A Nigerian female scholar, Professor Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, has become the first black woman in the world to earn a doctorate (Ph.D) in Cybernetics, Vanguard reports. She earned the premiering degree from the University of Reading in the UK under the supervision of her first Ph.D. supervisor, Prof. Kevin Warwick, and the first human Cyborg in the world. Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua is...
Barely 24 hours after photos of Wofai Fada’s wedding emerged, her amazing love story has become nothing but a messy internet affair. The comedienne and entrepreneur shared photos of her engagement to Taiwo Cole on Saturday, May 4, which sparked reactions and congratulatory messages from friends and netizens alike. Videos of her traditional wedding in Cross River, hours later,...
Basirat Damilola Marshall, one of the daughters of Fuji maestro King Wasiu Ayinde, a.k.a. KWAM1, has been appointed by Babbajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, as his Senior Special Assistant on Tourism, Punch reports. Marshall, a legal practitioner, was appointed by the governor to complement the work done in the Ministry of Tourism and Culture by the commissioner, Toke Benson-Awoyinka,...
Again, another Nigerian, Lisha Dachor sets Guinness World Record. Nigerian painter, Lisha Dachor has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest nail painting (nail-a-thon) by an individual. The record was set in 72 hours and was held from April 28 to May 1st. The event which took place at Tamarald Events Center Jos, had the presence of the...
MTN Nigeria in collaboration with Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) held a graduation ceremony for the graduands of the second edition of its Media Innovation Programme (MIP) at the Lagos Business School, Lekki, Lagos on Friday, 26th April 2024. Launched in 2022 in partnership with the School of Media and Communication, Pan Atlantic University, MIP is a six-month fully funded certificate fellowship...
The Ayangburen Palace in the Ikorodu community has warned women to stay indoors during its annual traditional ‘Oro’ festival scheduled for May 16, 2024, daytime and nighttime, Punch reports. This was disclosed in a letter issued by the Ayangburen Palace and signed by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi. The letter, dated April 16, 2024, was addressed to the...
Riding on the success of her blockbuster movie, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, Funke Akindele has announced a spinoff from the Jenifa series called ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’. The actress and producer made the announcement via her social media pages on Tuesday. She captioned it: Been long you saw Jenifa!!!! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Olufunke...
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the takeoff of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme. The President’s special adviser on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Here is everything you should about it. What it entails The scheme was conducted in partnership with financial institutions and cooperatives across the country to broaden...
Toke Makinwa’s perfume line will be launched on April 28, 2024. Media personality and entrepreneur, Toke Makinwa is set to launch her perfume line on April 28, 2024. The beauty entrepreneur has been sharing photos of the fragrances from the collection, which include DIVE, VOGUE, and INTENSE. Here are the things to know about the various fragrances in the collection....
A list of Nigerian female celebrities who are authors. Female celebrities in Nigeria are doing amazingly well and it is no surprise that when they venture into other fields, they excel. These women are not only talented but have also had the opportunity to showcase their writing skills as they have successfully published books. From writing memoirs to self-help books,...