Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, a professor of Law at Babcock University, Ogun State has won the coveted Nigeria Prize for Literature for her work ‘Son of the House’. The Nigeria Prize for Literature, worth $100,000 (N41million) is Africa’s most prestigious literary award. It rotates yearly amongst four literary categories: prose fiction, poetry, drama, and children’s literature. The 2021 winning entry ‘The Son of...
There’s a reason Glenfiddich has earned a reputation as the most awarded and best-selling single malt Scotch whisky, in launching the second phase of its Grande Composition campaign, they have collaborated with local maverick designer Zainab Ashadu to create iconic interpretations of its luxury gold filigree, which was inspired by the colliding French and Scottish worlds of Grand Couronne. The...
Dame Sandra Mason has been elected as Barbados’ first-ever president after she secured two-thirds of the vote in the country’s two houses of Parliament. The House voted 27-0 while the Senate voted 18-0. Mason was elected as the first-ever president of Barbados after the island announced in September 2020 that it would become a republic and Queen Elizabeth II would...
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, the 55-year-old widow of the late Afenifere spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin, has given birth to twins six months after her husband’s death. Odumakin had died on April 3, 2021, aged 54 at the COVID-19 Isolation Centre of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital due to complications from COVID-19. “Part Of Me Is Gone” – Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin Weeps,...
Actress, Jaiye Kuti has become the latest celebrity to bag an Honorary doctorate degree. She was awarded a doctorate degree by Prowess University, Delaware USA. Taking to Instagram, she wrote: The journey of life is one that takes a whole lifetime. But we should always remember to pause and look back at how far we have come – how far...
Adeyinka Alaseyori has sent a sweet birthday message to fellow gospel singer, Tope Alabi as she turns 51. Recall that Tope Alabi was called out on social media months in June 2021 after a video where she publicly shaded Alaseyori’s hit song, Oniduro Mi emerged. While commenting on the song, Alabi noted that God was more than a guarantor to...
Japan’s Princess Mako has married her non-royal college sweetheart Kei Komuro formally giving up her royal status. The couple submitted their registration at the local ward office around 10 a.m. local time Tuesday, according to the Imperial Household Agency, forgoing the usual pomp and circumstance of most royal weddings. Mako, who turned 30 over the weekend, announced her engagement with Komuro four years ago but their...
Actress, Mercy Johnson has gone on a rant on Instagram over claims that her daughter, Purity is being bullied by a teacher. The actress revealed how the said teacher has been bullying 8-year-old Purity for the last two weeks just because she doesn’t like her (Mercy Johnson). She captioned it: What do you do when the teacher is actually the...
Ajibola Abitoye has been re-elected as a councilor in the city of Fort Saskatchewan, Province of Alberta, in Canada. Abitoye, popularly called Jibs, first won the election in 2017, five years after she immigrated from Nigeria. She won her constituency seat at the October 18 election, where she slugged it out with 12 other white candidates. Taking to her Facebook...
Joy Adesina has made headlines after she emerged as the overall best graduating student from the College of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Joy, who is a niece of the president of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, broke the university’s record in medicine with an exceptional feat, claiming nine top awards and ten distinctions. Dr. Victor Oladokun, a...