of Oboro Community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta. He's a human right, Environmental and political activist in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. He's an History and International Studies student at Federal University, Otuoke Bayelsa State. He's also a published author of "Tears of Ijaw Nation", available worldwide on Amazon.



AGOINZOH NKEM EMOMOTIMI
Born into the Family of Late High Chief Dakore Agoinzoh in Erekebinazi Quarter of Agoloma Town and Madam Dora Owutuamor Agoinzoh of Toru-Angiama all in Delta state Patani Local Government Area. Married with kids, with a career in online sports, and transportation. He is a Christian, passionate about his faith.










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