Nigeria’s leading customer-centric telecommunications company, 9mobile, recently received a special recognition and supporter of advertising award at the 50th-anniversary ceremony of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) in Abuja. This award demonstrates 9mobile’s strong belief in the power of advertising to bring out the brand’s essence and build a truly Nigerian company.
Receiving the award, the Director of Marketing Communication at 9mobile, Saidat Lawal-Mohammed, appreciated the organizers for the recognition and stated that it would challenge the company to do even better in championing the cause of creativity in the country.
“We commend AAAN for their achievements in the last 50 years to the development of creative practices in advertising and every other form of engagement between brands and consumers. The discussions at this event focused on what needs to be done moving forward, not just for Nigeria but for all of Africa, and we are confident that in another 50 years, we will be talking about it being accomplished. Lawal-Mohammed added,”.
The theme for the anniversary was “50 Years Young, Ready For More.” President of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria, Steve Babaeko, stated that “9mobile has remained committed in its support of the advertising practice in Nigeria, and we are most optimistic as an association that we can continue to count on the brand as a source of growth and inspiration.”
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has responded to Pastor Tunde Bakare’s remarks criticizing the lifestyle of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known by the stage name Mohbad. Bakare, the General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, expressed that Mohbad associated with negative influences and lived a life of smoking and drinking.
‘ You reaped the reward of drinking, smoking and associating with evil men —
Tunde Bakare slams late MohBad ‘
This statement was made during a church event at the 2nd anniversary of The Envoy Nation in the United Kingdom on Sunday.
Reacting to the pastor’s statement on Monday, Fani-Kayode emphasized that every individual has the right to choose the kind of life they lead and should not be subjected to judgment. Advertisements In a post on X, where he juxtaposed images of Bakare and Mohbad, the former minister cautioned clergymen against passing judgment on Mohbad’s lifestyle.
Instead, he urged them to focus on investigating those responsible for his demise.
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Fani-Kayode stated, “Whether the unfortunate young man known as Mohbad was good or bad and whether he associated with evil men or not, he surely did not deserve to be murdered. Everyone has the right to life regardless of the friends they keep, their lifestyle, their name, or the color they dye their hair. Assuming he was murdered, rather than judge him, shouldn’t we be trying to find out who killed him?”
