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…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the arrest of its president Joe Ajaero, who was whisked away by officers from the Department of State Services on Monday on his way to the United Kingdom. The union said Ajaero was detained without any legal warrant or formal instrument, describing it as a brazen act of lawlessness…
Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has responded to being declared wanted by Nigerian security authorities, describing it as the cost he must bear for speaking the truth. Hundeyin, who has been at the forefront of exposing sensitive matters through his investigative journalism, stated that this latest move is just one of many attempts by the…
Less than 24 hours after his loan move to Turkish Super Lig side Galatasaray, Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has witnessed a remarkable surge in his social media followership. The reigning African footballer of the year joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan from Napoli for the 2024/25 season on Tuesday after the Italian club agreed…
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organization, Afenifere, has called on the Federal Government to stick to the claim by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Heineken Lokpobiri, that President Bola Tinubu administration did not instruct the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to increase the fuel pump price by ordering the corporation to reverse…
Super Eagles and Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman, has been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. Lookman made the award nomination list after his heroics in the Europa League final where he scored a hat-trick as Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen. Other nominees in the men’s player of the year nomination list includes Real Madrid star…
Davido has expressed gratitude to Angelique Kidjo, the Grammy-winning Beninese singer, for collaborating with artistes across Africa. In a recent Instagram live session with Kidjo, the Afrobeats star revealed that he used to travel to Benin with his parents when he was a child. Davido added that he grew up listening to the ‘Wombo Lombo’…
A little story to take minds away from the ‘horrors’ of the present times in the world (and in Nigeria). I told his story some weeks ago. Permit me to tell it again because the dial of life has moved up since then. There are interesting developments and new stories to tell. About 10 years…
The management of Television Continental, TVC, has announced Olugbenga Olusesan Oresegun, as the new main anchor of the programme Journalists’ hangout on TVC News. As a Mass Communication graduate from the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta in Ogun State, Olugbenga Olusesan Oresegun is driven and well-prepared to excel in this new role as the anchor of…
