{"id":830,"date":"2021-10-18T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T09:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes557122118.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/18\/naija-live-tv-publisher-saint-mienpamo-bags-herdadi-blogger-of-the-year-award\/"},"modified":"2021-10-18T10:46:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T09:46:00","slug":"naija-live-tv-publisher-saint-mienpamo-bags-herdadi-blogger-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/10\/18\/naija-live-tv-publisher-saint-mienpamo-bags-herdadi-blogger-of-the-year-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Naija Live TV Publisher, Saint Mienpamo Bags Herdadi Blogger of the Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Coastal News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"292\" data-attachment-id=\"828\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/10\/18\/naija-live-tv-publisher-saint-mienpamo-bags-herdadi-blogger-of-the-year-award\/screenshot_20211018-104230_whatsapp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/screenshot_20211018-104230_whatsapp.jpg?fit=1080%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,492\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot_20211018-104230_WhatsApp.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/screenshot_20211018-104230_whatsapp.jpg?fit=640%2C291&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/screenshot_20211018-104230_whatsapp.jpg?resize=640%2C292&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/screenshot_20211018-104230_whatsapp.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/screenshot_20211018-104230_whatsapp.jpg?resize=300%2C137&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/screenshot_20211018-104230_whatsapp.jpg?resize=1024%2C466&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/screenshot_20211018-104230_whatsapp.jpg?resize=768%2C350&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026As Executive Director Congratulates award winning Blogger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Human Right Advocacy Group, Human &amp; Environmental Rights Dynamic Advocacy Dev. Initiative\u2019 (Herdadi), has named the Publisher and Chief Executive officer of NAIJA LIVE TV, Comr. Saint Mienpamo as the \u201cHerdadi Blogger of the Year 2021\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group make the announcement in a statement issued by the Executive Director of Herdadi, Comr. John Idumange. Saying that the award ceremony will take place in Port Harcourt by November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement read;<br \/>\u201cIn a keenly contested competition of Twenty bloggers in the Niger Delta, NAIJA LIVE TV was voted as the Herdadi Blog of the Year. Invariably, the proprietor of NAIJA LIVE TV Mr. Mienpamo Saint Onitsha is Herdadi Blogger of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMienpamo came first in five of the six criteria used for assessing the performance of bloggers. The criteria include:\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25aaBreaking News<br \/>\u25aaSpread in terms of News<br \/>\u25aaObjectivity in news reportage<br \/>\u25aaImpartiality<br \/>\u25aa Ability to research, and<br \/>\u25aaCourageous and investigative news reporting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. Mienpamo Saint Onitsha was a pioneer member of the Bayelsa New Media Team in Sept, 2012, where he was head of operations. With his knowledge in software engineering, he served the Restoration administration meritoriously and decided to take to blogging. His blog -NAIJA LIVE TV is one of the most popular blogs in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe award ceremony will take place at Aldgate Congress Hotel, GRA Phase III Port Harcourt in November, 2021.\u201d<br \/>Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. John Idumange FSM, MCArb.<\/strong><br><strong>Executive Director<\/strong><br><strong>HERDADI<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coastal News \u2026As Executive Director Congratulates award winning Blogger. 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