Gabrielle Union was left “devastated” and “broken into pieces” after Dwyane Wade confessed that he had conceived a baby with another woman. The Cheaper by the Dozen star, 48, got candid about her feelings on the situation for the first time publicly in an essay for Time, in which she recalled the couple’s emotional journey to welcoming daughter Kaavia James Union-Wade, now 2,...
Nigerian-born Pamela Uba made history as the first Black woman to win the Miss Ireland pageant for the first time since the event started in 1947, thereby breaking through a 74-year barrier. Uba was crowned Miss Ireland 2021 on September 5th, 2021. She shared the news via her Instagram page on Monday, September 13, adding that it still felt like...
Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University. A professor of physiology, she had served as acting vice-chancellor of the institution before her elevation. With this appointment, she becomes the ninth vice-chancellor of LASU and the second female to occupy the exalted post in the Lagos State-owned tertiary institution. Her appointment was announced in...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has been named in Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for 2021. She was named alongside world leaders like United States President, Joe Biden, and Chinese President, Xi Jinping, in Time’s September 15 publication. Time Magazine’s annual list of 100 most influential people in the world recognises “people whose ideas, example, talent, or...
YouTube has announced that the YouTube NextUp programme will be available in Nigeria and South Africa. The programme is an opportunity for local creators to take their content creation to the next level. Twenty creators with eligible channels will be selected to win a production stipend of $1,000 to be used for the acquisition of production equipment to advance their...
Aisha Yesufu is the happiest mother in town at the moment as her son just graduated from a UK university. The activist revealed that her son, Amir, is dyslexic, a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words. According to her, she has even prepared her mind...
A group, under the aegis of Umunna Lekki Association, has shortlisted some persons in Igboland as potential candidates for the emergence of an Igbo President in 2023. The group that comprises young Igbo entrepreneurs residing in the Lekki, Ikoyi, Banana Island, Victoria Garden City (VGC) and Victoria Island axis of Lagos State, expressed its readiness to support the course. This...
Amazon, the world’s biggest E-commerce Conglomerate, has partnered with AGS Tribe, Africa’s female-focused community for economic growth, to deepen their diversity and inclusion efforts. Since 2019, the AGS Tribe, a women’s community with the focus of enabling women for success, has been working on creating and providing amazing opportunities for women and youths in Nigeria and Africa as a whole....
The Met Gala is an annual event that honors the creativity in the global entertainment industry and the 2021 edition held on Sunday, September 12. Every Met has its own theme, and 2021 themed “American Independence” or “In America” paid tribute to the ingenuity of American style. As expected, there were some celebrities who stood out with their eye-popping and...
Evicted BBNaija Season 6 housemate, Jackie B, couldn’t hold back her tears after seeing her son and mom following her eviction. The reality TV star stayed in the big brother house for seven weeks and she seems to have missed her family. Following her eviction on Sunday night, her son, Nathan, and her mom decided to surprise her with a visit to...