The Authority of the Nigerian Army has debunked reports of mass resignation of its soldiers from the service due to corruption, low morale, among others. The Authority in a statement by Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, described the reports as baseless. A news platform had alleged mass resignation of Nigerian soldiers over…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has tackled President Bola Tinubu’s administration over its lavish spending. Primate Ayodele said the lavish spending of Tinubu’s administration has been destroying and killing Nigeria’s economy instead of looking for ways to repair it. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the…
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’…
