There has been ongoing controversy regarding the newly appointed Minister of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, and her NYSC status. Musawa is among the 45 ministers who were sworn in by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, August 21. On August 23, 2023, The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) claimed Hannatu was a serving NYSC member questioning...
The Executive Secretary of the MTN Foundation, Odunayo Sanya pays a visit to MTN MIP 2 Fellows and gives an overview of the foundation’s activities, growth, and initiatives. Odunayo Sanya, the Executive Secretary of the MTN Foundation on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, paid a visit to the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) Fellows at the School of Media...
TolaniBaj, one of the housemates of the Big Brother Naija All-Stars has been evicted from the show. She becomes the fourth housemate and the third female housemate after Uriel and Princess to be evicted. Tolanibaj who has been trending over her supposed friendship with Neo was one of the housemates with the least votes in the previous week. ...
Adaora, daughter of Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has gotten engaged to her fiance, Arinze in Marrakech, Morocco. She made this known via social media on her Instagram page on Friday. Sharing photos from the proposal, she said, “Allow me to introduce you to the love of my life.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas as the new managing director and chief executive officer of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO). A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, on Friday in Abuja, said the appointment was for a term of four years. Mrs. Dekalu-Thomas has served...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been ranked as the 10th-best team at the recently concluded 2023 `FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament. The nine-time African champion earned 10th place ahead of big gun ahead of football giants Germany, Brazil, Italy, Canada, Portugal, and Argentina. An impressive Nigeria squad held Olympic winners Canada to a goalless draw in the first round, then stunned...
Farida Abdulkabir, a prominent Lagos State socialite, has revealed why she wanted to commit suicide by jumping into a lagoon on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Abdulkabir, the owner of House of Phreedah, a beauty salon and spa in Surulere, Lagos, claimed disappointments, a failing marriage, and other factors as motivating her action on Thursday night. In a viral...
Tobi Amusan reacts to clearance by Disciplinary Tribunal Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan has reacted to the news of her being cleared of doping allegations by the Disciplinary Tribunal to participate in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) provisionally suspended Amusan for failing three out-of-competition tests in a 12-month period. The 26-year-old was accused of violating...
The eight ministers in President Tinubu’s cabinet and their portfolios President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday allocated portfolios to his ministerial appointees. The list was made known by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Only eight women made the cut on the 45-man list. However, one name missing conspicuously was Stella Okotete. Recall that she...
Kenyan chef Maliha Mohammed has set a new record for the longest home kitchen cookathon by an individual. Chef Mohammed, who started her cook-a-thon on August 11, unofficially set a new record on Tuesday after cooking for 90 hours, surpassing the previous Guinness World record held by American chef Rickey Lumpkin of California, who achieved a home cooking time of...