Funso Aina, MTN Nigeria’s Senior Manager, External Relations, and one of Africa’s most decorated media and public relations professionals, has been announced “Innovator of the Year” in the brands category at the highly respected SABRE IN2 awards. Awarded since 2013, the SABRE IN2 awards recognise excellent work that highlights the expanding scope of the PR profession, from content creation to the evaluation process using data and analytics to inform, enhance and evaluate campaign successes across the globe. Aina’s recognition was announced by Provoke Media on February 15, 2023. The award was presented at the PRovoke EMEA Summit in Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten Frankfurt, Germany…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By Akeem Busari Arrangements have been concluded by the organisers of the fastly-growing gospel music show, XPression With CDO, as its train is expected to berth in some selected universities across Nigeria. This was revealed by the organisers during the well-attended press conference held Wednesday, 22 March, 2023, at the Four Points Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, with the presence of top gospel music artistes such as, Mendo AY, Gaise Baba, Timi Phoenix, Fega Billionaire and Bouphy. Speaking at the press briefing, the founder and brain behind the eagerly-anticipated show, John CDO Ikeotuonye, explained that the musical show is not just…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kebbi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the Collation/Returning Officer for the governorship election in the state, Professor Yusuf Sa’idu for his sentiment and bias in discharging his official responsibility in the last gubernatorial election. The Chairman of APC Kebbi State Publicity Committee for the governorship campaign, Kabiru Sani-Giant, stated this while addressing journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, 26 March, 2023. “As a matter of urgency, we call on the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmud Yakubu, to remove the Kebbi State guber election…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode has replied the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones over a comment against him. The United Kingdom, UK Envoy had on Sunday,26 March 2023 in an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Sunday, tackled Fani-Kayode over his alleged inciting comments on social media. Llewellyn-Jones expressed worries over the possible repercussions of derogatory comments being made by the former Minister of Aviation against opposition parties. Reacting, Fani-Kayode, in his official tweeter on his official handle, told the UK representative to steer clear of Nigeria’s internal affairs, saying the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has call on Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan to intensify prayers for stability, economic well-being and peace in Nigeria. The Secretary General of JNI, Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, in a press statement issued Sunday, 26 March 2023, said Muslims should use this year’s Ramadan period to seek more of Allah’s favours and equally pray fervently for the newly elected leaders at all levels for Allah’s guidance, support and wisdom to steer the country out of its present predicaments to greater heights. “JNI under the leadership of His Eminence, Alhaji…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The All Progressives Congress (APC) has so far earned over N1.3 billion from the selling of expression of interest and nomination forms to aspirants for Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states’ governorship elections scheduled for November. The APC pegged the forms at N50 million and sold them at its national headquarters in Abuja between February 15 and 22, according to a schedule of activities signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu. In Kogi, many aspirants across the three senatorial zones have signified their ambition with each of them promising to consolidate on the achievements of Governor…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike As a measure to forestall the breakdown of law and order, the Nasarawa State Police Command has banned all forms of protests across the 13 local government areas of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ramhan Nansel, made this known in a statement in Lafia, the state capital on Sunday, 26 March, 2023. According to Nansel, the move by the command was based on security report, adding that all proposed protests under any guise were prohibited. It was gathered that ban followed persistent protest embarked upon by women believed to be supporters of the…
The Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) and Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Hon James Abiodun Faleke has declared that his decision not to participate in the Governorship race of Kogi State was borne out of his desire to subject his personal interest to national interest. A group of Kogites from the three Senatorial Districts of the state, had put money together to purchase Governorship nomination form for Hon Faleke last month, urging him to throw his hat in the ring as the most acceptable candidate at the moment. But Faleke had urged…
By Ganiu Bamgbose, PhD Two common personality disorders are inferiority complex and superiority complex. The American Psychological Association (APA) defines an inferiority complex as “a basic feeling of inadequacy and insecurity, deriving from actual or imagined physical or psychological deficiency. Inferiority complex makes you think less of yourself and gives you the impression that you are not good enough. On the other side of this is superiority complex which is a belief that your abilities or accomplishments are somehow dramatically better than other people’s. It sometimes manifests in the form of narcissism; an excessive interest in or admiration of oneself…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party,has paid a condolence visit to the family of Humphrey Anumudu, who was a governorship aspirant of the party in Imo State reportedly found dead in his Lagos home after returning from a meeting at the party’s secretariat in Abuja. In a tweet on Sunday, 26 March 2023, Obi said the deceased was one of the strongest supporters of the party in Imo state, adding that he was a very warm and forthright person. He prayed God would give his family the fortitude to bear the loss. “Today, I paid a…