Following her controversial loss to Jamie Lee Curtis at the Oscars earlier this year, Angela Bassett will receive an honorary ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Oscar Award. This comes 30 years after she was first nominated. The actress was nominated for best actress for playing Tina Turner in 1993’s What’s Love Got to Do with It. The Academy is set to honor Bassett,...
Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki has offered automatic employment to Aminat Yusuf over her record-breaking feat at Lagos State University (LASU) last week. Edo-born Miss Yusuf, who studied law, is the first student to graduate with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0 in the institution’s 40-year history. Speaking at the Government House yesterday in Benin on Monday, the...
Celebrity couple, Tunde and Wunmi Obe are celebrating their 25 wedding anniversary today, June 26th. Celebrating their union on Twitter, Tunde wrote: ‘’When we got married on the 26th of June 1998, you looked into my eyes lovingly & said, “Emi ni ma lo e gbo”. “Well, here we are.. Mo ti gbo, oh!.. Please continue to manage me like...
In a tell-all one-of-a-kind interview, ace actress, Ini Edo has opened up about her Nollywood career, why she chose surrogacy, and her failed marriage. The ‘Shanty Town’ actress said this in an exclusive with Chude Jideonwo #WithChude. Recall that, on November 29, 2008, Ini Edo married American-based businessman Philip Ehiagwina, but the marriage only lasted five years before they divorced...
Reactions have trailed the pregnancy announcement made by Big Brother Naija’s Maria as she expects her first child. The ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemate took to social media to share a video of her baby bump. She captioned it: This chapter is called blessed With our hearts filled with so much love and happiness, we can’t wait to meet you. ...
American singer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has donated £8,000 (N8million) to a Nigerian restaurant in North London, almost on the verge of closure due to the escalating cost of living crisis. The restaurant named Chuku’s, which claims to be the world’s first Nigerian tapas restaurant, is operated by two siblings, Emeka and Ifeyinwa Frederick. A-list celebrities, footballers, and everyday patrons have all...
Lagos State has been ranked the fourth worst City to live in the world, according to the Economic Intelligence’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index 2023 report. The EIU’s index quantifies the challenges presented to an individual’s lifestyle in 173 cities worldwide. In the report, Lagos ranked 170 of 173, making it the fourth worst city to live, in the world. Lagos only...
A Nigerian student has put the country on the global map as she emerged as the best graduating student of her graduating class. She also sparked a reaction online over her fluency in the Mandarin language. A Nigerian, Ifeoma Amuche has emerged as the best student in her graduating class at SouthWest University in China. Amuche, who hails from Anambra...
MTN Nigeria held a bazaar and trade fair for small and medium enterprises on Wednesday 21 June 2023 at its corporate head office in Ikoyi, Lagos. The trade fair is part of the ongoing annual MTN employee volunteerism initiative – 21 Days of Y’ello Care. Attended by the First Lady of Lagos State, the exhibition had more than 50 local...
Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson has got the internet talking with excerpts from her 263-page book, which comes in 20 chapters. The successful and talented actress-turned-author launched her self-titled memoir, ‘I Am Not Yvonne Nelson,’ at Peduase Valley Resort, an event attended by numerous celebrities and entrepreneurs on Sunday, June 18, 2023. The book opens the door widely into the life of...