In a world where opulence often obscures reality, Sean Combs, known to many as P. Diddy, has carved out a niche that embodies the excesses of fame and fortune. A recent indictment that revealed the staggering inventory of his lavish lifestyle—hundreds of bottles of baby oil and an even more shocking count of 754 dildos—has…
Veteran Nigerian broadcaster, Jiire Kuforiji turns 62. The delectable newscaster and television executive, is a graduate of the premiere university in Nigeria, The University of Ibadan, where she obtained a Bachelor of Art degree (B.A.) in 1984. During her National Youth Service Corps, like the Golden fish, she was immediately discovered not only for the…
On September 25, Former National Secretary of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Jola Ogunlusi will be 90 years old. His friends and associates have planned a thanks giving service for Saturday September 28, at church of Pentecost, 21, road, FESTAC Village, to give praise to God for preserving the life of the man who…
Before my two kòrókòró eyes, I saw a flea metamorphosed into a lion. This is not fàbú, it’s true. I watched a bug grow into a beast, and I saw a small, toothy boy, whose jerry curls fluffed down his shoulders, dribbling his way to stardom. All of the flea, the bug, and the fluffy-haired…
Greetings to all my readers. This column, *Man & Woman*, was conceived to address the perennial problems of human relationships, especially as they pertain to men and women. No relationship is perfect because no one is perfect. Imperfections will inevitably cause offence. How we manage offences is what separates the boys from the men; the…
The Christianese, “affliction shall not rise the second time”, is an authoritative declaration of an utter end to extreme suffering and perfectly sums up what Ajuri Ngelale, the recently departed Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, represented to the President Bola Tinubu administration. It has to be stated, though, that hiring Ajuri…
The remains of Onyeka Onwenu, Nigeria’s renowned singer, songwriter, actress, social justice advocate and journalist were laid to rest at the Ikoyi cemetery in Lagos after a solemn funeral service on the 31st of August. It is an understatement that Onyeka 72, accomplished great exploits in her chosen fields and left indelible marks on the…
Writing a fairly popular interview column – if I may say so myself – for a very popular newspaper in the late 70s and early 80s brought me in close contact with many Public Relations practitioners of the time. The practice of Public Relations or PR was at its nascent stage in the country during…
El-Rufai, Zulum and a few other Northern Governors did not decide on time. They wanted to hear from fPMB. They did not want to go against the wish of fPMB. And they were right. That is what is called loyalty. But when they went to him, he told them that he had no favourite. El-Rufai…
To say that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is enmeshed in a crisis of credibility is to put the situation mildly. For a man who got to office with a statistically narrow mandate of 37 percent of total votes cast, many expected Tinubu to rise above himself in order to establish an enduring legacy….
