Etcetera launches federal character

Nigeria singer and songwriter, Paschal Uche Ejikeme, popularly known as Etcetera has joined the likes of Nduka Obaigbena of Thisday Newspaper and Omoyele Sowore of Sahara Reporters as a media house owner with the launch of his online newspaper called Federal Character.

Although Federal Character has been in existence since Febuary 14, 2021, Etcetera revealed that it is a news website based in Maryland, United States where he currently resides.

“It was launched to fill the need for a smarter and more effective reporting of the events influencing our rapidly changing world. The website covers news, politics, business, entertainment, technology, lifestyle, sports, celebrity and pop culture.

“Federal Character stands on the principles of truth, facts and trust; on the belief that truth must be highlighted unashamedly in all its reports, facts must be efficiently published and defended on its platform, and to build and retain the trust of its readers by never deviating from these principles.”

Although Federal Character was launched in the United States, it has staff in both the US and Nigeria.

As a writer himself, Etcetera had a column with The Punch Newspaper, Etcetera Live, where he constantly called out the government over the level of insecurity and corruption in the country. He studied music at the Music Society of Nigeria (MUSON) in Lagos and has two studio albums. He recently released three new singles (Still Believe, Still Believe Remix and So Glad) off from his forthcoming album.

Federal Character is derived from a principle introduced into the 1979 Nigerian Constitution by the Nigerian Government to ensure a fair representation of all Nigerians in governance – and also prevent the dominance of one state, religion or ethnic group in federal allocations.