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POINTBLANKNEWS.COM is a premier news and current affairs resource center for everyone who desires to know current events in Africa and around the world. Through our website, we help to inform and educate our readers and keep them updated with news breaks.

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For advertisers, we deliver unparalleled access to an affluent, sophisticated, knowledgeable group around the world with a common uniting passion-news and current affairs. We hope you find everything on this site you need to assist in your media planning. This website gives us the opportunity to bring you the most up-to-date information and news about happenings around Africa and the rest of the world, editorial calendar updates and many more.

ABOUT POINTBLANKNEWS.COM

PointBlankNews.com is an independent online news magazine created to bring about more professionalism in online Journalism. It has no affiliation with any political party, ethnic groups; religious or social groups within the United States or any where in the world. PointBlankNews.com is primarily committed to the freedom of speech, the fundamental human rights and the journalism ethical responsibility of balance reporting.

Basically, we are out to promote developmental Journalism and create an enabling environment for people to be able to interact, share opinions and proffer solutions to the many political, social and economic problems facing Nigeria and Africa at large.

WHAT SETS POINTBLANKNEWS APART:

We Break The News
We are a team of professionals with knack for accurate and balance reporting
We investigate our stories
We offer opportunities for people to express their opinions

Pointblanknews.com delivers readers who are drawn to quality, innately curious about in-depth news and current affairs around the world and especially Africa.

MEET THE TEAM

Jackson Ude (Publisher) jackson@pointblanknews.com [347 - 323 - 1693]

Churchill Spencer Umoren (Editor) editor@pointblanknews.com [305 - 393 - 2393]

Ben Young (Senior Editor, Africa) bengandyblow@gmail.com

Uduma Mba (Editor, Nigeria) fidel947@yahoo.co.uk

ARTICLES & OPINIONS

If you have any article or opinion. Please send to jackson@pointblanknews.com or to editor@pointblanknews.com for publication.

COMMENTS & FEEDBACK

For the news articles, stories published on this site or anything about this site, we welcome and appreciate comments and feedbacks from our readers and viewers.

Email the Publisher jackson@pointblanknews.com or contact us via phone at 347 - 323 -1693

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JACKSON UDE || 347 323 1693 || jackson@pointblanknews.com

PAYMENT TERMS - NO CASH DISCOUNT Invoices are dated as of the issue date and are due and payable upon receipt in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. Publisher looks to the advertising agency placing the insertion order for payment; however, Publisher retains the right to hold advertising agency and the advertiser jointly and severally liable for the monies due and payable to Publisher, and the agency warrants by submitting the insertion order that it and the advertiser have accepted this responsibility. Publisher will not be bound by conditions printed or otherwise, on contracts, order blanks or instructions when such conditions conflict with its policies.

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Publisher reserves the right to change the rates and terms herein at any time without notice, provided that for any contract advertiser the rates herein shall continue to apply for issues published within 90 days of the effective date of such change. Contact your Pointblanknews.com advertising manager for more information.

PUBLICATION AND CLOSING DATES
Publisher may act on the written instructions of either the advertiser or agency as to any ad. No liability is assumed as to any instructions received after closing dates. Pointblanknews.com is published twice a week, issue Monday. Except during holiday weeks, the last advertising forms close 12 days preceding date of publication. When proof must be submitted for approval, copy or artwork must be received by Publisher two weeks preceding ad closing date. Certain pointblanknews.com special advertising sections close about one month before issue date. When normal closing dates fall on a holiday, issue closes the preceding work day.

SHORT RATES AND REBATES
Advertisers will be short-rated (amount per ad increased) if, within a 12-month period from the date of first insertion, they do not use the amount of space upon which their billings have been based. Advertisers will be rebated if, within a 12-month period from the date of first insertion, they have used sufficient additional space to warrant a lower rate than that which they have been billed.

COPY SERVICE
Advertisers who do not have an advertising agency and who request copy and art will be charged at Publisher's rates then in effect.

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