Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala finished in the 16th position at the 2022 women’s Ballon d’Or. The award ceremony took place in Paris, France on Monday night, Oct 17. Oshoala was also the only African that made the top 20, The 28-year-old Super Falcons striker arrived at the Theatre du Chatelet with pink close-cropped hair and a white outfit. in the company...
World 100m hurdles champion and world record holder, Tobi Amusan, has been listed among the 10 nominees for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year organised by World Athletics. Announcing the nominees for the award on Wednesday, October 12, the athletic body, World Athletics (WA), in a press release published on their website, confirmed that the 10 nominees had been...
Media personality and actress, Zainab Balogun is officially a landlord. Balogun who turns 33 today revealed how a year ago, she tapped her new home into existence when her friend, Bolanle bought her property. Taking to Instagram she wrote: Today I turn 33 with so much to celebrate! I enter my Jesus year with life and testimonies. If he’s not...
These mental health quotes will empower you as the World Marks Mental Health Day. Our mental health is as important as our physical health and we must pay attention to it. Everyone goes through mental health struggles at different points in time but the key is not allowing them to overwhelm us. Today, Oct 10 is celebrated annually as World...
Folasade Ogunshola Biography On Friday, Oct 7, 2022, history was made with the appointment of Professor Folasade Ogunsola as the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). With her appointment as the first female Vice-Chancellor, she breaks a 60-year jinx. Ogunsola, a Professor of Microbiology at the University’s College of Medicine, emerged as the institution’s 13th substantive...
Google today announced its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa – its first on the continent. The news, which came at the second Google for Africa event, is the latest example of how Google is delivering on the $1bn investment commitment made last year by the company’s CEO, Sundar Pichai. The new Cloud Region will...
Phyna has emerged winner of the Big Brother Naija Level Up Season after 72 days. She beat her fellow Level 2 housemate, Bryan to win the N100m grand prize— a cash prize of N50m and N50m worth of prizes from the sponsors. With her win, Phyna becomes the second female winner of BBNaija after Mercy Eke won in 2019....
Controversial media personality Daddy Freeze married his long-time partner, Benedicta Elechi, years after the crash of his first marriage. Photos from the quiet wedding, which was held in the UK, circulated online on Tuesday. His marriage to Opeyemi had crashed in 2014 over allegations of adultery and domestic violence. The couple had two children together. Elechi, on the other hand,...
Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo has announced her intention to run for office. The Rivers state indigene has expressed interest in running for the Federal House of Representatives on the Labour Party ticket in Asalga/Akulga Federal Constituency of Rivers State. With her announcement, she joins the list of celebrities like Funke Akindele, Tonto Dikeh vying for public office. She shared her...
Ayra Starr has teamed up with US singer, Kelly Rowland for the remix of her hit song, ‘Bloody Samaritan’. The 20-year-old shared a picture of herself and Rowland on her Instagram page, confirming the release of the remix. “Super excited to share this with you all. Someone I’ve always wanted to work with and it’s on my song ‘Bloody Samaritan’…the...