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Re-Ooni Ogunwusi, Sunday Igboho, and “The Slippery Floor”, By Remi Oyeyemi

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I want to thank Mr. Richard Akinola for this message. It would not be the first of its kind to

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Buhari’s Nigeria Is Not My Nigeria – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

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Things have fallen apart completely in Nigeria. Nothing has made many Nigerians lose faith in Nigeria more than the impunity

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Sir Tom Moore (1920 – 2021): A Quintessential Humanist

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By Olufunke Cole A life devoted to others within the enclave of a hugely and handsomely built up sacrifice cannot

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The Priest and The President, By Femi Adesina

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Let’s go back in time to May 2004, when the lands of Yelwa-Shendam, in Plateau State, had turned crimson. Primitive

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Dangote: A Billionaire’s Sexcapades! By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

February 3, 2021 No Comments

Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Africa. According to the latest Forbes Billionaires list he has comfortably maintained his

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How I begged Sunday Igboho to avoid bloodbath: Tunde Bakare

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“Where were the police and security agencies when those people were being killed? If their killers were not brought to

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Generational Integration and “Youthilitarian” Democracy, By Pastor Tunde Bakare

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I was in my forties when Nigeria returned to civil rule in 1999. Around those early years of the Fourth

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Where are President Buhari’s Enemies?

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By Lasisi Olagunju I am tired of writing about President Muhammadu Buhari. Hackneyed subjects can become rancid, rank meals for

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Inheritance: ‘My Brothers Took Everything When My Father Died’

February 3, 2021 No Comments

Women are still routinely being cut out of their parents’ inheritance in parts of south-eastern Nigeria, despite a Supreme Court

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The Museveni Irony – Kayode Komolafe

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In his younger days, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, who was re-elected a fortnight ago for a sixth term in

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GameStop: David and Goliath or a Political Fable?

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Take a company that’s been around for years. Think of a high street VHS video store in the age of

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Tribute to Tony Momoh – Tola Adeniyi

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Tony Momoh, Nigeria’s pioneer teacher of Journalism Practice and first Director/ CEO of Times Training Institute was one of the

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Adesina’s Drumbeats Signalling Imminent Crackdown

February 3, 2021 No Comments

By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com0807 552 5533 “After the uprising against Fulani herdsmen all over the land/Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, issued

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General Buhari Going to Help Mozambique Fight Terrorism is Penny-wise and Pound- foolish By Wumi Akintide

February 2, 2021 No Comments

Nigerian General Buhari going to help Mozambique fight Terrorism at a time Nigeria is being torn apart and totally polarized

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Buhari and the New Service Chiefs, by Reuben Abati

February 2, 2021 No Comments

Many Nigerians were understandably shocked, surprised, if not alarmed last week, when they suddenly heard the news that the President

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People’s Gazette and the Serial Attack on Press Freedom in Nigeria, By Festus Ogun

February 2, 2021 No Comments

“When the public’s right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at

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Insecurity Will Begin To End Via Constitutional Force Majeure, By Ndidi Uwechue

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The day after Nigeria became a Disputed Project with the proclamation of a Constitutional Force Majeure (more on this later),

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Nigeria in a Mess Because of Bad Leadership, Says Utomi

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Pat UtomiFor Nigeria to emerge clean out of the current mess it has found itself, the challenge of bad leadership

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Remembering Kunle Adepeju, Nigeria’s First Student Martyr, 50 Years After

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By Bukola Adepeju Today, February 1, 2021 is the fiftieth anniversary of the killing of Adekunle Ademuyiwa Adepeju, a 23-year-old

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Igboho and Owambe Cultural Practice

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Music blared. Joy floated. Naira rained. Feet trampled. This is the spectacle of Nigerian lavish parties called owambe, a short-lived

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Anne has a degree in English Language from the Obafemi Awolowo University and a PGD in Public Relations and Advertising from the prestigious Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos.

She is a business developer who has worked across the Real Estate, Interior Design, and Media industries. Anne is a social crusader who hopes to one day, author a book and professionally claim the ‘writer’ tag she has been nicknamed.
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Sanya Onayoade

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SANYA ONAYOADE is a graduate of Mass Communication and a Master of Communication Arts degree holder from the University of Ibadan. He has attended local and international courses on Media, Branding, Public Relations and Corporate Governance in many institutions including the University of Pittsburgh; Reuters Foundation of Rhodes University, South Africa and Lagos Business School. He has worked in many newspaper houses including The Guardian and The Punch. He was the pioneer Corporate Affairs Manager of Odua Telecoms Ltd, and later Head of Business Development and Marketing of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO Plc).

He has led business teams to several countries in the US, Asia and Europe; and was part of an Aviation investment drive in West Africa. He has also driven media and brand consultancy for a few organizations such as the British Council, Industrial Training Fund, PKF Audit/Accounting Firm and Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme. He is a Fellow of Freedom House, Washington DC, and also Fellow of Institute of Brand Management of Nigeria. Sanya is a member of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) and Project Management Institute (PMI). He is a 1998 Commonwealth Media Awards winner and the Author of A Decade Of Democracy.
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Morak Babajide-Alabi

Continental Editor, Europe

Morak Babajide-Alabi is a graduate of Mass Communication with a Master of Arts Degree in Journalism from Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. He is an experienced Social Media practitioner with a strong passion for connecting with customers of brands.

