Dr Chika Judith Abolle Okoyeagu, a lecturer has been named among the Top 50 Women in Engineering 2024 by the Women’s Engineering Society. Okoyeagu is a lecturer and Head of the Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department at Robert Gordon University. A statement via the University’s LinkedIn page while congratulating her reads: ”Dr. Abolle’s groundbreaking contributions to the field of...
From sharing GRWM videos to becoming one of the most popular influencers with over 11 million followers across her social media channels, Nara Smith has come a long way. Her rise to fame in 2023 from sharing cooking videos and creating recipes from scratch has been nothing short of phenomenal and remarkable. Here is everything to know about the social...
Kenza Layli, a digital lifestyle influencer from Morocco has been crowned the world’s first-ever Miss AI in a groundbreaking event. France’s Lalina Valina and Portugal’s Olivia C, finished in second and third place, respectively. Layli, a hijab-wearing AI-generated model went home with $13,000 as prize money. The prize package included $5,000 cash, support on the world’s largest AI developer platform,...
Maureen, daughter of late renowned novelist, Chinua Achebe has received the 2024 Faculty Development and Diversity Award from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The hospital, a world-class academic medical center based in Boston, Massachusetts is a premier teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. Her brother, Chidi Achebe made the announcement via a LinkedIn post dated July 2. In the post, he...
Bisola Aiyeola has spoken up about her parenting style in response to critics in a recent episode of the Mums Next Door podcast. Speaking with host, Maria Chike, the actress and TV personality revealed how she had been criticized for not allowing her 15-year-old daughter to have a phone until she turns 16. Despite the backlash, she remains firm in...
Candidates of Nigerian origin were part of those who contested for seats in the parliament at the recently concluded 2024 UK election. The Labour party which won the majority seat in the parliament had the highest number of seats. Out of the eight British Nigerians who won their party seats in various constituencies at the elections, six of them...
Coming on the heels of her wedding, Sharon Ooja has penned the most heartfelt appreciation letter to her best friend, Bisola Aiyeola. One of the highlights of Sharon’s wedding was the role Aiyeola played in catering to her well-being which got lots of people swooning, Taking to her Instagram page on Thursday, she wrote: Friend after my own heart!!!! I...
Nigerian, Sandie Okoro OBE has been appointed by the University of Birmingham as its new Chancellor. With her appointment, she becomes the first female to be appointed chancellor by the university since its establishment over 100 years ago. Okoro, a lawyer and diversity expert is currently the Group General Counsel of Standard Chartered where she leads the Bank’s Legal, Group Corporate...
Ijeoma Akunyili, the first daughter of late Dora Akunyili has been elected an alumni board member at Harvard Kennedy School. This prestigious appointment recognizes her contributions and leadership in healthcare and academia. She was named alongside eight others from different countries. Recall that Akunyili was appointed the first black chief medical officer of Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJ Barnabas...
Tems Best Gospel Award win at the BET Awards has sparked criticism and backlash and here is everything you need to know about it. The 29-year-old Nigerian singer bagged the Best Gospel/Inspirational Award for her song ‘Me and U’ at the 2024 BET Awards held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, July 1. South African star, Tyla...