Cardi B has filed for divorce from her husband and fellow hip-hop star Offset, from the band Migos. The New York rapper described their marriage as “irretrievably broken”. Cardi, 27, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, filed for divorce on Tuesday in her husband’s home state of Georgia, where the couple has been living. Legal documents state that Cardi B...
Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola has splashed millionaires of naira on his three daughters, Temi, DJCuppy, and Tolani. He recently bought them customized Ferraris worth millions of naira. The average cost of a Ferrari in Nigeria is between N55 million to N90 million depending on the year it was manufactured. The excited daughters have all taken to social media to share...
2019/2020 Call to bar ceremonies held September 15 and it came with a lot of fanfare. Nigerian women were the highlight of the occasion as they serenaded us with beautiful photos on social media. Some of them also stood out exceptionally. One was Twitter user @_omobanjo who finished as top 10 best graduating students in corporate law out of over 1,700...
There is no gainsaying that hard work and determination truly pays. That’s the case of Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, a British-Nigerian student who recently secured a huge feat. She bagged a seven-figure book deal with a US publisher for her debut thriller ‘Ace of Spades’ at the age of just 21. For two years, Faridah spent most of her evenings writing till...
Social media sensation and influencer, Elsa Majimbo has been selected by Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty as a brand ambassador for its sunglasses brand. The 19-year-old Kenyan star couldn’t hold her joy as she took to social media to share the news. Taking to her social media, Majimbo made the announcement saying, “My 19 year old self literally got a chance to...
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...