Issues in Public Relations in Nigeria – Emeka Oparah

Two unrelated incidents conspired to compel me to eventually make this intervention, which I have been planning forever. One was a personal experience a professional colleague shared with me, recently-a story that touches the heart, in a manner of speaking. After a recent event, he lamented, his Managing Director received a Google Alert barely an […]

Photos: Timi Dakolo, Sound Sultan, Emma Oh Ma God, Yinka Davies, Others Delight Audience As ‘Love Is…The Musical 3’ Rocks Eko Hotel

On Friday February 5 at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, the audience was treated to an outstanding audiovisual stage experience as Love Is…The Musical 3 took place in an amazing atmosphere of colours, lights, music and dance. The musical proper was preceded by an intriguing art exhibition that featured a live painting […]

MTV Base Premieres “Lip Sync Battle” Africa

… As LL Cool J Makes Big Announcement On Social Media   Viacom-owned youth entertainment channel MTV (DStv channel 130) has announced the premiere of a local version of its global hit entertainment show, Lip Sync Battle Africa. International superstar rapper, LL Cool J made this big announcement on MTV’s social media platforms on Twitter, Facebook and […]

4th Nigerian Entertainment Conference To Hold in Lagos on April 20, 2016

… Registration opens on nec.ng, as event moves to Landmark Centre The fourth edition of Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive), the marketplace of ideas, products and services in Africa’s largest creative and entertainment industry is set to hold on Wednesday April 20, 2016 at the Landmark Events Centre, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos.   A statement released […]

Using Our Own Medicine – My speech at the Public Presentation of Nigeria PR Report

  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 […]

‘Using Our Own Medicine’ By Ayeni Adekunle

Text of a speech by Ayeni Adekunle Samuel, Founder/CEO of BHM Group At public presentation of Nigeria PR Report 2015 Friday January 29, 2016. 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 […]

BHM Launches Nigeria’s First-Ever Annual PR Industry Report

Global communications and public relations organization BlackHouse Media (BHM) has announced the launch of its pioneering report on the Nigerian PR Industry. The 106-page book is a compendium of quantitative and qualitative research augmented by industry-wide perspective and knowledgeable commentary concerning PR practice in Africa’s largest economy. Nigeria PR Report is a partnership between the group’s research arm – BHM Research […]

Ten Eye-Catching Facts in BHM’s Nigeria PR Report

Global media and public relations organization, BlackHouse Media Group has launched the Nigeria PR Report – the country’s first-ever annual report on PR, dedicated exclusively to chronicling data on trends, perceptions, challenges and prospects within the industry. Ayeni Adekunle, CEO BHM Group, disclosed that the Nigeria PR Report is done in collaboration with independent research unit—BHM Research & Intelligence (BRI), digital […]

Yinka Davies Is ‘Amebo’, Timi Dakolo Is The Voice And Sound Sultan Is Celebrity Friend…As #LoveIsTheMusical3 Holds At Eko Hotel On February 5

Love is Musical 3

The countdown to the greatest Musical ever in Nigeria is ongoing, as ‘Love Is…The Musical’ which holds at Eko Hotel & Suites on February 5 gets closer. A musical account of a poet, a professional dancer and a businesswoman on a journey in search of Love, the show will feature the talents of Yinka Davies as a […]

Interswitch Pioneers Card Transaction Control with Wema Card Control

Africa’s fastest growing technology company, Interswitch Transnational has announced the launch of an innovative new solution for setting card transaction permissions and controlling transaction types and amounts. Known as ‘Transaction Control’, this revolutionary solution from Interswitch is a card based anti-fraud solution that automatically locks down a bank’s issued cards based on preset criteria. The […]