According to Forbes magazine latest listing, Rihanna has been named world’s richest female musician. The singer’s worth is estimated at $600m (£472m), including revenues made from her fashion and beauty lines in addition to those from her music career. The 31-year-old is followed closely by Madonna ($570 million), Celine Dion ($450 million) and Beyoncé ($400 million). In May 2019, French luxury...

A Nigerian journalist, Toyosi Ogunseye, has become the vice president of World Editors Forum (WEF). Ogunseye who heads the BBC West Africa, was elected on Saturday at the annual meeting of WEF held in Scotland. She is to deputise Warren Fernandez, editor of the Straits Times and editor-in-chief of Singapore Press Holdings’ English, Malay and Tamil Media Group, for the...

Ex-BBNaija 2018 first runner-up, CeeC is definitely on a winning streak with the signing of yet another ambassadorial deal. She signed a deal with Delta Soap yesterday, March 28. Read: Congratulations Are In Order As Cee-C Launches Clothing Line She shared the news via her Instagram page with the caption below;   View this post on Instagram   Signed and sealed!...

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Nigerian striker and Barcelona forward, Asisat Oshoala has added another feather to her many hats. She became the first African to score in a UEFA Women’s Champions League final. Although the Falcons Striker found the back of the net in the 89th minute, it was not enough to inspire her team’s fight back. She was introduced as an 87th-minute substitute in...

  Event planner extraordinaire, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe has paid a glowing tribute to her sister, Tosyn Bucknor. Today, May 19 marks six months since the tragic death of the multi-talented OAP. Recall that Tosyn was found dead by her husband at their Lagos home. Read: Heartbreaking Moment As Popular OAP, Tosyn Bucknor Passes Away At 37 Here is what Funke wrote:...

Ace actress, Eucharia Anunobi has appealed to people battling depression to desist from taking their own lives adding that suicide was not an option. In an Instagram video which is currently trending, Anunobi revealed she was deserted by people after the death of her only son in 2017 to complications from sickle cell anemia. She captioned it: “I don’t know who...

  A Nigerian teenager named Tobechukwu “Tobi” Phillips has just made history at Alvin High School in Texas. She did this by becoming the school’s first Black valedictorian 125 years after it was established in 1894. This incredible feat takes place 54 years after the school integrated with African-American students in 1965. According to an online platform called Because Of Them We Can, the school...

  A Nigerian woman, Victoria Obaze, was sworn in on May 15, 2019, as the first Black female civic mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom. Obaze, an indigene of Imo State, eventually succeeded in an election held on May 5, 2018, in Whitechapel Ward after contesting and failing in three previous councillorship elections in 2010, 2014,...

A Nigerian medical student, Emediong Uduak Uko, has made history as her painting of music legend Lagbaja has become the first African work to be displayed at the Cyprus Modern Art Museum. 19-year-old Emediong is also the youngest artist and only African to have her work exhibited at the museum, which is the largest in the Mediterranean region. The excited...