Bricache Intelligence

BENIN CITY, Edo State August 14, 2026: The Indomitable Youths Organization (IYO) has commemorated International Youth Day 2026 with a virtual stakeholder dialogue focused on the growing challenges confronting young people, particularly substance abuse, unemployment, crime, declining social values and hopelessness. The virtual event, held via Zoom on Friday, August 14, 2026 , brought together participants from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Implementing Partners, Youth-led and youth-friendly organizations, and the media . The programme was held under the theme, “Different Struggles, Same Dream: Breaking Free from Substance Abuse and Other Vices to Claim Our Future.” The dialogue provided a platform for young people and stakeholders to examine the barriers increasingly standing between young people and their aspirations and to identify practical approaches to addressing these challenges within the Nigerian context. In his opening remar...

EKPOMA, NIGERIA   Concerned members and stakeholders of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association, Home Branch, have called for the immediate cancellation of the branch election held on Friday, August 14, 2026, alleging widespread irregularities, intimidation, and subversion of the democratic process. In a press release made available to the Bricache Intelligence on Sunday, the group accused the outgoing executive and the Electoral Committee, ELECO, of conducting a process that was "fundamentally not free, not fair and not credible." The stakeholders claim the process was compromised before voting began. They alleged that the outgoing executive led by Prof. Austin Aghemelo unilaterally appointed ELECO without consensus, despite objections at a February 2026 general meeting. They also cited repeated changes to the election timetable by ELECO Chairman, Mr. Chris Aikhohi, including an abrupt reopening of nominations till August 10, which forced a rushed manifesto on A...

EKPOMA:   Democracy died a little in Ekpoma on Friday, August 14, 2026. What was meant to be a renewal of leadership for the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association, Home Branch, ended instead as a masterclass in how to subvert the will of the people with soldiers, secret lists, and midnight press releases. THE CRIME SCENE Over 140 financial members showed up to vote. Only 49 were allowed to.     The Electoral Committee, unilaterally appointed by the outgoing executive, moved the venue to a candidate’s private residence. They militarized it with 4 soldiers, 13 policemen, and armed youths. They produced a hidden voter list drawn from 2023-2026 attendance, ignoring the Constitution which says "all financial members are eligible to vote." Accreditation was recorded at 43. Votes cast were 45. For other positions, votes fluctuated between 20 and 24. Yet at 10:13PM, a winner was declared. By 5:15AM, the declaration was "corrected." If that is not inconclusi...