The Paris 2024 Olympics is set to officially start with an opening ceremony on July 26, 2024. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has released the list of 35 athletes comprising 17 men and 18 women that will represent the country in track and field events which is scheduled to hold from August 1 to 11th. Team Nigeria who are making...
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,...
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...
The wedding of actress Sharon Ooja is indeed one that will not be forgotten for a long time to come. The white wedding like the traditional wedding had an array of celebrities and stars in attendance. While there was no theme in sight, celebrities brought elegance and colours to the luxurious wedding. From Funke Akindele to Lilian Afegbai, here is...
A Nigerian, Chidinma Modupe Okafor has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest crocheting marathon with a time of 72 hours. With this feat, she surpassed the previous record of 34 hours and 7 minutes set by Alessandra Hayden (USA) in 2021. The 30-year-old created a white dinner gown during her 3-day crochet-a-thon. According to the records body, Chidinma...
Virginia Hislop, a 105-year-old woman has finally achieved her lifelong goal as she received her master’s degree from Standford University over 80 years after she began a program at the Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE). When Hislop started the program in 1936, she had one goal in mind goal –get her bachelor’s of education, which she did in 1940,...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation(WTO) has been conferred with an honorary ceremony from the University of Oxford with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D.litt. honoris causa). The ceremony took place at the Sheldonian Theatre followed by receptions at All Souls and St Johns Colleges. Sharing the photos on X, she wrote: A great honor to...
Davido drags Sophia to court over custody of Imade Nigerian singer, Davido has dragged his baby mama and mother of his first child, Sophia Momodu to the Lagos High Court over joint custody of their daughter, Aurora Imade Adeleke, PUNCH reports. In the suit filed by his lawyers, Dr Olaniyi Arije, Okey Barrah, and others dated April 17, 2024, the...
This article highlights the Top 10 African Countries with the best gender gap index in 2024 African countries have been making tremendous strides and impacts to advance women’s empowerment and achieve gender equality. A report by the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index also confirmed this in its recently released list of the 2024 Top 10 Best African Countries...