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The Pitcher Showcase Lagos, which will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2025, in Lagos, will spotlight creativity among advertising professionals and emerging talents in the Marketing communications industry. The event will bring together creatives, marketers, media professionals, and academics to highlight Africa’s marketing communications industry achievements. The Lagos edition follows the festival’s international debut […]

The chairman of Pitchers’ Lagos Festival, Dr Nnamdi Ndu, has said that the forthcoming festival was carefully designed to groom young professionals and celebrate the creative industry excellence. Ndu, who is also the CEO of CHINI Africa, disclosed this to journalists in Lagos, noting that the event is expected to bring together creatives, marketers, media […]

The Oyo State government has commenced the construction of a 400,000-litre capacity elevated Braithwaite water tank at Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan. This initiative is part of efforts to upgrade the airport towards achieving international status. The executive chairman of the Oyo State Water Corporation, Elias Adeojo, disclosed this during a meeting with engineers of […]

Experts have stressed the urgent need to tackle the various environmental challenges confronting Lagos State, saying the state can actually profit from the challenges with sustainable waste management through public education, technology and recycling. They spoke at the yearly Lecture and Awards of the Property and Environment Writers Association of Nigeria (PEWAN) in Lagos with […]

In furtherance of its objectives to build goodwill and peace throughout the world, four Rotary Clubs in District 9111, comprising those in Ota, Alakuko, Ijoko Premier, and Iju Springs in Ogun State, have joined forces to host a transformative seminar aimed at increasing membership and enhancing global peace. The move which is part of celebration […]

Ondo State governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to securing justice for the victims of the June 5, 2022, terrorist attack in Owo, stressing that security remains a top priority of the state government. Aiyedatiwa stated this at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Akure, during the 15th Episcopal Anniversary and 35th Priestly Ordination […]

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has expressed concern over the low enrollment of students in Western education in some parts of the state, particularly in Gajiganna town, where only 90 students are enrolled out of a population of 50,000. To address this issue, he has approved stipends N300,000 for the parents of 90 students with […]

A former deputy governor of Gombe State, Mr Tha’anda Jason Rubainu, and a prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Hon Jerry Joseph Damara, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The two political heavyweights, alongside other notable PDP members mostly from Gombe South Senatorial District, were formally received into the ruling party at Government […]

The Commissioner of Police in Jigawa State, CP Dahiru Muhammad, has solicited the support of the media for his new strategy to tackle crime and drug abuse in the state. CP Dahiru made the appeal when members of the Correspondents Chapel paid him a courtesy visit in Dutse. He stated that the media is pivotal […]

The Coalition of Muslim Ummah of Southern Kaduna has warned against attempts to divide the state along religious lines, insisting that such narratives are false and dangerous. Addressing a press conference on Saturday in Kaduna, the coalition maintained that the crisis in Southern Kaduna is rooted in politics, not religion. Reading the text of the […]