Mr. Horatius Egua

Mr. Horatius Owaegbanoria Egua, was born to the family of Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Lucy Egua, of Idumu Iyasele, Ewatto, in Esan Southeast LGA of Edo State.

Mr. Egua attended Idumu Iyasele Primary School, Ewatto Grammar School and Ewossa Secondary School, before proceeding to the then Bendel State University, Abraka Campus, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B. ED) degree in English Language in 1991. He went further to obtain a Master of Arts Degree in Peace and Security Studies from The University of Abuja in 2023.

A season Journalist of over three decades, Mr. Egua has maintained and unbroken stint as a full-time journalist and media manager, working in various frontline media organizations, including The News Magazine, Punch and Business Day Newspaper. 

He served as the Special Adviser on Media and Administration to three Ministers: Minister of State for Defense 2007, Minister of State, Finance 2010-2011, and Minister of State, Petroleum Resources 2021-2023.

He is the founder and publisher of The Bridge News, a leading online news medium in Nigeria.

Mr. Egua also served as a Rapporteur to the committee on Politics and Governance at the 2014 National Conference in Abuja.

He has attended many courses and conferences both in Nigeria and abroad. 

Mr. Egua is a member of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ); The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and an alumnus of the International Visitors Programme (Print 2005), United Sates of America.

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