A Nigerian lady who graduated with a first-class at 18 shares her story as she turns a year older. Oluwateniola Shyllon finished from Babcock University with a degree in Economics. She also recounts how she emerged top of her class in the first semester. Sharing her story via LinkedIn, she wrote: At 18, I’m excited to announce that I am...
Many women use the bay leaf for cooking and culinary purposes, but are unaware of its many health benefits. Bay leaf, also known as “tej patta” or “Laurus nobilis,” is an herb native to the Mediterranean region and an integral part of Indian cuisine thanks to its distinctive flavour. These leaves have been a part of the culinary and medicinal world for thousands of...
Prince Charles has appointed a British-Nigerian, Eva Omaghomi, as director of community engagement. The newly created role is aimed at improving diversity in royal households. Omaghomi, who is Prince Charles’s most senior Black aide, will help in boosting relations between the royal households and minority groups. The job will “help take forward Their Royal Highnesses’ work with minority groups in...
Ewawunmi Adelaja, a Nigerian lady with vitiligo, says the insult and rejection she gets over her condition inspired her modelling career. In an interview with BBC Pidgin, the 20-year-old spoke of the struggles and challenges she faces as a result of the skin condition. Vitiligo is a health condition that causes loss of skin colour in patches. She also has freckles—small...
A Nigerian immigrant, Uruemu Adejinmi, has become the first Black woman to be elected as a mayor in Ireland. She is also the first migrant and first African to become mayor. Ms. Adejinmi has been elected as Cathaoirleach of the Longford Municipal District, where she currently sits as Leas-Cathaoirleach. Adejinmi came to Longford from Nigeria in 2003 and her journey...
Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a powerful, spicy little pepper that offers numerous health benefits. It is a member of the Capsicum family of vegetables, popularly called chili peppers. The cayenne pepper originates from Cayenne, French Guiana, off South America’s northeast coast, but it has been used for culinary and medicinal purposes all around the world for centuries. Popularly called ‘Shombo‘...
As more facts continue to unravel over the murder of Usifo Ataga, the main suspect, Chidinma Ojukwu has revealed she sees the late CEO of Super TV in her dreams. The 21-year-old lady revealed she wished she would wake up to discover that the whole drama was only a dream, Vanguard reports. She said: “I have never had peace since the...
Access Bank Plc has unveiled the third edition of its Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa programme as part of the Bank’s mandate to empower female entrepreneurs with financial and business skills. The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa programme is designed to provide female-owned businesses across Africa an opportunity to access finance, world-class business training as well as mentoring opportunities. This programme has been designed...
You are about to read the beautiful story of a Nigerian woman, Ladunni Idowu Giwa-Osagie who welcomed her first child at 50. Ladun met her husband, Aigbovo-Giwa-Osagie when she turned 47, they got married at 48, she became pregnant at 49 and on June 25th, 2021, just before her 50th birthday, she gave birth to a baby boy named Osarumuwese Oluwaseyitanfunmi...
Maraji has again shown why she is the queen of lip sync. The content creator re-created the third episode of the BBNaija Lockdown reunion by imitating the housemates. Watch the video below....