Author: Soffiyyah Olamide

The Digital Strategist & Senior Content Manager at Premium Times, Mr. George Kaduna, has offered some insights on how to drive traffic and enhance visibility through Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Speaking at the pre-conference business session of the Guild Of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) 7th Annual Conference in Abuja on Wednesday, 4 October, 2023, Kaduna offered some insights on how publishers could explore opportunities in online engagements and optimize gains. The GOCOP pre-conference business session over the years have been used to enhance professionalism through consistent training and enlightenment of its membership. In defining SEO, Mr. Kaduna whose presentation was…

Yoruba separatist activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been released from protective custody in the Republic of Benin. A reliable source quoted the Yoruba Nation leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye, on Sunday, 8 October, 2023 as saying that Igboho’s release was carried out a “few hours ago.” The source told FrontPage correspondent that Igboho was already on his way to Germany, his destination before he was arrested. Recall that Igboho fled Nigeria in 2021 when operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, stormed his residence in Ibadan, in a bid to arrest him. Addressing a press…

The Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) has announced the reopening of Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede and Ile-Epo markets, recently sealed for filth and gross environmental abuse. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, who made this known, emphasised the importance of stringent compliance measures in safeguarding public health and shielding residents against future health crises. The reopening followed full compliance with requisite conditions. He said, “Following extensive renovations and compliance measures including, the implementation of stringent conditions and a written mandatory undertaking for reopening, Ladipo Market, Oyingbo Market, Alamutu Ologede Market, and Ile-Epo Oke Odo Market, have been reopened…

The people of Kogi State have been asked to provide the opportunity for the consolidation of the outstanding dividends of democracy that have been visibly provided by the All Progressives Congress in the state, by voting for the candidate of the party, Usman Ododo, in the November 11 governorship election. The National Campaign Council for the Kogi State Governorship Election urged Kogites not to vote for strangers whose stock-in-trade was propaganda but sustain the trajectory of development in Kogi State by voting en masse for the APC. Members of the National Campaign Council gave the charge at the official flag-off…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the Ogunbanjo family and the entire Ijebu-Ode community on the passing of their patriarch and elder statesman, Dr. Christopher Oladipo Ogunbanjo, OFR, OON, who made landmark contributions as one of Nigeria’s most celebrated corporate lawyers. The President joined the family members, colleagues, friends, and well-wishers of the late legal luminary in mourning the loss of a distinguished figure in Nigeria’s legal and business communities, whose multifaceted roles as an industrialist, corporate lawyer and philanthropist had left indelible impressions in these important fields as he empowered and mentored numerous professionals from Nigeria and…

The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Mrs Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has urged women and youths to participate actively in this year’s National Women’s Conference, saying that the Conference is specifically designed towards influencing participants for positive outcomes in the society. Dr. Sanwo-Olu gave this charge while leading members of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) on a road walk/ awareness campaign held at Epe Division, as part of pre-Conference activities for the 23rd National Women’s Conference scheduled to hold from 17th – 19th October, 2023. She emphasized that this year’s conference themed “Unleash your Potentials” is…

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has re-elected Maureen Chigbo, the publisher of Realnews as president, alongside 14 other members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) for another two years. Chigbo was initially elected in 2021 and she took over from the publisher of The Eagle Online, Mr. Dotun Oladipo who completed his two terms in office as president. With this development, Maureen Chigbo who is the fourth President of GOCOP is on her second term following a successful 7th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, 4 October, 2023, at the Abuja Continental Hotel, formerly Sheraton, Federal Capital Territory…

By Al Humphrey Onyanabo As a society reporter, I have known Dele Momodu, the publisher of Ovation Magazine, for close to thirty years. I knew him when he used to write for the African Concord, I followed his move to the Weekend Concord and how he spearheaded the Shinamania movement that brought Juju star, Sir Shina Peters to national prominence. I knew when he moved as Editor to Classique magazine with MEE and his buddy, Richard Mofe Damijo. I also followed him when he left Classique magazine and started hanging out with the likes of Kunle Bakare, Femi Akintunde Johnson…

The Group Executive Editor (GEE) of ITREALMS Media Group, Mr. Remmy Nweke has tasked online publishers in Nigeria, to have operational web analytical strategy to grow their businesses. Speaking at the pre-conference business session of the 2023 Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) held at the Abuja Continental Hotel on Wednesday, 4 October, 2023, Nweke said that by developing web analytical strategy, mediapreneurs under GOCOP will be propelling their websites for healthy growth. . According to Nweke, who dwelt on ‘How to GROW your website: The Fundamentals’ at the per-conference session of the 7th annual conference…

