{
  "id": 16846993,
  "title": "Leadership Names Obaigbena, Rabiu Persons of Year 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/leadership-names-obaigbena-rabiu-persons-of-year-2026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T04:15:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/28/leadership-names-obaigbena-rabiu-persons-of-year-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abuja Leadership Newspapers has announced Prince Nduka Obaigbena and Abdul Samad Rabiu as the Persons of the Year 2026. The recognition was given for their contributions to innovation, job creation, and philanthropy. Obaigbena is the founder of Arise News and Chairman of THISDAY Group, while Rabiu leads BUA Group. Obaigbena's work in the media industry has expanded Nigeria's media landscape, while Rabiu's BUA Group has invested in manufacturing, job creation, and infrastructure development. They were honored for building influential institutions, nurturing talent, challenging conventions, and breaking new ground in their respective fields.",
  "summary": "• Cites businessmen’s contributions to innovation, job creation, others Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Leadership Newspapers has named the Chairman of THISDAY Group and founder of Arise News, Prince Nduka Obaigbena,",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}