Author: Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Hon. Sunday Dare, has said the financial autonomy granted to Nigeria’s 774 local government councils, coupled with effective Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), will transform grassroots governance and accelerate sustainable development across the country. Dare stated this while delivering the keynote address at the Gazelle News Annual Lecture and Awards held on July 15, 2026. His lecture, titled “Driving Grassroots Governance with Public-Private Partnership: The Gains, the Pains, the Prospects,” focused on strengthening local governance through collaboration between government,…

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Chief Sunday Dare, on Tuesday visited the rescued pupils and teachers who were abducted in the Yawota and Esinle communities of Oyo State, reaffirming the Federal Government’s commitment to protecting the lives and property of Nigerians. Dare visited the victims at the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, where they are receiving medical treatment following their rescue from captivity. He was received by the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Olawale Olakulehin, who conducted him round the wards. During the…

Nigeria and Ghana have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation and champion a coordinated African response to the growing wave of Afrophobic protests and attacks against African migrants across the continent. The commitment was made during a bilateral meeting between Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, and Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on the sidelines of the ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Both ministers expressed deep concern over the resurgence of Afrophobic sentiments and violence targeting African nationals, particularly in South Africa,…

The Director of Corporate Communications and Media Relations at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mrs. Hadiza Umar, has been recognised among Nigeria’s leading public relations professionals after being named in the prestigious 2026 PR Power List.   The annual list, compiled by GLG Communications in partnership with The Guardian to mark World PR Day, celebrates 50 outstanding public relations professionals in Nigeria and the diaspora whose strategic communication efforts have significantly influenced organisations, shaped public discourse, and advanced the profession over the past year. In addition to the…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has thrown its weight behind the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)’s proposed bill seeking to prohibit preaching and hawking in commercial buses, describing the initiative as a timely measure that would improve road safety and reduce avoidable road crashes. In a statement issued on Saturday by its Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the Islamic human rights organisation commended the FRSC for what it described as a proactive and visionary effort to protect lives on Nigerian roads. According to MURIC, preaching inside commercial buses…