Ripples Nigeria current state of the country. Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka gave the keynote address for the maiden edition entitled 'Rebuilding trust in a divided Nigeria'.His speech was titled Miyetti to Haiti; Notes from a Solidarity Visit.Other notable speakers were former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi,Dr (Mrs) Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi and Professor Pat Utomi. The event was moderated by Dr Reuben Abati former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Ex President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria Ripples Nigeria Ripples Nigeria is a Nigerian online newspaper based in Lagos. It was launched in 2015. It is an independent, pro-investigation multi-media online news platform
Head of state Head of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state. Depending on the country's form of government and separation of powers, the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government. In the parliamentary system the head of state is the "de jure" leader of the nation, because the leader "de facto" is the prime minister. In contrast, the semi-presidential system has both heads of state and government as the leaders "de facto" of the nation (in practice