One of the notable figures on the list of Presidential Bola Tinubu’s first cabinet shake-up on October 23 is Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, widow of ex-Biafran leader Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and daughter of former governor of Anambra State Christian Onoh. She replaces another Anambra candidate on the cabinet, Barr Uju Kenedy-Ohaneye, who served as Women Affairs Minister….
The decision on Saturday by the Egypt-based Confederation of African Football (CAF) to award victory to Nigeria in the postponed 2025 AFCON qualifier and also punish Libya for mistreatment of visiting Nigerian delegation should serve as a lesson and deterrent to other countries. The Super Eagles of Nigeria refused to play the match No.87 of…
Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, a Libyan member of the CAF Executive Committee has lamented that the Libyans did not present strong evidence at the CAF hearing of the controversy-ridden Libya-Nigeria match. According to a statement he made in the Libyan publication, Libya Akhbar, Al-Shalmani remarked that the trial scene reflected the great disparity in support provided…
There is too much tension in the world: too much bloodletting and too much pain and suffering. The innocent are being killed in their hundreds of thousands while the world shrugs its shoulders unconcerned and moves on. The world has never been closer to the precipice than it is now in the present clime. The…
Gospel music star, Buchi wasted no time in leading the house in heavenly praise, with his proficient vocals, and powerful stage presence at the ongoing Abundant Life Gospel Church 40th Anniversary last night in Lagos. The popular and talented singer knows how to work an audience, and he easily proved just that as he led…
The political crisis in western region in 1962, between Ladoke Akintola and Chief Obafemi Awolowo reminds one of the Daily Times headline at the height of the imbroglio, ”Akintola Ta ku [Akintola Remains Adamant] Across the Atlantic, the New York Times came out with a banner headline: Nigerian Leader Resists Ouster: Fights Removal As Premier…
By now, you have probably seen Seyi, the president’s son, at presidential meetings and functions where he, ideally, has no business. Remember, his father had to ban him from attending the weekly meetings of the Federal Executive Council, saying his access was “undue.” Undeterred, Seyi still showed up at the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Kudirat…
ON Monday, October 14, the Nigerian men’s senior team – Super Eagles – boycotted its African Nations Cup qualifier with Libya following mistreatment. The match was a second leg of the game played on Friday’s October 10 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, in which the Super Eagles defeated the Libyan Mediterranean Knights one nil. The…
Mr. Yinka Adebayo, Group Executive Director at Omnicom Media Group, West and Central Africa (WeCA), has said that brands and brand managers must continue to re-invent themselves if they must continue to enjoy enduring patronages from today’s consumers noting that such reinvention has to be tailored towards thorough understanding and meeting the desired expectations of…
Mr. Adeyinka Moruf’ Adebayo, frpa, is the Executive Director, Media Investments and Sponsorships, Omnicom Media Group (OMG), West and Central Africa(WeCA). With over 27 years’ experience in marketing communications with key focus on advertising and media, Yinka ( as he is popularly called) is a thorough bred professional who cuts across as one of the…
