Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, was found dead in her Brooklyn home Monday, according to police. Shabazz, 56, was found unresponsive in her home in Midwood on Monday afternoon, and the death is not deemed suspicious, an NYPD spokesperson said. Police responded shortly after 4:30 p.m., and emergency services were already at the scene. Shabazz’s daughter had called...
Nigerian-American burn survivor, Kechi Okwuchi took to social media on Monday to celebrate her mother, Mrs Ije-Duru Okwuchi. The 31-year-old singer and motivational speaker is one of two survivors of the December 10, 2005 Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crash. She has undergone over a hundred reconstructive surgeries since the tragic crash that claimed 107 lives, 59 of which were her schoolmates...
A Nigerian lady, Zaynab Agboola, has emerged as the only female first-class student in a class comprising 92 students. In a post via Linked-In, Agboola, who graduated from the University of Ilorin shared her story and how she rose against all odds to achieve the huge feat. It’s been 6 years since I left the comfort of Lagos for Ilorin, Kwara...
Fibroids are more common in Black women than in white women, according to research. Uterine fibroids usually appear in women of childbearing age, generally between 30 and 40 years old, but they can show up at any age. Fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on the walls of a woman’s uterus. Sometimes these tumors become quite large and...
It was a blue affair at the one year memorial ceremony of Iyabo Ojo’s mother which held on Sunday, November 21, 2021. Celebrities and various personalities were in attendance to support the actress. Here are some of the best asoebi styles that graced the occasion. 1. Toyin Lawani 2. Mercy Aigbe 3. Peggy Ovire 4. Diana Eneje 5. Bukola Adeeyo...
Going to sleep at 10 pm regularly could result in a lower risk of developing heart disease, new research has found. For the research published in the European Heart Journal, UK experts studied 88,000 volunteers and concluded that matching sleep to the body clock may account for a reduced risk of heart attacks and strokes. The study collected data on the...
A Nigerian woman, Ifeoma Bibiana Okoli, has bagged a Ph.D. from the University of Ibadan (UI) despite being visually impaired. Okoli was among hundreds of graduands who were formally conferred with a doctorate at the university’s 73rd convocation ceremony on November 17, 2021. According to her sister, who shared the news on Facebook, Ifeoma is the first visually impaired person...
“He Has Dementia” – Joke Silva Speaks Publicly For The First Time About Health Of Husband, Olu Jacob
Actress Joke Silva has spoken publicly for the first time on her husband, actor Olu Jacobs’ health. The actress revealed during an interview with Chude Jidonwo that Olu Jacobs has dementia. She added that “it’s been going on for a couple of years” and this is the first time she’s saying it publicly. She said: “He is dealing with issues and it is...
BBNaija season 6 star, Jumoke Zainab Adedoyin, known as JMK, has disclosed how she lost her valuables in a recent fire outbreak at her apartment. JMK in a post on her Snapchat, sharing pictures of the ruins in her room, described the incident as devastating, hoping to recover all she lost. She disclosed that around 4am, November 16th, her air...
It is no longer news that Fuji Maestro Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, Kwam 1, has a new bride who goes by the name Emmanuella Aderopo, also known as Emmanuella Ropo. The pair tied the knot on Thursday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, in an elaborate wedding ceremony held at the Palace of Alake of Egbaland, Ake. They were flanked by their stepchildren,...