TRUE LIFE STORY FICTIONALIZED BY SOLAPE LAWAL-SOLARIN Behind the pretty face lies a scarred past, hidden, delicately archived in a special corner of her heavy heart. The events of that year, 2013 precisely, remains one tainted with horror and pain for Sommie (not her real name), who watched her innocence, purity, and teenage years stolen, ruined, and desecrated by a...
Google today announced a number of initiatives across Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, bolstering its continued efforts to keep children, young people, and families safe online. Aligning with the theme of this year’s global Safer Internet Day, “Together for a better Internet”, Google has teamed up with several organisations across the continent to boost education efforts and develop programmes around...
The Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has revealed plans by the Federal Government to replace the Bank Verification Number (BVN) with the National Identity Number (NIN). This is as the Ministry is collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure citizens with BVNs are automatically provided with NINs. This disclosure was made by Pantami,...
Want to start a YouTube channel to make money? Then you are in the right place. YouTube, a video-sharing platform owned by Google, is the world’s second most visited site. Founded in 2005, YouTube creators, fondly called ‘YouTubers,’ have risen to celebrity status both in Nigeria and the world over. Dimma Umeh, Zeelicious, and Sisi Yemmie are examples of Nigerian...
Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde and her second daughter, Meraiah marked their birthdays on Sunday, February 7 with beautiful photos. Meraiah who turned 21 and shared a beautiful story about the dress she wore revealing that it was from her mother’s closet. She wrote: Funny story about this dream dress, I have on. I peaked it in my mums closets years ago, and...
Jobberman, the single largest job placement platform in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the appointment of Rolake Rosiji as the new CEO. Rolake takes over from Hilda Kragha, now Managing Director of ROAM Africa Jobs, and will continue the work of establishing Jobberman as the primary platform for job searching, talent acquisition and transforming workplace productivity across Nigeria. Jobberman’s technology-driven platform,...
Lagos State Governor, Jide Sanwo-Olu has appointed Adenike Oyetunde as the Senior Special Adviser on Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWD). Oyetunde who recently got married is an OAP, author, and disability advocate. 9 Things To Know About Media Personality And Disability Advocate, Adenike Oyetunde Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor announced the news in a series of...
Beauty and lifestyle YouTuber Dimma Umeh has been missing in action since early December 2020, and this has got many wondering. Turns out she had been battling COVID-19 all along. She made a reappearance on Wednesday, February 4, on Twitter to the excitement of her followers as she explained the cause of her disappearance. She wrote, “Let me tell you...
Ebony Life Films has followed up their three-project co-development/production deal in 2018 by signing yet another exclusive deal with Sony Pictures Television’s international production division. Speaking on the partnership, Mo Abdudu said: It’s been my absolute pleasure working with Sony Pictures Television over the last few years, and we at EbonyLife Media are so pleased to be deepening our partnership with...
Two siblings Ifezue Chiamaka and Ifezue Emeka have been arraigned in an Enugu court over their involvement in the death of a makeup artist, Ijeoma Nweke. Nweke had been declared missing in November 2020 after she left home for a home service make-up job and didn’t return. Her lifeless body which was doused with acid was however found on Wednesday 11th,...