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By Genesis Ogiri  ABUJA — Queen Linda Turner, Founder of the Mind Wellbeing Africa Initiative, has been honoured among the 100 Global Impact Personalities in recognition of her humanitarian interventions, visionary leadership and sustained commitment to initiatives with transformative implications for communities and humanity. Turner received the prestigious honour on September 30, 2026, at an event held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, where distinguished personalities were celebrated under the Global Impact platform for leadership, service and contributions whose relevance extends beyond geographical and institutional boundaries. Her emergence among the distinguished cohort reflects a career trajectory increasingly defined by human-centred advocacy, strategic intervention and the deployment of leadership as an instrument for social transformation, particularly through initiatives seeking to address wellbeing, human dignity and community resilience. The citat...

 By Genesis Ogiri  ABUJA — Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Metro Command, FCT Abuja, Taliat Kola Talent, has been honoured among the 100 Global Impact Personalities at a high-level gathering held at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, where he called for stronger youth engagement, responsible citizenship and closer collaboration between communities and security institutions. The recognition was conferred during the Global Impact Personalities Summit/Award on September 30, 2026, at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the theme, “Integrating the Global Framework: Diplomatic Dialogue, Honours/Awards, Partnerships, Ambassadorial Endorsement, Brand Visibility & More.” The event brought together personalities and stakeholders from diplomacy, leadership, business, community development and social impact. The prestigious recognition places Talent among personalities acknowledged for leadership and social impact, while...

 By Genesis Ogiri  ABUJA — In a recognition of her emerging influence in international diplomacy, humanitarian advocacy, youth leadership and sustainable development, Ambassador Favour Nso Chinyere, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Diplomacy Impact (GDI), has been honoured at the Global Impact Personalities Summit/Award for her contributions to diplomatic engagement, capacity development, peacebuilding and the advancement of globally aligned development initiatives. The recognition, which designated Nso as an Awardee and Speaker at the summit, was conferred on September 30, 2026, in Abuja, during a gathering of stakeholders drawn from diplomacy, leadership, business, development and international cooperation. The summit was held under the theme, “Integrating the Global Framework: Diplomatic Dialogue, Honours/Awards, Partnerships, Ambassadorial Endorsement, Brand Visibility & More.” The honour adds another dimension to Nso’s evolving dip...

By Genesis Ogiri  ABUJA — Margaret Ogbolu, Founder of the Institute of Social Entrepreneurship and Director of Voice of Africa by Africans, has challenged Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) advocates, civil society actors and development stakeholders to transcend the conventional boundaries of advocacy rhetoric and embrace sustained, action-driven engagement capable of compelling institutional responsiveness and producing measurable developmental outcomes. Ogbolu made the call while speaking at the Global Diplomatic Dialogue, held at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, where diplomatic personnel, development practitioners and other stakeholders converged to interrogate pathways for advancing global development priorities and strengthening collaborative responses to contemporary challenges. She maintained that advocacy must evolve beyond the delivery of speeches, conferences and public declarations into deliberate participation, strategic activism and persi...

By Genesis ogiri Abuja | October 1st,  2026 ABUJA — The legal battle over the NDC candidacy for Oredo Federal Constituency has intensified, with Dr. Igbinosa Ogbeide-Ihama filing three fresh processes before the Federal High Court, Abuja, as constitutional lawyer Liborous Oshoma, argues that INEC requires no further judicial order to act against persons whose names were not contained in the party’s statutory membership register. The development concerns Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1859/2026, in which Ogbeide-Ihama is challenging the nomination of Hon. Frank Uyi Omosigho as the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for the constituency. The latest processes, filed through Impact Solicitors & Co., led by Benjamin S. Kargbo, Esq., seek to fortify the claimant’s case on party membership, primary-election eligibility, alleged participation in multiple primaries and compliance with the Electoral Act 2026. In the first process, a Reply on Points of Law to INEC’s Preliminary ...

By Genesis Ogiri  ABUJA — Professor Cynthia Amaka Obiorah, the first female Professor of Occupational Health, Safety and Environment in Africa, has been honoured among the 100 Global Impact Leaders 2026 by the Africa Intercontinental Network (AIN), in a recognition that spotlights her pioneering scholarship, visionary leadership and sustained commitment to advancing human welfare, workplace safety and sustainable development. Obiorah received the prestigious honour on September 30, 2026, at an event held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, with the recognition formally captured in Certificate ID: FGI-2026-07. The award placed her among a select cohort of personalities recognised under the Global Impact platform for leadership and contributions extending across communities and continents. The citation accompanying the award commended Obiorah for her “exceptional leadership, visionary thinking, and unwavering commitment” to creating measurable and sustainable impac...