Ace comedian and compere Gbenga Adeyinka will host the second edition of the QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit, while actress and content creator Kiekie has joined the growing list of speakers for the event. The announcement was made on Monday, 27 July, 2026, by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of QEDNG. Dr Olamide Okulaja, Technical Adviser to the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, and a key driver of the Invest Lagos initiative, is another addition to the lineup of speakers. The organisers also announced that veteran journalist and culture advocate Steve Ayorinde and broadcaster and media…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
By Babafemi Ojudu For the past two weeks, I have been inundated with stories of empty hotels, deserted lounges, quiet supermarkets, and struggling businesses across Ekiti State, particularly in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. Could this be real, has been the question I asked myself. The explanation was simple, everyone said. The EFCC has finally come to town. Not merely on occasional raids, but with a permanent command presence. The young men popularly known as Yahoo boys, together with their numerous associates and hangers-on, have reportedly fled in large numbers. Their fear of the EFCC, it would seem, has become…
Gunmen on the evening of Sunday, 26 July, invaded the residence of a former Chief Security Officer of the council identified as Letam Kine Bori, the headquarters of Khana Local Government Area in Rivers State and killed him. After the sad development, according to Punch online report, the community has been thrown into panic and fear as some alleged that the assailants may have been suspected cultists, just as it gathered that the attackers rained bullets on their target and fled immediately afterwards into nearby bushes. Bori houses the Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, named after the late playwright and environmental activist,…
By Ajayi, Temitope Micheal, PhD It is no gain-saying the fact that the name Is-haq Olanrewaju OLOYEDE remains iconic in the national trajectory of Nigeria, especially in the country’s educational sector. The man, apart from earning so many academic laurels, including a First-Class honours degree to his credit, he has creditably and transformatively served as Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, and Registrar, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Incidentally, it was in the course of his stint in the latter capacity that I had the privilege of working directly with him. Prior to my resumption at the JAMB National Headquarters, Abuja…
Junior D’Tigers and Junior D’Tigress open preparatory camp in Abuja on Tuesday, 28 July, 2026, with XEJet confirmed as Official Travel Partner The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has invited 36 players — 15 boys and 21 girls — to the national preparatory camp for the 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket Championships. Camp opens on Tuesday, 28 July 2026 at the Athletes High Performance Centre, Package B, Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The Junior D’Tigers will be guided by Coach Michael Iikima, while Coach Peter Akindele leads the Junior D’Tigress. The championships proper will hold between 4 and 15 August 2026 in…
By Oseni Idris July 27, 2025, marked a defining moment in the political history of Alimosho Local Government. On that day, Hon. Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson earned the overwhelming trust and confidence of the people, emerging as Executive Chairman through broad-based support that transcended political affiliations, religious backgrounds, and social divides. It was a remarkable demonstration of unity and collective aspiration, reflecting the people’s belief in his vision and capacity to lead. One year later, as the administration marks its first 365 days in office, the confidence reposed in the Chairman has been rewarded with purposeful governance, strategic leadership, and measurable…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), said he spearheaded the increase in soldiers’ salaries from N49,000 to N100,000 during his tenure as Chief of Defence Staff, disclosing that fresh efforts were underway to secure a further pay rise for troops. Musa made the disclosure on Monday, 27 July, 2026 at a one-day training and financial empowerment workshop for widows and wives of service personnel, held at Lungi Barracks, Abuja, where he explained that the earlier salary review was aimed at improving the welfare of troops in recognition of the sacrifices they made in defending…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Frontline doctors hold the key to preventing Nigeria’s next Ebola outbreak, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has warned, as Lagos State First Lady, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, called for sustained investment in disease surveillance, healthcare infrastructure and emergency preparedness. The warning and the call were made on Monday, 27 July, 2026 at the opening of the 2026 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State Branch. Sanwo-Olu said lessons from the Ebola epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic and other emerging infectious diseases had shown the need for stronger collaboration, scientific innovation…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Nigeria Customs Service has released the final list of successful candidates in its 2024/2025 recruitment exercise for appointment to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Customs II, ASC II. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Monday, 27 July, 2026 by the National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Abdullahi Maiwada, who explained that candidates had been advised to visit the official NCS website or check selected national newspapers to confirm their status and obtain information on the next stage of the recruitment process. Maiwada disclosed that successful candidates would receive further instructions…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Lagos State Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to institutionalise the use of data analytics in policy formulation, performance management and public service delivery, as part of measures to deepen accountability and strengthen governance across the state. The directive was issued at the Lagos State Audit Service Commission’s quarterly strategy workshop held recently, where senior government officials emphasised that evidence-based decision-making had become indispensable to improving institutional effectiveness in the public service. The workshop, themed “Data Relevance, Data Distribution and Data-Driven Analytics in the Workplace,” drew management and staff of the commission who examined…