Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, has made the 20-man shortlist for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or award. Oshoala, only last month, was crowned the 2022 CAF Women’s Player of the Year. It was the fifth time the 27-year-old was taking home the prize, surpassing her compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha. The other nominees for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or are Selma Bacha, Fridolina...
A Nigerian lady, Islamiyat Ojelade has achieved a rare feat. Islamiyat who was the best graduating student of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro during the 2017/18 academic session secured fully funded scholarships to seven top-ranked universities in the United States of America with her HND Degree. Sharing the news on Linked-In, she wrote: It can only be God! Hello, my LinkedIn fam,...
Celebrity fashion designer, Toyin Lawani, popularly known as Tiannah, has revealed how she was raped by her uncle at age 15. The fashion icon shared this revelation during a recent interview with Chude Jidenowo. She explained that she was bullied by her uncle not to inform anyone, but she summoned courage to tell her aunt who took her to the...
Willow Smith has finally opened up on her father’s infamous slap at the Academy Awards in March. Recall that Will Smith went on stage and slapped Oscars host Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss. In a recent interview with Billboard, the 21-year-old said that the viral incent didn’t impact on her as much as her own...
Ese Brume has won gold for Nigeria in the women’s long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Brume put herself in a commanding position for the gold medal after her fourth attempt gave her a new Commonwealth Games record of 6.99m. The 26-year-old broke the Games record again a few minutes later with her last attempt,...
On Sunday, August 7, Beauty was disqualified from the ‘Level Up’ Season. Beauty who was one of the viewers’ favorite to reach the finals was given a double strike in addition to a strike she already had from the previous week. ALSO READ: BBNaija Season 7 Contestant Beauty Disqualified Here are some things to know about her. 1. She was born...
Christy O has been evicted from the Big Brother Naija house. With her eviction, she becomes the first housemate to be evicted from the ‘Level up’ season. However, the announcement of her exit was quickly followed by Cyph’s making it a double eviction....
It seems to be a season of twists and turns as two new housemates, Rachel and Chizzy joined the Big Brother House on Sunday, August 7. Amongst them is Rachel. Rachel believes that she’s in the house to give viewers a show they would enjoy. She says she has the heart of a mother and sometimes has conversations with herself...
Big Brother Naija season 7 contestant, Beauty has been disqualified from the competition. In the ‘Level 2’ house fondly called ‘trenches’ by viewers, Beauty was issued a double strike on Sunday evening. This came following her altercation with her ‘love interest’ in the house, Groovy after their Saturday night party. The ex-Miss Nigeria 2019 already had a strike from last...
World hurdles champion Tobi Amusan powered Nigeria’s 4x100m women’s team to gold at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, as Nigeria claimed a first-ever Commonwealth Games title in the event. The women’s 4x100m quartet, which also has Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, and Grace Nwokocha, claimed gold in record-breaking fashion, finishing in 42.10secs to break the 42.22secs African record they set at...