MARKETING EDGE, Nigeria’s foremost brand-focused media platform, has concluded plans to host a ‘Night of Tributes’ in honour of its late Founder, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, John Ajayi, who passed on December 10, 2025.

Early Spotlight on the Venue and Gathering Point

The tribute evening, scheduled to hold at the Luxury Event Centre, Block G, Plot A2, MKO Abiola Garden Road, beside Adonai Court, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, is conceived as both a solemn and celebratory gathering.

It will bring together leaders and practitioners across Nigeria’s Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) industry to collectively honour a man whose life’s work helped define, document and elevate the evolution of the sector.

Celebrating a Life That Shaped an Industry

Conceived as a moment of deep reflection and appreciation, the special evening will stand as a testament to a career and calling that left indelible marks on Nigeria’s marketing and brand media landscape.

A Time for Reflection, Remembrance and Shared Stories

According to MARKETING EDGE, the Night of Tributes will serve as a moment of reflection, remembrance and shared storytelling.

In doing so, it will gently draw back the hands of time, allowing participants to revisit the journeys, encounters and professional intersections that shaped many careers through Ajayi’s enduring presence.

Industry colleagues, associates, protégés and friends are expected to recount personal memories, professional collaborations and defining moments shared with the late publisher, whose influence extended far beyond the newsroom.

More Than a Memorial, a Unifying Industry Moment

Beyond remembrance, the gathering is positioned as a unifying moment for the Nigerian IMC industry. l

Here, gratitude, legacy and collective history will converge, while the evening celebrates Ajayi’s unwavering commitment to industry advocacy, credible journalism, and the elevation of marketing and brand discourse in Nigeria and across Africa.

Confirmed Date and Time

The event is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, January 13, with proceedings commencing promptly at 4:00pm at the Luxury Event Centre in Alausa, Ikeja.

Gratitude to an Industry That Stood United

MARKETING EDGE also used the announcement to express its profound appreciation to industry stakeholders, partners, friends and well-wishers for the overwhelming support, heartfelt condolences and solidarity shown to the Ajayi family and the organisation since his passing.

Notably, the company described the outpouring of goodwill as a powerful testament to the respect and affection the late publisher commanded within the industry he so passionately served.

A Fitting Homage to an Enduring Legacy

Ultimately, the Night of Tributes promises to be an evening of shared memories, heartfelt testimonies and collective gratitude, a fitting homage to a visionary media entrepreneur whose pen, passion and purpose helped shape the narrative of Nigeria’s marketing communications industry for decades.