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The Power of Soft Skills: Key Takeaway From The International Project Management Day Conference 2025 

The Power of Soft Skills is the key takeaway from the International Project Management Day Conference 2025. It brought together thought leaders, practitioners, and innovators to explore how project management continues to evolve as both a technical and human-centered craft.

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Quarter Past 65 Honors Senior Voices with Compendium Launch, Pushes Policy Advocacy In Abuja

The Quarter Past 65 (QP65) podcast, a pioneering platform centered on dialogue and dignity for older Nigerians, celebrated its first anniversary in Abuja. The event culminated in the launch of a specially commissioned Compendium, a curated anthology of its most powerful episodes, stories, and reflections from the past year.

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An Evening of Honor: Remembering Dr. Aaze Tom Adaba in Houston

On August 17, 2025, family, friends, and admirers gathered in Houston, Texas, for An Evening of Honor, a moving tribute to the life and legacy of Ohi Dr. Aaze Thomas Adaba, a Nigerian veteran broadcaster who passed away on the 22nd of February 2025. Among those who spearheaded the commemoration was his son Mr. Onimisi Adaba, a media practitioner, and a member of the Tom Adaba Legacy Foundation Board. In a reflective interview, he shared the significance of the event, its highlights, and the enduring impact of the man whose life was being celebrated.

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Democracy on Trial: A Canadian Court’s Wake-Up Call for Nigeria

On June 17, 2025, far from Abuja, a Federal Court in Ontario, Canada, delivered a ruling that should shake every Nigerian who still believes in democracy. The case was not about a coup, an insurgency, or a terrorist cell in the usual sense. It was about our politics—our political parties—and the shocking conclusion of a court with no partisan interest in our affairs: Nigeria’s two dominant parties, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), have, through systemic violence and democratic sabotage, operated in ways tantamount to terrorism under Canadian law.

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Ghana’s Hidden War

Like most Ghanaians, I am deeply disturbed by the helicopter crash that occurred yesterday, claiming the lives of eight of our compatriots—including two sitting Ministers of State. It has mentally paralysed me. I can barely focus on my work, though creativity is usually my refuge. Instead, I find myself scrolling endlessly through news updates and social media, leaving comments of condolence that feel small against the weight of this grief. I cannot begin to imagine the pain their families are enduring.

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Private Screening of DELA: The Making of El Anatsui for the Tom Adaba Grandchildren.

Abuja, Nigeria July 28, 2025. Private Screening of DELA: The Making of El Anatsui for the Tom Adaba Grandchildren. It was a great session full of intriguing and well thought-out questions from the young inquiring minds. Thank you for attending. Learn more elanatsuifilm.com. Follow @elanatsuifilm

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