Nkpemenyie Bags OWA Award for Outstanding Media Performance

The Ogoni Welfare Association (OWA) Lagos, an indigenous socio-cultural organization of the good people of Ogoni is set to honour Nkpemenyie Mcdominic of the Tide Newspaper for his quality contributions to information dissemination to the Ogoni clan, Rivers State and Nigeria.

Nkpemenyie who is a frontline maritime journalist based in Lagos has over two decades of media practice. He also holds a sensitive position as the Bureau Chief of the The Tide Newspaper, South West, Nigeria.

His nomination letter made available to our reporter the OWA Lagos chapter stated that the Ogoni born journalist who is also a memberof the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON), was nominated by the organization chairman, Engr Migah Nwinmene.

The letter tagged,”NOMINATION FOR OGONI WELFARE ASSOCIATION SPECIAL AWARD “described Nkpemenyie Mcdominic as a leading journalist who stood by OWA to publish Ogoni articles both in Lagos and Nigeria in general.

The letter reads in part: “Putting your career on the edge even in the midst of paucity of fund, this award is our little way of saying thank you.”

According to the statement, the event is expected to come up during the visit of the President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) , Engr.(Dr.),Olu Anda Wai-Egosu to Lagos on Saturday 26th of October, 2024 at the Ken Saro Wiwa Hall, Ogoni House, Lagos.