Shell Plc has appointed Elohor Aiboni as its executive vice president and country chair for Nigeria. With the appointment, Aiboni becomes the first Nigerian and the first woman to hold the combined position in the company’s 60-year history. She replaces Marno de Jong, who is retiring after leading Shell’s Nigerian operations for six years and spending 34 years with the...
Hilda Baci has been named a Guinness World Records (GWR) Icon, becoming the first Nigerian to receive the recognition. Guinness World Records announced Baci’s recognition on Thursday, June 18, as part of its ICONS series, which celebrates record holders whose achievements have created a wider cultural impact beyond the records they achieved. The GWR Icon title is reserved for people...
Nigerian singer Tems will join other global music icons, including John Legend and Stevie Wonder, at the official opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Thursday, June 18. This comes days after another Nigerian, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, unveiled a portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama. The Obama Foundation announced the performer lineup for the opening ceremony on social media,...
Njideka Akunyili Crosby has achieved another remarkable milestone by creating the Obamas’ first official joint portrait for the newly opened Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Barack and Michelle Obama have their first-ever official portrait, and it was done by no other person than Nigerian-born Njideka Akunyili Crosby. The portrait, titled The Obamas: Springing Forth, 2026, was unveiled ahead of the...
On Monday, June 15, the founder of Anjy Luminee Couture, CEO Luminee, and actor Baba Ijesha unveiled their baby boy, sparking reactions online. Recall that the actor was sentenced to prison over allegations of sexual assault in July 2022 but was released in 2025 after just three years. The popular celebrity designer had previously announced the birth of her son...
Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has alleged a cover-up over the death of her son, Nkanu, in January 2026. In a statement published on her Instagram account on Saturday, Adichie called for a judicial inquest into the circumstances surrounding his death. She said she decided to make public a letter she had previously sent to the chairman of the...
Despite a four-year absence from playing tennis, Serena Williams got off to a winning start in the doubles event at Queen’s. The 44-year-old tennis legend made her first appearance since the 2022 US Open, partnering Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko to a 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 victory. Williams was given a standing ovation as she walked onto the grass court at the...
Nollywood actress Adunni Ade left many fans and followers stunned after revealing that she secretly welcomed her daughter more than two years ago and kept the news away from the public. Sharing her baby bump photos, the actress made the surprise announcement in an emotional Instagram post on Sunday, June 7, 2026, which coincided with her birthday. Adunni disclosed that...
Tamunosoye Karibi-George has been crowned Miss World Nigeria 2026. She was crowned at a grand finale held at the Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, on Saturday night. The 26-year-old Rivers State indigene, representing Bayelsa State, emerged as the winner among 20 finalists in a competition themed “Pride, Power, and Purpose.” She will represent Nigeria at the 73rd Miss World...
Meet Dr. Esther Nkem Okereke, The Actress Who Just Made History As NRM’s 2027 Presidential Candidate
Dr. Esther Nkem Okereke emerged as the presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) ahead of the 2027 general election after securing victory at the party’s national convention held in Abuja on May 29. With this victory, she becomes the first woman to secure a presidential ticket from NRM. She is one of four women from the South East...