Gospel Singer, Sinach has been appointed as a Global Ambassador by the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The letter was signed by Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, and presented by Janet Charles, the Acting High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Dominica in the UK. According to the Prime Minister, the role was created to repackage...
It has come as a shock to many as pop singer, Rihanna reveals she is expecting baby number 2. Rihanna delivered an electrifying and hit-heavy half-time show at Sunday’s Super Bowl. Still, social media went into a frenzy when the singer revealed an unexpected special guest, a baby bump. The singer may have failed to debut any new music during...
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has named money bouquets and other practices as an abuse of the naira currency warning Nigerians to desist from the act. The apex bank said this in a tweet on Friday. It also listed spraying, selling, squeezing, and defacing as other forms of currency abuse. It is your civic duty to protect the Naira....
Beyoncé is now the most decorated artist in the Grammy Awards history after taking home four awards on Sunday. She won best dance recording for Break My Soul, traditional R&B performance for Plastic Off the Sofa and R&B song for Cuff It — all songs off her hit album Renaissance, which was recognized as best dance/electronic album. Beyoncé has won 32 Grammys, officially toppling the previous...
Singer Tems has again shown the stuff she is made of as she wins her first-ever Grammy Award. This is also the first Grammy Award won by a female Nigerian. Tems is also the first non-mixed Nigerian singer to win the award. She bagged the coveted Grammy for her effort on the track 2022 ‘Wait For U’ alongside rappers Future...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, says it has arrested a woman simply identified as Simisola for allegedly selling the redesigned Naira notes via social media. It was made known in a statement on Wednesday. According to ICPC, the suspect with the Twitter handle @Simisola of Lala, is colluding with some elements in the financial system...
Google today announced that applications are now open for the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Program. The program aims to empower and support women founders on the continent by providing resources and opportunities for them to scale their startups and address African problems. Women founders who are building tech startups in Africa or for Africa can apply...
Angela Bassett has become the first actress to be nominated for a Marvel movie with her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The 64-year-old woman was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Queen Ramonda. She became the first woman, the first person of color, and the first actor from Marvel Studios to be nominated for...
The Methodist Church of Nigeria has ordained Nkechi Nwosu as the first female bishop of the church in the country. Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Reverend Joseph Nnonah, on Sunday, January 22, ordained Nwosu as the Bishop of Jos at the Christ Methodist Cathedral Church in Jos. The church service came after the decision of the biennial Conference of the Methodist Church...
The world’s oldest person, Lucile Randon has died in a nursing home at age 118. She was crowned the oldest person by the Guinness World Record after Kane Tanaka, Japan, died in April 2022. Tanaka was 119 years old at the time of her death. Randon was born on Feb. 11, 1904 – the same year Theodore Roosevelt was elected...