The travel documents of Chidinma Adetshina and her mother are set to be revoked according to South African authorities. Recall that Adetshina, the current Miss Universe Nigeria has been embroidered in an identity fraud controversy which eventually led to her withdrawal from the coveted Miss South Africa beauty pageant following public outrage. In a briefing to parliament on Tuesday, October...
Ololade Ayelabola has made history after she set a new Guinness World Record for the longest catwalk walked by a model completing a 130.62km catwalk. Ayelabola, a 500-level Computer Science student at the University of Lagos began a 120km attempt on October 1 at the indoor sports centre of UNILAG to break a world record set by Roberta Brown and...
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu has launched the OneNigeriaUnityFabric which she described as a symbol of national unity. In her keynote address at the unveiling held at the State House in Abuja on Monday, Tinubu said the concept behind the national fabric was inspired by her visit to Zimbabwe in December 2023, where she saw a similar...
Chidinma Adetshina has emerged as the winner of the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 beauty pageant. The pageant’s grand finale was held at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island Lagos on Saturday, August 31. Recall that Adetshina withdrew from the Miss South Africa 2024 pageant over identity allegations. However, she received an invitation from Silverbird group, the organizers of the...
Guinness World Records has officially declared army veteran, Esperance Fuerzina as the woman with the most tattoos and body modifications in the world. She has covered 99.98% of her body in tattoos and 89 body modifications but she still wants more. Her tattoos extend to her hands and feet, the scalp, and extremely delicate areas such as her tongue, gums,...
A biography on BBNaija 2024 housemate, Rhuthee Rhuthee, the second half of the recently evicted Flourish pair definitely made her mark on the 2024 Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ show despite her short time there. Flourish was evicted last Sunday alongside the Streeze pair during the double eviction show to the shock of many. Just hours before their eviction,...
In his usual annual tradition, former US president, Barack Obama has released his 2024 summer playlist featuring 44 songs from various genres. On his list, this year features songs from two Nigerians, Tems ‘Love Me Jeje’ and Rema’s ‘Yayo’. South Africa’s Tyla also makes the list with the track ‘Jump’ featuring Gunna and Skillibeng. Sharing the playlist on Monday, he wrote; With summer...
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...
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...
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...