Something happened in 2015. A poor 72-year-old, unpopular, retired army-general ran to be president of Nigeria, an oil-rich West African country with population of about 200 million people. His opponent, the incumbent, was a 57-year-old Ph.D. who, three years earlier while he was VP, was so popular and favoured that influential citizens […]
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Introducing the official Chart Of Searches, Visits And Trends From Nigerian Entertainment Today
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Dec
Dec
Starting December 31, 2015, we reveal the annual report on searches, trends and views from the world’s leading website on Nigerian entertainment, thenet.ng. The report, available for download on our website, is our close-to-scientific approach to identifying which people, events, places and things that shaped the year. Our website, thenet.ng has been visited nearly 50 […]
Dr. Seye Kehinde, publisher of City People stopped by BHM this morning. Of course all we talked about was the past, present and future of the media industry in Nigeria He said he came to interview me. But I ended up asking all the questions and picking every part of his brain. City People is […]
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Oct
Oct
It’s 2015. It’s July 9, and almost 50 workers at BlackHouse Media, a public relations agency in Lagos, Nigeria are out of patience waiting for June salaries. A week earlier, the finance team sent a mail to all staff, explaining the delay and promising payment in one week. It’s the first time in many years that […]
Honoraria. Flava. Keske. T-fare. Brown Envelope. These are just some of the code names by which cash exchange for editorial coverage is known in Nigeria. In a country where there are over 50 newspapers and magazines on the newsstands, hundreds of radio and TV stations, and an ocean of blogs and websites, it is no […]
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Oct
Oct
Chido Nwakanma was still president of Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria when we sat in my office at BlackHouse Media in 2014. BHM, where I’m CEO, was launching Nigeria’s first mobile application in the PR industry and Nwakanma attended with the association’s excos John Ehiguese, Muyiwa Akintunde, and others. As we demonstrated and tested […]
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Sep
Sep
BHM Group President, Ayeni Adekunle has been announced as lead speaker at Success Stories Africa Conference 2015 holding on Saturday 12 September 2015 in Lagos. The respected writer and entrepreneur, who is also the founder of digital agency ID Africa, entertainment website TheNETNG and music platform Orin, is an in-demand public speaker with a wealth of business and lifestyle tips to […]
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Sep
Sep
I’m speaking at Success Stories Africa Conference 2015 holding on Saturday 12 September 2015 in Lagos. “It gives me joy to share stories and ideas that can possibly make the journey easier for people trying to find their way.” Aimed at empowering African youths to enable them change their lives for the better, the conference themed ‘Buy The Future’, […]
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My chat with Project Fame contestants (tips as suggested by my friends on Twitter and Facebook)
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Aug
Aug
So I spent sometime at the PFWA academy on Tuesday. My job was to advise contestants on how to manage fame, public relations, and business. And I shaped the discussion around over 30 tips I received earlier in the day from my followers on Twitter and my friends on Facebook. You too can join the […]
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Aug
By Funsho Arogundade (The News Nigeria) In this interview with FUNSHO AROGUNDADE, the young media entrepreneur fondly called “Ayeni The Great” gives a rare peek into digital marketing agency ID Africa, his latest business venture, which will see a spread of the BHM Group’s clientele and content across more nations on the African continent […]