As tongues continue to wag over the unequivocal restatement of the Minister of Transportation and South-South Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chibuike Amaechi, of his position to support the emergence of a Rivers Governor from the riverine communities in the 2023 elections, erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP)…
By Christie Obiaruko Ndukwe Governor Wike sacked his Commissioner for Environment in the middle of a summit on the hazardous Sooth in Rivers State. It’s not a problem since he has the power to hire and fire. But the reason he gave for the sack is what I find amusing. Dr Tamuno Igbiks had allegedly…
By Queen Nwabueze One revolution that happened in the public relations ‘sector’ is the reality that there are now Independent PR measurement and evaluation consultancies who can prove Public Relations ROO (Return on Objective) for good. Over the years, measuring the true value of Public Relations has been the biggest challenge for the marketing communicator.…
By Adewole Kehinde It is no longer news that the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, 17th March, 2021 approved the sum of $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery Company Ltd. Unfortunately, some personalities like Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Gov Nyesom Wike, Activist Aisha Yesufu, Senator Dino Melaye, and Former Gov…
Written by Obinna Akukwe Hausa-Fulani elites of northern extraction have been plotting how to secede from Nigeria since 2017 and the beneficiary nations will include Niger Republic and Chad. The only snag in the plan is the herdsmen who are not ready for any breakup of Nigeria, preferring a secured colony within the national space.…
Nonso Okpala, VFD Group Boss jumps on the #TEFChallenge in an interview and spoke on the importance of the 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme for young entrepreneurs. What were you up to before this call came in? Well, my morning rituals of responding to emails, a thousand and one of them. But I think I’m almost…
Hiding in the shadows and doing things under the cover of his easy going nature, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has set his state alight with his work. 365-plus days in office and the former Senator representing Bayelsa Central is still a son of miracles. Indeed, who else could have gotten so much done in…
By Obiaruko Christie Ndukwe With the successes recorded so far in the Transportation sector, particularly in the Railway Revolution, would Amaechi have done better as Defense Minister with the level of insecurity facing the Government he fought so hard to bring about? Keep your argument over his qualification as a professional security expert, because he…
By Queen Nwabueze In public relations, just as you and I can’t deny that PR starts and ends with research, we have agreed that Ad value equivalencies, impression counts, and clicks ALONE don’t measure awareness and other outcomes. Therefore, unless you plan and measure in a way that matters, campaign success may not be in…
By Wole Arisekola The appointment of 40 year old Abdulrasheed Bawa by President Muhammadu Buhari as the head of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), no doubt ushers in a new dawn at the anti-graft agency that has over the years been riddled with leadership crisis since its establishment many years ago during the…