Title: Media across the African Diaspora In January I spent some time reading a book on the African diaspora and the media. …

The healthcare space is a sector I am deeply passionate about, and it defines the scope of my research as a health communication scholar. Precisely, the burden of my research is to design and implement effective health communication strategies across all contexts, especially for underserved communities. As I immerse myself…

The Year Thus Far… I set a goal I could not achieve, and there is no excuse In January 2022, I promised myself to publish one article per month on medium. It is December and the last time I published was in August! I dare to say that there is…

The government, media, and community — In an article I previously published, I shared my thoughts on how the synergy between the media and health sector can birth phenomenal growth and salvage Nigeria’s (by extension Africa) ailing health care system. One of the points I highlighted was health programming. I noted that it is the responsibility…

Drawing Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic — At the peak of the pandemic in 2020, together with a colleague, we published an article highlighting the COVID-19 disease’ devastating impact on access to premium healthcare services in Nigeria. Nigeria’s healthcare system before the pandemic was already a shadow of itself but the advent of the disease further crippled…

I had a light conversation with my youngest sister some time ago when she briefly mentioned that she failed a course and was not even bothered because the smartest student in her class performed poorly too! Does that sound familiar? Sincerely, I was green with amazement at her response to…

From the media theory perspective This article will seem like an outlier from other works I have read about Russia-Ukraine invasion. But before I proceed, I must state unequivocally that I am against the assault and atrocities against Ukrainians. …

I look forward to Volume II In February 2022, I decided to read Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’. It was exhilarating to get a glimpse of the life of the Obamas, Obama’s political outlook, life in the White House, events and people that shaped his time as the President. …

An author postulated (and I agree) that people formulate conspiracy theories about any phenomenon when they are unable to navigate the complex problem surrounding that phenomenon. That said, While pondering on this topic, I thought to myself, were there no misguided information or fake news or conspiracy theories before the…