Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun has been voted the best book to have won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in its 25-year history. It originally won the Women’s Prize for Fiction (then the Orange Prize) in 2007. Half of a Yellow Sun is set in Nigeria during the Biafran War, exploring the end of colonialism, ethnic allegiances,...
It’s a double celebration for actress Yvonne Nelson as she celebrates her birthday, today, November 12 alongside bagging a Masters’s degree. The Ghanaian star shared the news on her Instagram page. She wrote: HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me ?? this month is special. I gifted myself a MASTERS DEGREE in International Relations and Diplomacy. She also shared a video from the...
Funke Akindele-Bello stays winning as she becomes first brand ambassador for Molflix in Nigeria. Barely five years after its entrance into the Nigerian market, Molflix tops with its diaper brand. Produced under the stables of Hayat Kimya, a leading manufacturer of home care and hygiene products, the Molfix diaper brand is the largest in the world. Taking to Instagram she...
The premiere of the highly anticipated movie ‘Rattle Snake: The Ahanna Story’ a remake of the 1995 classic held on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The movie was first announced in January 2020 after executive producer and Play Network CEO Charles Okpaleke secured the rights to the Nollywood Classic. Rattle Snake features Stan Nze, Osas Ighodaro, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Efa Iwara, Ayo...
The University of South Africa (Unisa) – one of Africa’s biggest tertiary education institutions – has appointed its first female vice-chancellor and principal in 148 years, Professor Puleng LenkaBula. Professor Puleng LenkaBula has been appointed to succeed Professor Mandla Makhanya from January 2021. Unisa announced that the decision to appoint LenkaBula was unanimous and followed a rigorous selection process. The...
Lilian Afegbai is an actress, movie producer, fashion influencer, and entrepreneur. Here is all you should know about her as she turns a year older. Early Life Born Aimehi Onyinyen Afegbai on the 11th of November, 1991, she hails from Edo State. Her mother is a policewoman, CSP Carol Afegbai. She attended Our Ladies of Apostles, Benin, for her primary...
A 51-year-old mother just gave her daughter a major gift by giving birth to her baby. Julie Loving acted as the gestational surrogate for her daughter, Breanna Lockwood. Loving delivered a healthy baby girl in an Illinois hospital on Nov. 2 with her daughter by her side. The newborn, named Briar Juliette Lockwood, is the first child for Lockwood and...
DJ Cuppy is not only the daughter of a billionaire, but she’s also very hardworking with her music career. Free-spirited by nature and down to earth, She has continued to record several songs with top artists as well as set huge records. Here are all the things you should know about her as she turns a year older. 1. Her...
The U.S. Naval Academy has announced Sydney Barber as its first Black female brigade commander in the institution’s 175-year history. Barber of Lake Forest, Illinois, currently serves as the first regiment executive officer and will become the 16th woman to hold the leadership role since 1976, when women were first allowed to attend the academy. She will assume the leadership...
Actress Rahama Sadau has denied reports that she was arrested and sentenced to jail. The actress said this in reaction to a report that she’s being charged before a Sharia Court over the controversy generated by a photo she shared on social media. Rumours had emerged on Tuesday that she had been sentenced to death for blasphemy following earlier reports...