On the evening of September 26, 2025, at the prestigious Marketing Edge Annual Awards, the hall was filled with applause, laughter, and celebration of Nigeria’s brightest minds in marketing and brand innovation. Among the night’s highlights was a recognition that carried not just prestige, but decades of history, resilience, and pioneering spirit — the Legend…
Outgoing INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu handing over to acting National Chairman, May Agbamuche-Mbu. Photo: INEC A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, will take over as the Acting Chairman of the Commission. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave….
…asks Gov Lawal to apologise to citizens over poor governance The Arewa Youth Council for Peace (AYCP) has thrown its full weight behind the Good Governance Rating Index (GGRI) midterm report, which branded Zamfara State, under Governor Dauda Lawal, as Nigeria’s most deplorable governance failure from 2023 to 2025. The UK-based organisation’s scathing assessment…
…Assures President of Continuous Support Ahead of 2023 The Northern Youth Council for Asiwaju (NYCA) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the appointment of Barrister Aminu Junaidu as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment and Securities Tribunal. The appointment, effective from September 18, 2025, has been described as a strategic…
Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Agun Gbenga. The Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Agun Gbenga, on Thursday, slumped and died at a function in Benin City, the state capital. The commandant slumped on his seat shortly after delivering his goodwill message at an…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Bola Tinubu has summoned the immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), to Aso Villa. Ibas, who arrived at the presidential villa at about 5:50 pm clad in brown native attire, was closely followed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and…
Guinness World Records (GWR) has rejected a controversial plan by Nigerian content creator, Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, better known as Mandy Kiss, to ‘take in 100 men in a single day’. The controversial attempt has sparked widespread attention online, with many expressing shock and disbelief at Mandy Kiss’ audacity to want to ‘sleep with’ 100 men in…
The arrest and detention of Media Room Hub publisher, Azuka Ogujiuba, on August 8, 2025, has sparked outrage within media and human rights circles, raising fresh concerns about press freedom and police abuse of power in Nigeria. Ogujiuba, a veteran journalist and former ThisDay reporter, was invited by officers of the Nigerian Police Force at…
Photo of the building housing one of the UBA branches where the fire outbreak occurred on Broad Street, Lagos Island, on Tuesday. The Federal Inland Revenue Service has expressed deep sorrow over the death of four staff members in Tuesday’s fire incident at Afriland Towers, Broad Street, Lagos. The tragedy, which has thrown the entire…
The West Africa Crisis Writers Network (WACWN) has crowned the North East Development Commission (NEDC) as Nigeria’s gold standard for transparency and governance excellence. In a statement signed by Messr Agba James, the group said the recognition marks eight transformative years since the NEDC’s inception, from a region once shrouded in despair to a model of hope…
