Amuda Mariam joins the growing list of Nigerians who are attempting Guinness World Records TV presenter Amuda Mariam also known as Marygold is set to attempt the Guinness World record for the longest marathon television talk show in 100 hours. She revealed this at a media parley in Lagos on Wednesday, December 6, where she noted that she had gotten...
Kechi Okwuchi has paid tribute to the Sosoliso plane crash victims 18 years after. The ill-fated aircraft was conveying passengers comprising mostly students of Loyola Jesuit College in Abuja when it crashed in Port Harcourt International Airport on December 10, 2005, killing 106 people, including 60 of her schoolmates. Taking to social media, she wrote: Dear 60 Angels, 18 years...
Rhoda Jatau released after 18 months in detention for alleged blasphemy. A Bauchi state health worker has finally been released after spending 18 months in detention for blasphemy. Rhoda Jatau was released on bail on Friday following interventions by human rights activists, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, and Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria. Jatau, a 45-year-old...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Mo Abudu are the only two Nigerians on Forbes’ 2023 Most Powerful Women in the World list. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, and Mo Abudu, CEO of Ebonylife Media, have been ranked on Forbes’ “100 Most Power Women” list for 2023, making them the only two Nigerians on this list. Recall that Okonjo...
Technology-facilitated gender-based violence is a growing threat to women and girls and needs to be nipped in the bud. Technology has undeniably revolutionized the way we live, work, and communicate in our rapidly evolving digital landscape. However, with this advancement comes the dark side of online gender-based violence (OGBV) also known as technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). As individuals, particularly women,...
The actress revealed that she has battled with a brain disease known as encephalopathy for about a year. Popular Yoruba actress Bisola Badmus has opened up about her battle with a brain disease called encephalopathy. Encephalopathy refers to any disturbance of the brain’s functioning that leads to problems like confusion and memory loss. The disease which causes brain dysfunction can...
Beauty queen, Mitchel Ihezue weds Honourable Nicholas Ukachukwu, a politician Congratulations are in order for Miss Nigeria 2023, Mitchel Ihezue as she marries her beau, Honourable Nicholas Ukachukwu, a prominent Anambra businessman and politician, today, December 5. (The wedding is currently ongoing). Ukachukwu, a former member of the House of Representatives and gubernatorial candidate lost his wife, Princess Nnenna, in...
How Crawford University’s Best Graduating Student Repeated Her Father’s Academic Feat 25 Years After
Eniola Oluwagunna bags a first-class degree in Mass Communication from Crawford University She also achieved the same CGPA as her father who graduated as best graduating student twenty five years ago Eniola Oluwagunna, a Mass Communications student at Crawford University, has emerged as the overall best-graduating student with a cumulative grade point average of 4.91. Coincidentally, her father also graduated...
Safina Namukwaya has become one of the world’s oldest mothers as she welcomes twins at age 70. A 70-year-old woman has made history after giving birth to twins via IVF treatment, Daily Mail reports.Safina Namukwaya from Uganda became the oldest woman to give birth in Africa after she delivered a baby girl and a baby boy on Wednesday afternoon, the...
President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the appointment of Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju as the substantive Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). She reportedly disclosed this while addressing men and officers of the service at a routine parade on Wednesday, adding that her decoration would soon be made public. She said the date for her decoration would soon be...