I remember one of my knowledge-sharing sessions with students of public relations. One of them said something striking but rather debatable: “There is no effective public relations without using the mass media”. The house became polarised- while some agreed, others did not. This got me thinking about the mode of …

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Abdulrafiu Baruwa in the suit Appeal No SC/524/2019, challenging the eligibility of the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to contest the governorship election in the State. Baruwa had challenged the qualification of Dapo Abiodun on the ground of failure to …

The nation’s power generation dropped to 3,390.7 megawatts on Monday as seven plants, including three built under the National Integrated Power Project, sat idle. Electricity generation has been hovering around 2,600MW and 3,800MW as of 6.00 am every day since the start of this month, according to data obtained by …

The Federal Government on Monday inaugurated the board of the Securities and Exchange Commission with a directive to the board to make the stability of the capital market a cardinal objective. The nine-member board under the chairmanship of Mr. Olufemi Lijadu was inaugurated by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry …

Guinea midfielder, Naby Keita has said they must beat the Super Eagles in order to be in contention at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. He said this against the backdrop of Guinea’s failure to beat Madagascar in their Group B encounter last Saturday. Keita, who is …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) yesterday arrested one Adah Eche for fraudulently upgrading his scores in the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME) from 153 to 290. Eche, 19, allegedly engaged some fraudsters through Facebook and Whatsapp platforms, having come across an advertisement that claimed to upgrade 2019 …

Ahead of the November governorship election, the All Progressives Congress, APC, State Executive Committee, says the state Governor, Yahaya Bello has not been endorsed for the a second term. APC Secretary in the state, Salam Tom Adejoh, explained that Bello’s poor performance should not be rewarded with a second term. …

A woman has been arrested for posing as a staff of the Lagos State Governor’s Office at the Italian Embassy in a bid to secure visas for some persons. She was arrested at the weekend following an intelligence on the usage of the Governor’s Office for unauthorised purpose. A statement …

The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has called on his colleagues on the bench of the Supreme Court to nominate suitable candidates for appointment as justices of the apex court. The move, which was sequel to an earlier request by President Muhammadu Buhari, is aimed at …

An hour ago, I sat in on a training session for new managers within our Heirs Holdings Group. As these outstanding young men and women transition into supervisory roles, there is a critical need for the organization to train and support them to deliver on their new responsibilities. New managers …