Morak works as part of a team currently building an e-commerce project for the Volkswagen Group UK. Before this, he worked on the social media accounts of SKODA, Audi, SEAT, CUPRA, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. In this job, he brought his vast experience in journalism, marketing, and search engine optimisation to play to make sure the brands are well represented on social media. He monitored the performance of marketing campaigns and data analysis of all volumes of social media interaction for the brands.

In his private capacity, Morak is the Chief Operating Officer of Syllable Media Limited, an England-based marketing agency with head office in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The agency handles briefs such as creative writing, ghostwriting, website designs, and print and broadcast productions, with an emphasis on search engine optimisation. Syllable Media analyses, reviews, and works alongside clients to maximise returns on their businesses.

Morak is a writer, blogger, journalist, and social media “enthusiast”. He has several publications and projects to his credit with over 20 years of experience writing and editing for print and online media in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.

Morak is a dependable team player who succeeds in a high-pressure environment. He started his professional career with the flagship of Nigerian journalism – The Guardian Newspapers in 1992 where he honed his writing and editing skills before joining TELL Magazine. He has edited, reported for, and produced newspapers and magazines in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Morak is involved in the development of information management tools for the healthcare sector in Africa. He is on the board of DeMiTAG HealthConcepts Limited, a company with branches in London, Lagos, and Abuja, to make healthcare information available at the fingertips of professionals. DeMiTAG HealthConcepts Limited achieved this by collaborating with notable informatics companies. It had partnered in the past with Avia Informatics Plc and i2i TeleSolutions Pvt.

Out of work, Morak loves walking and also volunteers on the board of a few UK Charity Organisations. He can be reached via http://www.syllablemedia.com
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Brief Profile of Ademola Akinbola

Ademola AKINBOLA is an author, publisher, trainer, digital marketing strategist, and a brand development specialist with nearly three decades of experience in the areas of branding, communication, corporate reputation management, business development, organizational change management, and digital marketing.

He is the Founder and Head Steward at BrandStewards Limited, a brand and reputation management consultancy. He is also the Publisher of The Podium International Magazine, Ile-Oluji Times, and Who’s Who in Ile-Oluji.

He had a successful media practice at The Guardian, Punch and This Day.

He started his brand management career at Owena Bank as Media Relations Manager before joining Prudent Bank (now Polaris Bank) as the pioneer Head of Corporate Affairs.

The British Council appointed him as Head of Communication and Marketing to co-ordinate branding and reputation management activities at its Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt offices.

In 2007, he was recruited as the Head of Corporate Planning and Strategy for the Nigerian Aviation Handling company. He led on the branding, strategic planning and stakeholder management support function.

His job was later expanded and redesigned as Head of Corporate Communication and Business Development with the mandate to continue to execute the Board’s vision in the areas of Corporate Planning and Strategy, Branding and New Businesses.

In 2010, he voluntarily resigned from nacho aviance to focus on managing BrandStewards, a reputation and brand management firm he established in 2003. BrandStewards has successfully executed branding, re-branding and marketing communication projects for clients in the private and public sectors.

Ademola obtained a M.Sc. Degree in Digital Marketing & Web Analytics from Dublin Institute of Technology in 2016, and the Master of Communication Arts degree of the University of Ibadan in 1997. He had previously obtained a Higher National Diploma (with Upper Credit) in Mass Communication from Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta.

He has published several articles and authored five management books.

He has benefitted from several domestic and international training programmes on Brand Management, Corporate Communications, Change Management and Organizational Strategy.
Frederick-Apeji

Frederick Apeji

Continental Editor, Africa

Mr. Frederick Olukayode Apeji, 57 years, is a public relations (PR) specialist and an event management expert. He graduated in the English Language from the University of Maiduguri, Borno State in 1990. He also began a Masters in English program at the University of Lagos in 1991/1992 (and plans to return there soon for this unfinished business). Over the years, he has attended numerous executive education programs in Nigeria and abroad.

Mr. Apeji was Head of Corporate Communications at the legacy Devcom Bank Limited, Head of Corporate Communications at the legacy NNB International Bank Plc, and Unit Head of Media and Communications at Unity Bank Plc (2003-2008). He resigned voluntarily from Unity Bank in 2008 to focus on his business career.

Apeji has acquired a checkered career experience in business journalism, press advertising sales, PR consulting, full-time Church ministry, and corporate communications from 1991 till date. He has consulted, over the years, on branding, public relations, event management, etc, for clients in Nigeria, Netherlands, Ghana, Namibia, Morocco, the UK, France, Italy, and the USA.

He is currently the Chairman/CEO of Alford Conferences Limited, the Publisher of REVENUE magazine, the convener of the annual World Digital Exhibition (Worldex), and the convener of several other events. 

Apeji is on the board of directors of Eli Business Support Services Limited, Frases Consulting Limited, Amfire Exhibitions Limited, Raphos Real Estate Limited.

He is a public speaker on various subjects: global completion among African brands, government revenue generation, good governance, entrepreneurship, tech, food security, Diaspora engagement, etc.

To feed his body, mind, and soul, Fred plays chess, swims, and plays football. He has been a regular volunteer in various Church and other community programs from 1986 till date.

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