Over 70 Civil Society Organisations that have been in the struggle for credible elections in Nigeria for over 20 years have called on the Inspector-General of Police and the Governor of Kogi State to urgently ensure that politicians stoking violence in the state with inciting statements and political brigandage that have led to loss of lives and property are made to face the law. The CSOs specifically called on the IGP to declare the Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Muritala Ajaka, wanted, if he continues to ignore Police invitations for investigations into acts of political violence in the…

A former House of Representatives member who represented Idah Federal Constituency in Kogi State, Hon. Ismail Inah Hussein, popularly known as Soul Lover, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress, along with hundreds of supporters. Soul Lover was on Friday, 6 October, 2023, dressed and decorated with APC’s robes by the Kogi State Party Chairman, Abdullahi Bello, in Ajaka, Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area, as a sign that he had fully pitched his tent with the ruling party. Inah, who was a dedicated member of the ruling PDP in Kogi state attributed his decision to join the…

By Senator Babafemi Ojudu In this photograph with me is Hajia Maryam Uwais, a lawyer, a wife, a mother and an activist. In Yoruba when a man is tough, unbending and courageous we refer to him as ‘okunrin meta’, that is , three men in one. Maryam is three men, and three women in one. She is a tough cookie with the agility and steely resolve of three men and the compassion and tender love of three women. Hajia, as most of us, her colleagues call her, took her job as if her life depended on it. Here is a…

Mavin Records, home to Rema and Ayra Starr, is seeking investment or eying a potential full sale with bidding coming from the Universal Music Group & HYBE. The proposed deal is above $125 million and could be worth $150 million to $200 million, according to those sources. The move is expected to raise funding to help position the label for more growth. The African continent is anticipated to be the next geographical repertoire to have a commanding presence on the global stage, similar to how Latin and K-pop have had an impact on the international marketplace in recent years. Although…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday, October 6, 2023 continued the trial of one Wilson Daphey (a.k.a Jefrey Guiseppe) before Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on nine -count charges bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and money laundering. Daphey allegedly manipulated and obtained the sum of €130,000( One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Euros) from one Ms Petra Goschenhofer, a German, with the assistance of his accomplices: Evans Nnamdi Aguh, Christopher Chinedu Ajufo, Ifeanyi Enuma and Ojinanaka Kingsley Chukwuma who are at large. At the resumption of the trial on Friday, Ms Petra Goschenhofer, a German, narrated before the court, how she was “dealing with…

Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick, has called out Afrobeat singer, Davido, for failing to perform at an event despite being paid $94,600. Speaking during the 19th edition of Warri Again, Amaju claimed that the organisers also booked a private jet for $18,000 for the ‘Unavailable Crooner’ but that he never showed up. He then stated that the organisers had to replace him with another act, Shallipopi. His words: “We paid Davido $94,600 on the 6th of April. We paid $18,000 for his plane. “If he says he’s a big boy, we will tell him we…

The London Borough of Southwark recently organised an event to celebrate Nigeria’s 63rd independence anniversary, during which the immediate past Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola was honoured. The event, which occurred on Sunday, 1 October, 2023 at the Council Headquarters in Tooley Street, London, was organised at the instance of the Mayor of the London Borough of Southwark, His Worshipful, Michael Situ. The celebration was to reflect on the image of Nigeria and roles of Nigerians in the British Society. The event tagged, “Integration and the Nigerian Perspective”, had different speakers to highlight the…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has instituted a Scholarship Award scheme for 550 indigent students in Remo Federal Constituency of the state in honour of his late son, Gbemiga Abiodun, who died six years ago. The scholarships cover pupils in primary and secondary schools as well as those in vocational and tertiary institutions. The scholarship was spread across all schools in its coverage area. Speaking at the launch of the Gbemiga Abiodun Education Scholarship Award held at Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area, Prince Abiodun said the scheme will ensure that brilliant students and those whose parents could not afford…

By Tony Elumelu Some moments resonate as profoundly remarkable in life, where dreams are born from humble beginnings and transformed into extraordinary realities. As I stood before 700 UBA graduate trainees, drawn from across Africa, I thought of the long journey that brought me to where I am today. A journey that began with the same vigour, dedication, and hope that I saw in these young Lions and Lionesses. I had the privilege of having my one-on-one induction session with UBA’s new graduate trainees on Tuesday. I love these sessions, as I eagerly anticipate interacting with the brilliant minds, that…