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The Nigeria Democratic Congress has announced a series of resolutions aimed at strengthening internal party structures, promoting accountability, and reinforcing party supremacy as part of efforts to institutionalise the party. The resolutions were contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, following the second meeting of the National Executive Committee. According to the party, it is committed to building “a strong and enduring institution” and ensuring that governments elected on its platform remain accountable to the party structure. “The NDC is committed to building the party as a strong and enduring institution, with…
Marketing leaders, business executives and communications experts have called for a redefinition of the Chief Marketing Officer’s role, urging marketers to move beyond traditional brand management and focus on enterprise leadership, business growth and value creation. The call was made on Thursday at the CMO Circle held at The Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, under the theme, “The C-Suite Mandate: Talent Density and Marketing Leadership.” The session, chaired by Lolu Akinwunmi and Iquo Ukoh, brought together senior executives to examine the future of marketing leadership, talent development and the evolving expectations of marketing professionals. Speaking at the event, the Business Executive…
Nigeria’s fencing sensation Brou Inkosi emerged as the country’s best performer at the 24th African Fencing Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast over the weekend, finishing seventh in the men’s sabre event. Inkosi competed alongside compatriots Oluwafolayemi Akinyosoye and Phoenix Olen, facing a tough field that included 2024 Olympic silver medalist Fares Ferjani of Tunisia and defending champion Ahmed Hesham of Egypt. Hesham went on to secure back-to-back titles, adding Abidjan to his Lagos 2025 triumph. Starting in Pool 1 with Hesham, Inkosi lost narrowly to Hesham (1-5) and Libya’s Mohamed Abujnah (4-5), but bounced back with victories over opponents from…
Real-world asset tokenization platform Securitize is one step closer to going public via a special acquisition company (SPAC) merger, after one of its filings was approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.The regulator approved the Form S-4 registration statement from Cantor Equity Partners II, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald, and Securitize on Friday.Carlos Domingo, co-founder and CEO of Securitize, said the move marks “another important milestone for Securitize and for the broader institutional adoption of tokenization.”Shareholders are set to vote on June 29, and if approved, the combined company…
Brooke Hogan got candid about navigating adulthood as a working mom. “So I wanted to come on here and talk about something that I think everybody needs to hear. I know it helps me when I hear it and it’s rare that I do. But I’ve found a lot of the power in my social media and my following, you guys, is that when I express something I’m going through — and I only recently started doing that — I’m shocked at the amount of people that are going through the same thing or feeling the same way,” Hogan, 38,…
The Oyo State Police Command on Sunday revealed how a kidnapping syndicate carefully planned and ultimately executed its abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and her twin sons. Police said the criminal gang spent weeks monitoring the family, studying their daily routines and even attempted to recruit an insider within the household before carrying out the operation. Addressing journalists in Ibadan, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ayanlade Olayinka, said the victims, Olaide Busayo Adegoke, 42, and her 11-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, were abducted on 3 June while she was taking the children…
Pastor EA Adeboye, one of the most respected fathers of faith in Nigeria. If the fathers do not rise to repair the broken walls of the gospel, this generation will plunge into brazen apostasy, and the influence of the church will be obliterated. Like a servant of God recently warned, Christianity in Nigeria may be extinct by the year 2030. If it vanished in Turkey to the least level of insignificance, Nigeria is not an exception, God is not a respecter of persons. In recent weeks, the global Christian community has watched with shock as Pastor EA Adeboye, one of…
Candidates scheduled to participate in the 2026 Mop-Up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, can now print their examination notification slips ahead of the exercise slated for June 13, 2026. The development was disclosed in a statement released by the Board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. According to the statement, the notification slip contains important details, including candidates’ examination centres, dates, time schedules and other instructions required for the examination. JAMB explained that the mop-up examination was arranged for candidates who were unable to sit for the UTME during the main exercise due to technical issues, as well as those whose biometric verification could…
A former Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has disclosed that founding members of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, coalition took an oath. Dalung disclosed that members took an oath that the coalition would be about Nigeria and not individual interests. Featuring on Mic On Podcast with Seun Okinbaloye, the former Minister under the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, said most members of the coalition have broken the oath. While noting that the coalition is not dead, he stressed that it was no longer as formidable like it was at inception. Asked about the controversies in the ADC, Dalung said:…
Florentino Perez defeated Enrique Riquelme in Real Madrid’s presidential election conducted on Sunday. This victory means Perez will be re-elected to continue in his role with the LaLiga giants. According to Marca, he won after around 70% of socios voted for him. Perez’s victory will now see the official announcements for José Mourinho, Ibrahima Konaté and Denzel Dumfries. Mourinho, who has left Benfica, is likely to be presented at the Santiago Bernabéu in the next few days. In the past days, Perez also claimed he will submit a €150 million offer for a “galáctico-like player”.
