The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, says it has arrested a woman simply identified as Simisola for allegedly selling the redesigned Naira notes via social media. It was made known in a statement on Wednesday. According to ICPC, the suspect with the Twitter handle @Simisola of Lala, is colluding with some elements in the financial system...

Google today announced that applications are now open for the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Program. The program aims to empower and support women founders on the continent by providing resources and opportunities for them to scale their startups and address African problems. Women founders who are building tech startups in Africa or for Africa can apply...

Angela Bassett has become the first actress to be nominated for a Marvel movie with her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The 64-year-old woman was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Queen Ramonda. She became the first woman, the first person of color, and the first actor from Marvel Studios to be nominated for...

The Methodist Church of Nigeria has ordained Nkechi Nwosu as the first female bishop of the church in the country. Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Reverend Joseph Nnonah, on Sunday, January 22, ordained Nwosu as the Bishop of Jos at the Christ Methodist Cathedral Church in Jos. The church service came after the decision of the biennial Conference of the Methodist Church...

The world’s oldest person, Lucile Randon has died in a nursing home at age 118. She was crowned the oldest person by the Guinness World Record after Kane Tanaka, Japan, died in April 2022. Tanaka was 119 years old at the time of her death. Randon was born on Feb. 11, 1904 – the same year Theodore Roosevelt was elected...

The much anticipated Big Brother Titans went underway on Sunday, January 15, 2023 with the announcement of 20 housemates competing for a $100,000 grand cash prize. For 72 days, the housemates from Nigeria and South Africa will slug it out for the cash prize and fame. This edition is held in South Africa with BBNaija’s Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and BB Mzansi’s Lawrence Maleka...

  Ijeoma Akunyili, the first daughter of the late Professor Dora Akunyili, has been named the Chief Medical Officer of the Jersey City Medical Center in the United States of America. Dr. Akunyili is the first African American medical professional to serve in the role according to a statement released on the official website of the centre. In his comment,...

Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie has become the first woman to represent Dior’s latest”Lady 95.22″ campaign. The Lady 95.22 was unveiled at the Fall/Winter 2022-2023 ready-to-wear show as an “ode to the connection between past and present.” Its name reflects both the year of its creation (1995) and the year of its revival (2022), while the design reflects modernity. In the...

Dashe Fatima Andat from Quaan-Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State, over the weekend became the cynosure of all eyes. Fatima graduated from Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State with a Perfect Score Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.00. The Accounting graduate from the College of Management and Social Sciences won several prizes that include the best-graduating student in the...

The news of the death of popular Nigerian filmmaker, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe has left Nigerians in a state of shock. Anyiam Osigwe was said to have passed on at a Lagos hospital after being in a coma since Saturday, January 7. Here are some facts to know about her. 1. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe was born on March 30. 2. She is from...