Richard Branson, Virgin Group co-founder, has shared a story about a Nigerian pen pal he has had for years. He shared the story of Virginia on her 21st birthday, March 20, 2025. Branson narrated how Virginia was born on a Virgin Atlantic flight when her mother was travelling from Lagos to London. Her name Virginia…
Photograph Source: SWinxy – CC BY 4.0 Less than a week after President Trump boasted that he’d “brought back free speech,” government agents abducted a student protestor and are trying to deport him. On March 8, without a warrant or charges, plainclothes Department of Homeland Security agents forced their way into Columbia University’s student housing and detained Palestinian student…
Who will save PR professionals from the negative news nightmare? Before I get into this, let us set the scene. Imagine this: You are a PR professional, swamped with idea conceptualization, media engagements, stakeholder engagement, press releases, client approvals, and a never-ending to-do list. Suddenly, a message pops up from your client: “Hey, did you…
Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, has again condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Sowore shared his views during an interview on News Central TV. This comes as he described Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of the…
The Chicago Sun-Times, which bills itself as the hardest-working newspaper in America, may have to work even harder after more than a fifth of its staffers took a buyout, heading off potential layoffs in a sweeping cost-cutting initiative by Chicago Public Media. Thirty Sun-Times employees, including 23 reporters and editors, will be voluntarily leaving the…
Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed Prime Minister Kamel Madouri, replacing him with former public works minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri as the country struggles with economic and political turmoil. The announcement, made by the presidency on Friday, marks yet another government shake-up under Saied, who has repeatedly reshuffled his cabinet since consolidating power in 2021….
