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The 10th Senate: Two Years of Purposeful Leadership and Legislative Milestones By Hon Eseme Eyiboh

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As Nigeria marks 26 years of uninterrupted democracy and commemorates the second anniversary of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, it is timely to reflect on the pivotal role played by the 10th Senate under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio. In two years, the Red Chamber has emerged as a beacon of legislative activism, fostering good governance through robust lawmaking, strategic oversight, and statesmanlike diplomacy. From the beginning, the 10th Senate has exhibited uncommon legislative energy. With 844 bills introduced, 96 passed, and 52 assented to by the President, the…

This is Ismail Shuaibu Musa — and this is his story, By Fatima Sanda Usara

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He was once a tailor. Today, he sells threads for a living because age is fast gripping him.   For twelve long years, he nurtured a dream — to one day stand on Mount Arafat in humble devotion to his Lord. For twelve years, he saved diligently, driven by faith and hope.   By 2022, when foreign exchange was liberalized jerking up the Hajj fare, reality began to dawn on him: his savings might never be enough to afford a flight to Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Still, he remained undeterred.…

It’s Africa Day , by Dr Omoniyi Ibietan

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Today is Africa Day, a day set aside to celebrate the “unity, peace and cultural diversity” of the continent where humanity began. To celebrate Africa is to celebrate humanity and the world. As Zeinab Badawi stated unequivocally in her new consequential book, AN AFRICAN HISTORY OF AFRICA: FROM THE DAWN OF HUMANITY TO INDEPENDENCE, “even if there is still debate about precisely where it happened within the continent, Africa is certainly where the human story began. We are an African animal, an African species who colonised the world at different…

Nike Okundaye: a culture architect from Ogidi to the world,by Omoniyi Ibietan, PhD

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Aunty Nike Okundaye, the Yeye Oba of Ogidi Ijumu, the land of my father, is 74 today and I so revel in telling a bit of her story which is still unfolding having just received another garland, alongside Prof. Soyinka, from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate for their contributions to the Nigerian and global art. In 1995, Kim Marie Vaz, author of WALKING RADDY: THE BABY DOLLS OF NEW ORLEANS, a professor of education who’s concurrently a Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University…

The future of Public Relations (PR) And Why Attitude is everything by Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan

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On the first day of business session at the ongoing 2025 Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW) in Uyo, in my presentation, the first paper of the day, I discoursed 20 items I had listed that will change the future of PR and I dimensioned them into four thematic areas all of which I have outlined below.   In my introductions, I did an exposition on the philosophical, definitional, and normative perspectives to communication, PR being one of its expressions. So, I looked at the philosophy of communication to underpin communication…

A YEAR OF SILENCE: THE UNRESOLVED DEATH OF JOSHUA ÈJUOJO DANIEL-EJIGBO AND NIGERIA’S JUDICIAL CRISIS

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In the corridors of Nigeria’s justice system, the file concerning the death of 17-year-old Joshua Èjuojo Daniel-Ejigbo gathers dust—a potent symbol of institutional failure that continues to raise alarming questions about accountability, influence, and the rule of law in Africa’s most populous nation.   On April 30, 2024, Joshua Èjuojo Daniel-Ejigbo, a first-year Computer Science student at Veritas University in Abuja, died under circumstances that remain contested. The university’s official position maintains that Joshua was struck by a falling barbell while exercising unsupervised in the campus gymnasium. However, this account…

A Voice Behind the Scene: Celebrating Mrs. Olusoji Olufunso’s Impactful Journey at NYSC By Lukman Laleye Babalola

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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. — Mahatma Gandhi   In the corridors of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), there are individuals who quietly shape the institution’s public image, ensuring that its story is not only told but told well. One of such individuals is Mrs. Olusoji Olufunso, a Deputy Director in charge of Publicity at the NYSC Headquarters, whose distinguished career comes to a graceful close on April 19, 2025, as she bows out of active service.   Mrs.…

Public Relations: Shaping Perceptions and Building Relationships By Afolabi Olajuwon

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In an era characterized by rapid information dissemination and heightened public engagement, the role of public relations (PR) has become increasingly important. As both a strategic communication process and a management function, PR significantly influences perceptions and facilitates the development and maintenance of relationships between organizations and their publics.       I will be discussing the multifaceted dimensions of public relations, highlighting its critical importance in shaping perceptions and building meaningful relationships.       Public relations is often defined as the strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial…

The Money We Forgot: How NCC Plans to Protect Your Unused Airtime By Lukman Laleye Babalola

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It started innocently maybe your SIM card goes bad. Maybe you switch to a new number, or maybe your phone got stolen and you never bothered retrieving the old line. For months, it sits there: unused, inactive, forgotten. But what happen to the airtime you recharged the money you never spent?   That question has nagged millions of Nigerian telecom subscribers for years. And finally, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decided to ask it out loud and answer it, too.   On April 8, 2025, the NCC hosted a…

Alhaji Ibrahim Idris @ 76, Tributes from Hajiya Aisha Ibrahim Idris

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When people from all walks of life , creed , religion and extraction eulogises your better half , year in year out on his good will to the generality of Nigerians not minding religion , tribe or extraction, it is not out of place to buttress such good omen . From me , Her Excellency, Hajiya Aisha Ibrahim Idris, the Giwa Matan Lokoja, Omiakele Ogohi onu Anyigba, and the dearest wife to Jakadan Sokoto , His Excellency, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris CON, I count my self lucky to have married not…