Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, came alive with music, culture and robust conversations on Tuesday, February 18, 2026, as Francophone stakeholders gathered to celebrate the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) at the Road to the 10th Edition Media and Stakeholders’ Parley, following the first Road to 10th AFRIMA engagement held last month in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Abidjan parley, the second stop on the global build-up to the landmark 10th edition, sent a clear message that the city is ready to host a future edition of Africa’s global music awards. The high-level engagement drew strong participation from government officials, culture industry…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi It has been declared that Dr Bala Maijama’a Wunti will aspire for the 2027 gubernatorial ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State in response to the clarion calls on him from different segments of the society. Dr. Bala Maijama’a Wunti is a Nigerian oil and gas technocrat, and former Managing Director of NAPIMS and PPMC The declaration was made on Sunday by the Chief Coordinating Officer of Bala Wunti Support Organisation (BWSO), Sha’abdin Danladi Zalanga, while addressing a group of physically challenged people comprising the blind, visually impaired and deaf and…
By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB* There are seasons in life when the applause fades, the crowd disappears, and even the people you trusted most fall silent. In those moments, you may feel invisible, uncertain, and alone. Dreams that once felt within reach suddenly seem distant. Doubt whispers. Fear grows louder. Hope flickers. Yet it is precisely in these lonely valleys that greatness is forged. Believing in yourself when no one else does is not arrogance, it is courage. It is the quiet, stubborn refusal to abandon the vision planted in your heart. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” When…
As preparations gathers momentum for the second edition of the Newstap/ SWAN 5-Star Award scheduled for March 6th, organizers have confirmed that the event will be Chaired by the Special Assistant on Grassroots Sports Development to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Prince Anthony Adeboye. A statement signed by the Chairman of the organizing Committee Kunle Salami said, “due to the prestige, glamorous level, the Award has attained in just two years, we can confirm that the second edition of the Newstap/ SWAN 5-Star Award scheduled for Friday, 6 March, 2026, at Eko Club, Surulere, Lagos will be Chaired by the Senior…
By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi state branch of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) has reacted to a report claiming poor staff welfare in the state station. The General Manager of Kebbi NTA, Ali Garba described the report as pigments of imagination as NTA is known nationwide as responsible, credible and leading public media outfit with hundreds of reporters across the country. “The poor welfare report claim is false. Well it is on record that all staff of NTA are known therefore we don’t have any annonymous staff.The person who made the claim is not our staff,” he said. Garba distance…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Mustafa Abdullahi, has described the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE) as a strategic stakeholder in Nigeria’s drive for energy security and sustainable development. Abdullahi spoke on Saturday, 21 February, 2026, at the investiture of Engr. (Dr.) Felix Adesola Adegboye as the 22nd President of the Institute. The ceremony featured the conferment of fellows, inauguration of a new executive committee, and award presentations, reinforcing the Institute’s commitment to professional excellence and governance continuity The ceremony, held at the Lagos Marriott Hotel, 122 Joel Ogunnaike Street,…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted dramatic attempts by suspected traffickers to smuggle illicit drugs through Nigeria’s borders, intercepting a woman who faked pregnancy to conceal narcotics and an Ivorian national who excreted 82 wraps of cocaine at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The arrests formed part of a sweeping nationwide crackdown that also led to the capture of a Lagos-based real estate chief executive allegedly heading a drug distribution network, a 68-year-old grandmother, and several other suspects across multiple states. At the Seme land border in Lagos last Monday, NDLEA officers intercepted 35-year-old…
The Ogun State Government has introduced an Additional Pension Benefit (APB) as part of measures to address concerns raised by stakeholders following the full implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) in the state. The initiative, approved by the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun, was announced in a communiqué issued after a series of consultative meetings between representatives of organised labour, members of the State and Local Government Pension Administration Committees, and the Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser, Dapo Okubadejo. The CPS became fully operational in Ogun State on July 2, 2025. Stakeholders described the APB as an…
Heavyweight political leaders in Cross River State have resolved to mobilise no fewer than 1.5 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. The decision was reached on Monday, 16 February, 2026, at a high-level stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), convened by Governor Bassey Otu at the Calabar International Convention Centre in Cross River State. In attendance were the immediate past APC National Women Leader and Minister, Dr Betta Edu; members of the National Assembly from the state; the Speaker of the State House of Assembly; party executives; youth and women groups; and…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Former Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan, has declared his intention to contest the House of Representatives seat for Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency II on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bamigbetan announced his decision in a statement issued to party stakeholders in Oshodi-Isolo II, where he formally presented himself as an aspirant for the forthcoming party primaries. In the declaration, he aligned his ambition with the APC’s drive to consolidate on the Renewed Hope Agenda and secure another decisive victory in the constituency. “As our great party prepares to consolidate on…