Every day is public relations day. This is because the business of strategy and planning, communications and positioning never sleeps or stops. 8 March, International Women’s Day, a day set aside to celebrate women, is a good time to recognize the role of women in public relations practice and the opportunity for growth. You would agree that public relations is …

Since I published my article titled, “Open letter to Bishop Onah: Just before they mislead our chief evangelist”, I have received endless streams of feedback. Phone calls, text messages and even face-to-face meetings with respected people in Enugu State have happened. But the rejoinder written by revered Prof. Damian Opata appears to be the one that will attract my response. I …

Journalism ethics enjoins, and common sense upholds, the need for balance in information handling, conscious of the power and reach of information. The pursuit of balance underscores the position that access to any medium where information is shared is a privilege that carries with it enormous responsibility. But in this social media age of information overload, where democratisation of access …

The place of leadership in forging bonds of communality is the place of purpose and deliberateness. The leadership must be very deliberate in managing diversity and in fostering kinship among variegated people. Nation building cannot be left to chance or to the whim of anyone. There must be purposive plans and actions towards uniting the people. We cannot play possum …

A member of the British House of Lords when told that money is difficult to come by these days said he is nearly 90 years old but cannot remember any time in the past when money was easy to get. I have been watching Nigerian elections since 1979 and I cannot remember a time when those who lost the election …

The descent to crass tribalism and promotion of ethnic jingoism in the run-up to the governorship elections in Lagos State is bewildering. The Lagos I was born  and have lived in for all 60+ years of my life doesn’t resemble the caricature these demented clowns are painting. The term “Eko Ile” which proud Lagosians fondly call the city loosely, translates …

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain – 1 Corinthians 9:24 The word of God stands true and cannot be broken. Anyone who pays heed to it, be they Christian, Muslim or unbelievers, will find God true to His word. It is, thus, for no …

After Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the presidential election which held on 25 February, the opposition parties and their supporters accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of “lack of transparency” in the electoral process. This is actually an old story because there’s no election in Nigeria that …

Nna anyi Bishop, Before I started writing this letter, I did a bit of research. In saying this, I am reclining in my modest best, because I am aware that to become a professor, you would have obviously travelled the vast universe of knowledge, equipping yourself with both the worldly and the spiritual. You did not, therefore, become the Shepherd …

Nigerians have unique ways of expressing themselves. Renowned for our positive can-do attitude, vibrant and friendly energy expressed through diverse creative expressions, we make light of every situation. In January 2020, Oxford English Dictionary added an unprecedented 29 Nigerian words and expressions namely: barbing, buka, bukateria, chop-chop, danfo, gist, guber, K-leg, mama put, next tomorrow, non-indigene, okada, etc. However, one …