For supporting campaigns on gender inclusion in communication practice, the MacArthur Foundation and Kogi State Government are among the winners of the Africa Public Relations Awards 2023 which recognises Superior Achievement in Branding Reputation and Engagement (SABRE). The Department of State Security Service (DSS) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) also bagged Certificates of Excellence of the annual award event hosted by Provoke Media in collaboration with the African Public Relations Association (APRA) to celebrate campaigns that demonstrate the highest levels of creativity, integrity, and effectiveness. The campaigns of the four recipients were undertaken in partnership with a…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, has described Bishop Mathew Kukah as a purveyor of bad news. Adesina, who was reacting to Bishop Kukah’s criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance on security, fighting corruption, and cutting cost of governance, said that the cleric was too partisan. Adesina said: “His bad news is not appetizing at all. Somebody has said that he should put off his reverend father capsule and become a full-time politician. “He is rather too partisan. If you look at those things he mentioned, they don’t do good to Father Kukah’s intellectual…
By Sunday Saanu Part of my mother’s legacies was the way she raised me with gospel songs. Iya Ijako of a blessed memory was found of returning from her Mushin market with “awo onigbagbo”, (a gospel music record). The only gospel music she knew at that time was the ones waltzed by Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Good Women Choir led by Mrs. Deborah Adebola Fasoyin. Enamoured with the lyrics of the CAC Good Women, Iya Ijako bought each record released by the Choir for our listening pleasure, teaching, spiritual growth until I caught the bug, searching for the latest release…
APA disclosed this on Monday, 10 April, 2023, during a press conference organised to discuss the state of the nation and the last General Elections which took place in Nigeria. Speaking through its President, Alhaji Jelili Jimoh, APA described the elections as free and fair and full expression of the will of the people. The group described the emergency of Tinubu as a divine intervention by God meant to galvanise the development and growth of the country. “With Tinubu at the helms of affairs, Nigerians should have the confident of enjoying a prosperous society. This is because the President-elect has…
By Funso Aina When I look back to 1996, the year I started my first job as a journalist, it feels like we were living in a prehistoric era. It is hard to believe that back then, our only work tools were a large dose of optimism with a pen and some paper, or what we called ‘off-cuts’ (roughly cut A4-size papers from huge reams of newsprint). Some of us had ‘midgets’ (micro tape recorders) or the Sony Walkman-type tape recorders, for interviews, but I did not know of any reporter who had a PC or a laptop. After we…
By Mewhenu Hosu The Worlds and the Bridge For this discussion, the physical world has been divided into three: the world of children, the world of disciplined, principled and respected achievers, and the world of wasted destinies, lost purposes and ruined dreams. The world of children is used in this sense to class both children and young persons, especially those who have not been fixed by life. A bridge does at least three major things. It helps users to fly over danger zones, connects them with places and grants them a wider view landscapes. All these functions are relevant to…
By Olorunfunmi, Quadri Adeniyi Communication is important in any relationship, as it allows you to effectively share feelings, opinions and expectations. Many people fail to communicate due to fear of rejection or the fear that they’ll end up upsetting or even losing their partner, family members or friends. Moving on, talking about relationships, it can be any relationship as far as communication is concerned. It can be parent/child relationship, boss and staff relationship, husband and wife relationship, boyfriend and girlfriend relationship, mentor and mentee relationship and so on. There are different manners of approach, the fact that some people misunderstand…
I have read from here and several platforms various opinions and agitations requesting and wishing that I be appointed as the COS to the President-elect. First I wish to thank all that felt I deserve it. Recall we all work together for this project and God took it off us and made it His own project and that was why we were able to win. The victory should be seen as God victory and knowing him for appointing the right people, God will guide him to do it again in the interest of Nigeria and not himself. Secondly, the position…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has urged President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint a member of the House of Representatives, James Faleke, as his Chief of Staff in his incoming administration based on his loyalty to him. AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima stated this in a statement issued on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Shettima also revealed the reasons for picking Faleke, describing the lawmaker as a loyal associate of Tinubu. AYCF’s statement reads in part: “Hon James Faleke is a very loyal Tinubu supporter and associate who has proven to be reliable as ambassador to the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The salaries and allowances for the incoming lawmakers may cost the country about N49 billion, findings by an Ogun State based national newspaper revealed. According to the medium, the figure covers the salaries and allowances of state and federal lawmakers. The salaries and allowances are based on data collated from a document obtained from the website of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission. However, the total allowances are higher than reported as the amount for a number of the allowances was not disclosed. While N32.60 billion will be spent at the national level, N16.32 billion will…