As a media monitoring and intelligence professional, I have spent the past decade honing my skills and gaining valuable experience in the industry. During this time, I have learned many lessons that have helped me to become a better professional and person. In this article, I will share some of the most important lessons I have learned over the past …

There is a popular theory that Nigerians are resilient. The naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) put that famous theory to the test in several ways. People have been stretched in a myriad of directions in the scramble to overcome the scarcity of new naira notes. Banking halls, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) points, and Point of …

With all the predictions of Armageddon and doubt about whether Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls would hold it does sound a bit silly to contemplate life after. Even those who grudgingly concede a life after fear it might be worse. Optimism is like playing the Ostrich. Nigeria’s history of electoral violence in the sixties and even in the mid-nineties …

As a journalist during the military dictatorship and the period thereafter, I had the rare and distinct honour, exposure and privilege to interview and interact – singly or collectively – with the four leading presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. They are Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives …

It should be crystal clear to the discerning and intuitive, the direction the presidential election pendulum will swing on Saturday. Monday 20 February, leader of the Commonwealth Observer Misson to Nigeria, Thabo Mbeki and his entourage, announced their arrival in Nigeria. Mbeki, who succeeded the revered icon of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, Nelson Mandela, was President of South Africa between …

As the presidential election draws nearer, all that is required of us to cast our votes to ensure the victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. My conviction is based on the experience and expertise of the political enigma. Asiwaju will transform our country. He’s a workaholic whose blood DNA is performance and delivery. Despite various allegations against him, Asiwaju has …

The journey of a thousand miles, however arduous, usually starts with a few tentative steps. The long-standing anticipation of what has promised to be the most pivotal, game-changing of general elections since the creation of this nation is just merely a week away. For close to four years we have huffed and puffed about a unique power transition process which …

For years, I’ve suppressed my reservations over the structure, wording, and choice of words used in writing rebuttals in the public domain. However, I couldn’t resist writing about the recent one involving the Supreme Court and Faroq Kperogi. As a public relations practitioner, I am appalled by the Supreme Court’s rebuttal to Faroq Kperogi’s editorial berating the Court on its …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) openly admitted of having mopped up over ₦2.1 trillion of the old ₦200, ₦500 and ₦1,000 notes. According to the apex bank, about ₦900 billion was still hiding away under pillows, sacks, in pits, pockets and streets, forests and homes around Nigeria. There’s a huge disparity between the quantum of money in circulation and …

It is gratifying to note that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the general elections will go ahead as scheduled despite the cash crunch and nationwide protests. Initially, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu expressed doubts due to the avoidable pains inflicted on Nigerians by unconscionable government officials days leading to the election. The general election to …