Nigeria’s Aisha Yesufu and Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim have made BBC’s 100 women list for 2020. The BBC 100 Women list seeks to celebrate 100 inspiring and influential women and leaders from over 60 countries around the world. The 2020 list highlights women who are “leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times.” Also, “in an extraordinary year – when countless women around the world...
Rinsing the mouth after brushing is a common routine for most people, however, research has shown that it is bad for oral health. This may sound strange but experts say you should spit not rinse your mouth after brushing and here is why. Rinsing your mouth with water is very bad for your teeth as it washes away the protective...
YouTube is this week (Monday 23 to Friday 27 November) holding its first virtual YouTube Black Africa Creators Week, a week dedicated to engaging, educating, and inspiring African creators to grow on the platform. Highlights of the 1-week program include expert-led masterclasses covering topics like assessing channel performance and engaging a community, and understanding YouTube’s monetisation policies, among others. The...
A Nigerian lady, Fehintoluwa Okegbenle has again achieved a huge feat after she travelled from Lagos to Benin on a motorbike in 6 hours. Fehintoluwa, an entrepreneur also recently rode a bike to Abuja from Lagos in 13 hours to the amazement of many. Taking to Twitter, she wrote: Solo trip from Lagos to Benin and Back to Lagos on...
Chisom Chukwuneke, an exceptionally bright student who graduated with the best WAEC result from her school with 7 A1s in 2019, is dead. The 17-year-old died on the 18th of October, 2020, in Johannesburg, South Africa, and will be buried on the 1st of December in her hometown of Enugu State. Her father, Professor Felix Chukwuneke, shared the sad story...
Isa Abiola Fatima, Nigeria’s first female train driver, has shared her experience in a male-dominated industry. In a recent interview with BBC News Pidgin, she explained that becoming a train driver was her childhood dream ever since she set her sights on a train at the age of 12. She received two years of rigorous training in China and also...
Dr. Anuoluwapo Olufunmi Adepoju popularly known as Dr. Anu has been indefinitely suspended by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) from the medical profession in Nigeria. The suspension order was issued by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigation Panel pursuant to powers conferred on it by s15(3)c of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act Cap M8 LFN 2004 and...
Twitter influencer, Omotara has lost her membership with an organisation called Brothers Keepers hours after a video of her making fun of a child beggar went viral online. Brothers Keeper is an NGO located in Lekki. Recall that Omotara sparked outrage on Sunday after she posted a video of herself enticing the beggar while driving with a bottle of drink only...
A young Nigerian lady couldn’t contain her excitement as she got the opportunity to meet US Singer, Justin Bieber. In the video which has gone viral, the lady who goes by the name Rosemary said it was like a dream come through for her. She wrote: I just spoke to @justinbieber y’all!!!!??? I don’t even know how to act!!?❤️ This...
A Nigerian entrepreneur has put to bed a set of twins three days to her 16th wedding anniversary. The new mum who runs a healthy food business on Instagram called GreenGrillhouse welcomed her babies on November 17 and she is celebrating her 16th anniversary today, November 20. Taking to Instagram, she wrote: 20th Nov 2004, We got married. Today makes...