Walt Disney said it would announce another replacement for CEO Bob Iger in early 2026 and named a veteran of Morgan Stanley as board chair on Monday, for the first time announcing a timetable for succession at the storied media…
NLNG celebrates media for exceptional work
The Nigeria LNG Limited hosted a prestigious event to celebrate the exceptional work of media professionals in Lagos on Friday. Tagged “Celebrating the Voices of Impact” the company also announced the sponsorship of a new prize category at the prestigious…
Bullies are made at home — Tara Aisida
Sometime this week, we all became aware of yet another case of bullying in one of our elite schools when the video showing one Mariam slapping Namtira Bwala her fellow school mate (we don’t know for sure if she is…
Delta approves ‘Distortion’ by Ejiro Umukoro as literature textbook for schools
LightRay! Media, a leading name in media, journalism and publishing, has announced the approval of the ground-breaking book Distortion by acclaimed international multi-award-winning communications specialist, writer, journalist, trainer and facilitator, Ejiro ‘LadyE’ Umukoro. Umukoro, a recipient of the Distinguished Changemaker…
Police parade arrested Yoruba Nation agitators in Oyo
No fewer than 21 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators, including a female and two elderly men in their sixties, are currently being paraded at the Oyo State Police Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. These individuals were apprehended for their involvement in the…
UCH resident doctors begin 3-day strike over alleged assault on member
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has initiated a three-day strike in response to an alleged unprovoked assault on one of its members by the relatives of a patient. It is claimed that…
Tinubu condemns killing of traditional rulers, orders swift action to rescue kidnapped pupils in Ekiti State
In a somber response to the tragic events unfolding in Ekiti State, President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound grief over the killing of two esteemed traditional rulers. The victims, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun…
Telling our future generations about our stories — Gbubemi Atimomo
Thoughts on educational programming for today’s Nigerian children Anyone who grew up in 1980s and 1990s Nigeria would recall the “Tales by Moonlight” children’s programme. It was syndicated across all Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) stations nationwide and aired every Sunday…
Google touts AI for news, insists journalists can’t be replaced
Google is developing artificial intelligence-enabled tools to help journalists research and write news articles, a development that is likely to rattle nerves across the media industry after years of painful job cuts. Google is working with media outlets, particularly with…
Lawan denies alleged anti-Tinubu comments
The immediate past president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, July 15, disowned alleged anti-President Bola Tinubu comments credited to him in the media. Lawan, according to a statement by his media adviser, Ezrel Tabiowo, in Abuja, vowed to…