Watching a card carrying member of the PDP, Reuben Abati voice his criticism of Tinubu’s refusal to appear on Arise TV’s scripted Town Hall outing, reminds me of the several contradictions that bake the human mind. In taking Tinubu on for refusing to honour Arise TV’s invitation, the anchors throw decency to the wind as they poise as though they are the only existing binoculars or ethical compass from where Tinubu should be psychoanalysed. Sadly, the contradictions in these persons and their promoters make the moralist content of their emanations laughable but more seriously, insulting to our senses.
Browsing: Nduka Obaigbena
In a condolence message signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina Friday in Abuja, the President also commiserated with members of the family and Prince Nduka Obaigbena, Chairman of Thisday and the Arise Group of Companies over the demise of Princess, aged 88.
The condolence message was contained in a message by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
The group, according to its initial statement, is made up of 14 serving governors, 13 ex-governors and three former Senate presidents
The NGE saluted the duo this in a statement by its President, Mustapha Isah, and General Secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren.
The appointment was announced on Tuesday after a meeting by the Governing Council of the Institute held at its chamber, the first since the passage of the late Chairman, Alhaji Ismaila Isa.
Chief Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, has commended Chief Nduka Obiagbena, Chairman ThisDay Media Group, for donating his Dome in Abuja as COVID-19 Isolation Centre.
Obaigbena announced the development in an internal memo he addressed to: Team THISDAY.”
My Chairman, the Publisher of ThisDay Newspaper, Prince Nduka Obaigbena…The story of his life is not as smooth as a bowling ball gliding on a varnished lane. It is the story of a man who flailed and floundered against the maelstrom and headwind of a tempestuous home-grown economy but whose resilience and steadfastness kept on the straight and narrow path to fame and fortune.
The confrontation had discussion on the Buhari Administration, getting to the level of comparison once in a while on how the Jonathan Administration handled some issues that are at present confronting the country
Presenting NPO’s position at a public hearing in Abuja, its President, Nduka Obaigbena, said the bill was seeking to position the Press Council to usurp the powers of the courts by assuming extra-judicial powers
The committees, set up at an extraordinary meeting of Nigerian media stakeholders held on November 28, 2017 in Lagos are: the Local Organising Committee and the committees on Finance; Sponsorship; Programme and Events; Media and Publicity; Transport and Logistics; Contact and Protocol; Venue and Accommodation; and Security.
Obaigbena made the call while delivering a goodwill message at the ongoing All Nigerian Editors Conference holding in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
A member of IPI Nigeria, Malam Garba Shehu, who confirmed this development in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, said the IPI Nigeria had also set up a secretariat for smooth operation of its activities
Some banks are said to have released money upfront for advertisements for between two and five years to Thisday, leaving the newspaper without further sources of adequate funding
The Eagle Online learnt that Obaigbena, in a text message to a management staff in the Administration Department, Israel Iwuegbu, on Wednesday, ordered all the staff sacked
The staff of the station, known in-house in THISDAY as the “Nation’s Capital”, served the notice of industrial dispute in a memo to the company’s Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Nduka Obaigbena
Adesina told State House correspondents after the closed door meeting that the Federal Government would continue to partner with the media in ensuring speedy progress of the country
Obaigbena, who is owing the staff between 11 months and 14 months salary, has in recent times been taking decisions and actions many of the staff have said is targeted towards not paying them their outstanding remunerations
A similar exercise last week had seen Obaigbena, who is also the President of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, declaring sacked all those he did not meet in the office when he was there between 2pm and 7pm