The Lagos Government on Sunday, September 13 listed guidelines for schools to reopen for the 2020/2021 academic session. In a statement by the Commissioner of Education, Folashade Adefisayo, the state is adopting a phased reopening of public schools, to enable them “meet COVID-19 social distance rules and safety protocols and will help us watch the behavior of the pandemic as we gradually open...
A 51-year old woman and her 35-year old daughter are the new proud owners of the only Black-owned gas station in South Florida. Lashawn Flowers and Shanita Vickers have made history as women entrepreneurs. Lashawn and her daughter, who both grew up in Deerfield Beach, Florida, began their roots in entrepreneurship as the owners of a local hair and nail salon...
Nigeria’s Pearlena Igbokwe has been appointed as chairman of Universal Studio Group. This feat makes her the first woman of African origin to head a major American television studio. According to a statement by Universal Studio Group, she will lead the company’s growing global television studio businesses and report directly to Jeff Shell, CEO of NBC Universal. Until her recent...
A woman who married a tree in 2019 is celebrating her first wedding anniversary. Kate Cunningham, 38, said it was one of the best decisions she has ever made when she married the tree at Rimrose Valley Country Park in Sefton, Merseyside in September last year. She celebrated her first year of marriage with two friends and some elderflower champers....
Tolu Ijogun, the first daughter of Bimbo Odukoya is celebrating her 60th posthumous birthday today, September 12. Late Bimbo Odukoya, a relationship coach and pastor was among the passengers of the ill-fated Sosoliso plane that crashed on 10 December 2005 in Port-Harcourt. Taking to Instagram, the mother of three wrote: Today I celebrate you, Mummy! You would have been 60...
The Minister of women affairs, Pauline Tallen is seeking the death penalty for rapists. She made this known while speaking at the flag-off of the national cooking gas and tree planting project in Adamawa on Friday. Tallen said there should also be a stiff penalty for child labour. “For the first time in the history of Nigeria, we have a...
At a time when values and morals are no longer held in high esteem, a Nigerian abroad has done the country proud. Chioma Odidika was honoured with an Integrity Award by the Sheriff of Richland County in South Carolina, USA, for returning $4,000 USD. Odidika, who hails from Imo, said she received an email from possible scammers, who had called...
Instagram comedienne, Maraji has got people talking after she revealed she was dumped by her boyfriend of two years. The social media sensation couldn’t hold back tears as she shared her experience. “Recently I was dumped by ex for no reason. Apparently, he likes someone else. It has been a tough month because it happened just last month. It has...
The University of Calabar has appointed its first female vice-chancellor, Professor Florence Obi, breaking a 45-year jinx. Professor Obi of the Faculty of Education emerged on top after a rigorous screening exercise involving 12 other candidates. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, UNICAL, Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, who announced the emergence of Florence Obi on Friday, congratulated her for...
Another Nigerian female pilot has got people talking at the moment for the right reasons. The pilot identified as Flying Officer OO Oke has set a record after she was spotted flying the L-39ZA making her the first female pilot to accomplish this feat in the history of 403 Flying Training School Kano. The video, which was posted on Twitter...