The organisers of the Miss Universe Nigeria(MUN) have extended an invitation to Chidinma Adetshina to participate in the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 competition following her withdrawal from the Miss South Africa beauty pageant. This was announced in a press statement by The MUN organization on Friday, August 9 via its official Instagram page. The Miss Universe Nigeria “We at Miss...
Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube has died after a two-year battle with lung cancer. The sad news was announced by her husband, Dennis Troper who shared it via a Facebook post. He wrote: It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki’s passing. My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five...
Reactions have trailed the withdrawal of Chidinma Adetshina from the Miss South Africa 2024 beauty pageant with less than 48 hours to the finale. For weeks, the 23-year-old has been at the centre of controversy regarding her eligibility to participate in the pageant. Adetshina pulled out of the competition on Thursday over recent allegations of fraud and identity theft. Her...
More woes for Miss South Africa contestant, Chidinma Adetshina as her citizenship is being questioned over allegations of fraud and identity theft. On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, the South African Department of Home Affairs provided an update on its preliminary findings following an investigation into Adetshina’s citizenship. According to its findings, the Home Affairs department reveals there is substantial evidence...
Nigerian-American athlete, Annette Nneka Echikunwoke returned from a horrifying setback at Tokyo 2020 to make history at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Echikunwoke on Tuesday night won a silver medal in the women’s hammer throw with a season-best performance of 75.48 meters. Born in 1996 in Ohio, United States, the 28-year-old initially wanted to represent Nigeria, her homeland at the 2020...
Vice President, Kamala Harris has announced Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz as her Democratic running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Harris and Walz are running against the Republican ticket of former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. The duo will appear together in their first joint rally in Philadelphia later today (Tuesday). In a campaign social media...
The Long Jump trio of Ese Brume, Prestina Ochonogor, and Ruth Usoro have become the first Nigerian trio to make an Olympic final in an individual event at the Paris 2024 Olympics! The trio booked a place in the final following impressive performances in the event’s qualification round at the Stade de France on Tuesday. Usoro set the pace in...
Nigeria’s Favour Ofili has qualified for the 200m finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. With her win, the 21-year-old becomes the first Nigerian to qualify for the N200m finals in 28 years. Nigeria was last represented in the event’s final at the games in Atlanta ’96 by Mary Onyali who finished the final with a bronze medal. Ofili finished in...
Tami, the duo comprising Damilola and Toyosi have become the first pair of housemates to be evicted from the Big Brother Naija Season 9 house. With only one week spent in the house, their stay was short-lived as they were excited on Sunday evening. They were up against other pairs Chekas (Chizoba and Onyeka), Streeze (Mayor Frosh and Toby...
Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress has qualified for the quarterfinals stage at the Paris 2024 Olympics after they beat Canada 79-70. Their final group game was held at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France, on Sunday. With this win, they become the first African team(both women and men) to pass the group phase at the Olympics. The Rena Wakama-led...