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Navigating Media Narratives' Impact On Brands By C. Morgan

Navigating Media Narratives’ Impact On Brands By C. Morgan

In an era dominated by digital narratives, the complexities between consumer perceptions and brand equity are a topic that warrants deep exploration. Mr. Churchill Obiechefu Morgan, an esteemed media and business strategist with a profound academic background from the New York Learning Hub, has taken up this mantle through his compelling research presented at the New York Learning Hub, New York.

Mr. Morgan’s study, titled “The Role of Media Narratives in Shaping Consumer Perceptions and Brand Equity: A Multidimensional Approach,” offers a groundbreaking examination of how media narratives influence public opinion and, consequently, brand equity. With a Postgraduate Diploma in …

Prof. Nze & KOK (MFR) Illuminating the Media Law Landscape

Prof. Nze & KOK (MFR): Illuminating the Media Law Landscape

If there’s something the entire world should be looking to make peace with right now, it is the realisation that there is a relationship between the field of media and that of law that is held together by freedom of speech. When that realisation completely sets in, it could mark the turning point of most of the issues the world is currently bedeviled with.

Imagine the ease there would be in life when there is a provision for free speech, a chance for everyone to freely, without fear or favour, air their opinion in various aspects of life. This …

We Will Soon Reveal Big Men Behind Oil Theft – Presidency

We Will Soon Reveal Big Men Behind Oil Theft – Presidency

Malam Garba Shehu who is the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity has disclosed that the federal government would soon reveal the identities of important personalities behind oil theft in the country. 

Shehu pointed out that as part of efforts to save the country’s economy from sabotage by a greedy few, security operatives have on many occasions raided locations where illegal oil bunkering thrive. 

Speaking on Trust TV’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York Shehu hinted that there might be cases of some law enforcement agents engaging in the illegal

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Lai Mohammed Says Nigerian Govt Is Not Gagging The Media

The federal government has denied stifling freedom of expression especially when it involves criticism from the media.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Conflict Zone, a political programme on Deutsche Welle when he appeared before Tim Sebastian.

He said there is a lot ignorance and mischief by the international community with regards to Nigeria stressing that the clampdown of some media houses by the federal government was because of the news they were pushing out.

“We are doing extremely well when it comes to freedom of the press. If papers run fowl of the …

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Social Media Is The New TV Says Steve Chuks

Internet sensation Steve Chuks popularly known for his skits on Instagram, says social media is the new TV. He posted a picture on his Instagram appreciating all social media content creators and comedians who make sure everyday that their audience are entertained. He said Social media is the new Tv, that as everyday, television stations come up with contents to air to their audience, so also social media content creators strive everyday to give their audience fresh contents. He added that the world is changing, people hardly have the time to watch tv but are always on their phones,

Groups Equip Teenage Girls On Media Engagement, Advocacy

Action Health Incorporated, in conjunction with Rise Up, has trained 60 teenage girls in Lagos State on media engagement and evidence-based advocacy.
They were also equipped with skills on storytelling and public dialogue to strengthen their voices in demanding for change in their respective communities.

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The groups, which took them on a five-day training, noted that from research and observation, many adolescent girls in Nigeria face human rights abuses on a daily basis. Others include gender-based violence, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, and limitations on their mobility, education, employment,

Media, Not Judiciary Remains Last Hope Of Common Man

The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial district, Chief Francis Fadahunsi has argued that the press by its illuminating role stands as the last hope of the common man.

He added that several dicey positions and interventions embarked upon by pen pushers in Nigeria to save democracy and galvanise the downtrodden against subjugation and oppression has placed the press above judiciary in all ramifications.

The lawmaker, who was speaking with newsmen at his residence in Ilase -ijesha, Obokun Local Government area of the state over the weekend therefore berated those who were behind the proposed hate speech bill, describing it as

Social Media Bill, Attempt To Muzzle Free Speech, Says CDD

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has described the debate on the ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill 2019 (SB 132),’ known as the Social Media Bill as an attempt to muzzle free speech.

According to a statement signed by the Director, CDD, Idayat Hassan, the legislation which has passed a second reading in the Senate, is an attempt to use the legislative process to muzzle freedom of expression.
Hassan noted that the bill purports to tackle the increasing problem of false information in Nigeria.

He further stated that a number of draconian provisions in the bill empowers …

Man Who Stole $88,000 From US Bank Caught With Social Media

If you’re systematically stealing money from a bank vault, it may not be a good idea to post the evidence on your social media pages.

A bank employee in Charlotte, North Carolina, allegedly stole $88,000 from the bank’s vault, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of North Carolina.

And he wasn’t bashful about advertising to his social media followers the life of luxury he was funding.

The release said a criminal indictment was unsealed this week in federal court following the arrest of Arlando Henderson, 29, by the FBI in San Diego. The unsealed …

Senate Suspends Hearing On Social Media Bill Till Next Year

The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters has suspended further legislative actions on the controversial anti-social media bill sponsored by Senator Musa Sani till January next year.

Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the decision was not unconnected with the mixed feelings expressed by members of the 14-member Senate panel during their maiden meeting on the issue. The members are all lawyers.

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The senators were said to have cautioned themselves and stressed the need to ensure a wide consultation on the issue.

A member of the committee …

Polanski Blames Weinstein, Says Media Making Me A Monster

Film director Roman Polanski has spoken out for the first time since another woman accused him of rape, declaring that the media are “trying to make me into a monster”.

And in an extraordinary twist he blamed Harvey Weinstein for his woes, in an interview with Paris Match magazine published Wednesday.

He claimed the disgraced Hollywood mogul tried to brand him a “child rapist” to stop him winning an Oscar in 2003 for “The Pianist”.

Polanski — a fugitive from US justice since 1978 after he admitted the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl — also dismissed the latest rape …

Presidency: “Why We Must Control Social Media”

The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, has said the social media can’t be left to operate without control.

A State House statement on Monday said Shehu spoke at the Kawararafa Media Award in Abuja on Sunday night.

He said, “The entire Kasuwan Magani saga that resulted in the death of more than 50 people was because someone posted misleading information on WhatsApp that went viral.

“All countries in the world are trying to make laws to check the excesses. Many countries are trying to control the situation. The Europeans have placed a new …