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Photo: Mr Ukeaja By Humphrey Ukeaja Festive periods occupy a strategic place in the marketing calendars of Big Food corporations. National and religious holidays such as Christmas, New Year, Easter, Eid-el-Fitr and Eid-el-Kabir provide predictable moments of heightened consumption, social gathering and emotional openness. Food and beverage advertising during these periods does not merely promote products. It systematically aligns ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and sugary drinks with socially valued ideas of celebration, convenience and family cohesion. Across broadcast media, households are routinely depicted marking festive moments with bottles and cans of…

Photo: Mandela Kanu, Founder, Mandy Helping Hand Foundation By: Blessing Kelvin On Thursday, December 25th, 2025, the Mandy Helping Hand Foundation carried out a humanitarian outreach at Ikorodu Roundabout, in Lagos where foodstuffs were distributed to the less privileged and vulnerable members of the community. During the outreach, the foundation shared sumptuous cooked rice, ensuring that beneficiaries received a nourishing and satisfying meal. The atmosphere was filled with joy, excitement, and gratitude as many individuals that received the free meal expressed their happiness for the timely support, especially during the…

By: Mandy Park Ndu Okoh, presenter of the Pan-African podcast Panel 54, has called for stronger military partnership with the United States to combat escalating violence by Boko Haram and other militant groups in Nigeria. In a recent statement, Okoh argued that collaboration with the US offers the quickest path to securing the country against threats that undermine national progress, destroy families, and endanger the Nigerian way of life. “By partnering with the United States, we can defeat these groups who seek to destroy lives, livelihoods, and our way of…

Photo: Mrs Gift Ordu By: Mandy Park The widow of Engineer Chukwudi Ordu, Mrs. Gift Ordu, has appealed to Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma and the State Commissioner of Police to investigate the circumstances surrounding her husband’s death. Engineer Ordu, 38, was allegedly shot dead by a joint team of Tiger Base special anti-kidnap police unit and ENTRACO officials on October 29, 2025, at Toronto area of Owerri. Speaking to journalists, Mrs. Ordu recounted the tragic event, saying her husband was killed after being caught in a fracas between government…

Photo: Bessie Essienette By: Mandy Park In keeping his promise to release free buses specifically for conveying Abia indigenes back to Abia State from Lagos this December 2025, the state governor, Dr. Alex Otti, said he has fulfilled his promise as over 20 buses have been released for the exercise. Speaking on the exercise, Lagos State Liaison Officer, Mrs Ugochi Bessie Essienette, who represented the governor as the exercise kicked off in Lagos on Saturday 20th December said, “It is a fulfilment of the promise made by the Abia state…