In a dramatic twist, Sweden’s first-ever female prime minister has resigned just hours after she was appointed. Magdalena Andersson, was announced as leader on Wednesday but resigned after her coalition partner quit the government and her budget failed to pass. Instead, parliament voted for a budget drawn up by the opposition which includes the anti-immigrant far right. “I have told...
A woman welcomed a child for the first time at the age of 50 after years of battling infertility. Susie Troxler, a psychologist in High Point, North Carolina, gave birth to her daughter, Lily Antonia Troxler, on Sept. 29, 2021, after over 10 years of trying to get pregnant. “It’s really, really, really surreal,” she said of welcoming a daughter...
A WOMAN, Francisca Susano, believed to be the oldest person in the world, has died at the reported age of 124. Susano, affectionately known as Lola Iska, died on Monday night at her home in the Philippines. Ms. Susano was born on September 11, 1897, according to official documents. Documents say she was born on September 11, 1897—a year before...
Njideka Nwosu-Iheme, the daughter of former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili and Justice Mary Odili, has been sworn in as a Judge of the Federal High Court. She was among the 22 new judges sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad on Tuesday 23rd November 2021. A report shows that four of the newly-inaugurated judges are children of serving and retired judges in...
Movie producer and director Bolanle Austen-Peters has secured the rights to produce a biopic on the legendary Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. The film, titled “Funmilayo: The Lioness of Lisabi,” is scheduled to be released in 2022/23. It will chronicle the life of the political activist and will include appearances from her grandchildren, Femi Kuti, Yeni Kuti, and great-grandson Made Kuti. Expressing her...
A woman who had married herself earlier this year is now getting divorced after she met someone else. In September, Cris Galera, 33, took her own hand in marriage and after 90 days she has decided to call it quits, the Daily Star reports. The fashion model previously said she was tired of relying on one man so she opted to marry herself. Talking about...
A Nigerian lady, Amaka Enekwe has died three weeks after she lost her sister, Onyinye (left) in the Ikoyi building collapse. Set to wed in December, Onyinye was among the 43 persons who died. She worked as a second personal assistant to Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes, and had just resumed work a week before the tragic incident. Sadly, her...
Aisha Buhari, the first lady of Nigeria, has been elected as the ninth president of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM). She was elected at the ninth general assembly of the AFLPM held in Abuja on Monday, November 22. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, in her acceptance speech, Aisha Buhari appreciated her colleagues for believing...
Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, was found dead in her Brooklyn home Monday, according to police. Shabazz, 56, was found unresponsive in her home in Midwood on Monday afternoon, and the death is not deemed suspicious, an NYPD spokesperson said. Police responded shortly after 4:30 p.m., and emergency services were already at the scene. Shabazz’s daughter had called...
Nigerian-American burn survivor, Kechi Okwuchi took to social media on Monday to celebrate her mother, Mrs Ije-Duru Okwuchi. The 31-year-old singer and motivational speaker is one of two survivors of the December 10, 2005 Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crash. She has undergone over a hundred reconstructive surgeries since the tragic crash that claimed 107 lives, 59 of which were her schoolmates...