A Twitter user has narrated how she found out she was an intersex woman. Intersex is a situation where a person is born with reproductive genitals that don’t fit the boxes of “female” or “male’. It is the term that a person may use when they have both male and female sex characteristics. @desiree who hails from South Africa said she first realised...
First Bank Chairman, Ibukun Awosika has disclosed that she acted in honour and integrity with the utmost interest of the institution, all stakeholders, and the nation. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had last Wednesday removed all directors of First Bank Nigeria Limited and those of its parent company, FBN Holdings Plc including Ibukun Awosika, and the Chairman of First...
A bill that seeks to create 111 additional special seats for women in the National Assembly has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which was read for the first time on Thursday, April 22, 2021, sought to alter the provisions of the 1999 Constitution. It would create 37 additional seats are created in the Senate and...
A Nigerian teenager has gotten 19 scholarship offers from universities in the United States and Canada. 17-year-old Victory Yinka-Banjo was offered more than $5 million worth of scholarship money for an undergraduate program of study. Yinka Banjo first made headlines in December 2020 when she aced A1 in her WASSCE subjects. She also had A’s in her Cambridge results. Exclusive Interview With...
Mary Daniel, the amputee hawker has apologized over claims that were untruthful with her story. The 27-year-old single mother received N25million donations from Nigerians who were moved by claims that she lost her leg in an accident that claimed the life of all passengers, including her parents. Speaking to SaharaReporters, Mary said she made a mistake by saying her father...
Will Smith’s daughter, Willow has confirmed she is polyamorous. 20-year-old made the revelation on Red Table Talk while in discussion with her mother Jada Pinkett-Smith and grandmother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris. Polyamory is when people have intimate relationships with more than one partner at a time with the consent of all those involved. Willow said she couldn’t see herself wanting to “go past...
Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have made history as they shared the stage during President Joe Biden’s first joint session to Congress, marking the first time that two women sat behind a US President during an address to Congress. Harris, 56, who is also the first Indian-American and also the first Black woman to become America’s Vice President, sat behind on the...
Chimamanda Adichie has finally broken her silence nearly two months after the death of her mother. The renowned author lost her 78-year-old mother, Grace on March 1, 2021, nine months after her father’s death. She paid tribute to her mother narrating how she died in a heartfelt post on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared...
Burna Boy’s mother, Bose Ogulu has been listed on BillBoard’s 2021 International Power Players List. Bose Ogulu( Mama Burna), a co-owner of Spaceship Collection also manages her son, Burna Boy. She served as Executive Producer for Burna’s Grammy-winning album, Twice As Tall. Billboard wrote: Amid the pandemic, Ogulu co-executive-produced released, and promoted the “Twice As Tall” album from Nigeria’s breakout global star...
Deborah Ojengbede has achieved a huge feat in the cryptocurrency world. The 27-year-old ex-banker and CEO of the AFEN group raised the sum of $1 million for her technology startup in just one day. AFEN, The first government-backed NFT initiative held one of the quickest public sales in the cryptocurrency space where it raised over a million dollars during a token...