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
Jonathan Head that "journalists covering trials in Thailand often censor themselves out of fear of being accused and possibly going to prison for many years. Journalists have no hope of then being compensated, even when they demonstrate that the allegations brought against them are completely spurious". The charges were dropped on 23 August 2017, the first day of Head's trial. Jonathan Head Jonathan Head is the South East Asia Correspondent for BBC News, the main newsgathering department of the BBC, and its 24-hour television news channels BBC World News and BBC News Channel, as well as the BBC's domestic television and radio