Zainab Sanni Oyindamola, a 26-year-old corps member has been confirmed dead in the 21-storey building that collapsed in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. The lifeless body of Zainab, who was serving with the construction company, Fourscore Homes Limited, was pulled out from the rubbles on Wednesday dashing the hope of her family members who have been at the scene waiting for good...
Singer, Lady Gaga has revealed she wore a bulletproof dress to sing at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The “House of Gucci” actress opened up about performing at the presidential inauguration in January in an interview with British Vogue published on Tuesday. She called singing at the US Capitol “one of the proudest days of my whole life.” “I felt a deep fear when Trump...
Onyinye Enekwe, a 26-year-old lady set to wed in December is among those who lost their lives, in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday, November 1, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The deceased was employed to work as a personal assistant, just a few days before the unfortunate incident occurred. Onyinye, a Microbiology graduate of Nnamdi Azikwe...
Dr. Joy Adesina has been honoured by Ogun State Governor, Prince Dr Dapo Abiodun for her outstanding achievement. Recall that Adesina made history weeks back when she broke Obafemi Awolowo University’s record in medicine. She became the best ever graduating student in the Faculty of Clinical Science, College of Medicine. Governor Dapo rewarded the brilliant lady’s feat at a physical...
A Nigerian lady, Sandra Ozioma Marume, is in a celebratory mood after bagging the Mastercard Foundation scholarship to study for an MSc at the University of Edinburgh. Sandra, who has a visual impairment associated with albinism, took to Linked-In to share her story. She wrote: ALSO READ: Nigerian Lady Makes Double First-Class As She Graduates from Law School My story...
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...