Former US first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame along with eight other women later this year. The National Women’s Hall of Fame named the members of its Class of 2021 set to be inducted on Oct. 2 on Monday including former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, soccer icon Mia Hamm, and NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who died last year. Others in...
Viola Davis has made history as the most-nominated Black actress in the history of the Oscars. The actress received the best actress nomination for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which marked her fourth Oscar nomination. With her 2021 nod for playing Ma Rainey in the George C. Wolfe-directed drama, Davis is now the most-nominated Black actress in Oscars history. Davis was...
This is the heartbreaking story of how the lives of two Nigerian women, Ajima and Susan Ogbole have changed forever. In an exclusive report by Foundation For Investigative Journalism, the negligence of a hospital in Belgium is brought to the fore. It all started when Ajima Ogbole was diagnosed with uterine fibroids in 2017. This led to her undergoing surgery...
Ayodele, daughter of the late journalist, Dele Giwa is celebrating him on his posthumous birthday. Dele Giwa, a foremost journalist was gunned down after opening a parcel at his Ikeja home on October 19, 1986. Sharing a throwback photo on Twitter, she wrote: Probably one of my favorite pictures. Happy birthday, Daddy! Probably one of my favorite pictures. Happy birthday,...
Nigerian comedienne, Emanuella has won the Favourite African Star Award at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2021. The teen star confirmed her win via an Instagram post shared on her Instagram handle on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. She wrote: “Congratulations to me as I won the Favourite African Social Media Star category at the Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2021. I am...
Tribal mark model, Adetutu has reacted after being queried by a follower on Snapchat who opined that she’s now an online sex worker. Adetutu who recently launched an account on a porn website where she posts her sex videos, accused brands she worked with of not caring about her. The model alleged that those brands only got her to work...
Modupe Philips is the CEO and Founder of a Lagos based business, A’lure. In line with promoting Nigerian women and their achievements to mark International Women’s Day, Anu Odubanjo had an exclusive chat with Modupe about juggling a 9-5 with a side hustle, challenges, and her take on what the IWD 2021 ‘Choose To Challenge’ means to her. Quite coincidentally,...
Beyoncé has made history at the 2021 Grammys, which were held on Sunday, March 14th, bagging her 28th Grammy Award. The pop queen bagged her 28th win last night, making her the most decorated female artist in the 63-year history of the awards. The American singer picked up four awards, including best R&B performance for “Black Parade,” best music video...
The highly talked about movie, ‘La Femme Anjola’ finally premiered on Sunday, March 14th. La Femme Anjola is a psychological-thriller film about a young male stockbroker whose life is turned upside down when he falls for a femme fatale married to a wealthy gangster. The film from the stables of ‘The Audrey Silva Company Limited, owned by Rita Dominic was...
Bose Ogulu popularly dubbed ‘Mama Burna’ first made major headlines at the 2018 Soundcity Awards when she helped her son, Burna Boy collect his four awards. She didn’t leave the stage without uttering the words ‘Expect More Madness’ and this got everyone talking on social media. Not your average Nigerian mother, Bose doubles as Burna Boy’s manager and has been...