Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has offered a scholarship to Miss Nkechinyere Umeh, who emerged best performing candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. Soludo said the gesture followed the recent JAMB declaration of Umeh from Anambra State as the highest scorer with a cumulative mark of 360 in the examination. The governor […]
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A new biopic about the life of Bob Marley is set to be released in theaters on January 12, 2024. The film, titled “One Love,” is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, who also helmed the critically acclaimed film “King Richard.” The film stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley, with Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley. It focuses […]
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The actress is the embodiment of the marital vows ‘in sickness and in health’. Nollywood couple Joke Silva and Olu Jacobs, have been married since the year 1989. They are some of the A-list actors in Nigeria still playing influential roles in the country. Joke Silva has opened up once again about her journey of […]
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Grammy-nominated musician, Femi Kuti, has recalled that schooling was “depressing” for him for being the son of the late Afrobeats legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The multi-talented instrumentalist said some teachers and fellow students attempted to bully and shame him over his father’s excesses but he refused to be bullied. Femi made this known in an interview […]
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Lagos State University’s best-graduating student, Aminat Yusuf, who made a 5.00 Cumulative Grade Point Average in this interview with Grace Edema attributes her success to the discipline and guidance of her journalist father. How do you feel about becoming the best student in the history of LASU? First and foremost, it is an honour to […]
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Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rewarded the Lagos State University (LASU) record-breaking graduating Law student, Aminat Yusuf with a sum of N10 million. He rewarded Yusuf who obtained a CGPA of 5.0 with the money on Thursday at the 26th convocation ceremony of the institution at the Ojo-Iyana Iba area of Lagos State. The […]
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By Tana Aiyejina As the country celebrates Democracy Day in honor of the winner of the June 12 presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, Tana Aiyejina writes about the lasting sports legacy left behind by the late politician. During an interview in 1992, after he was inducted into the African Football Hall of Fame and […]
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The Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, and member of the International Executive Committee of Friends of the Earth International, Prince Chima Williams; Nigeria’s queen of recycling and environmental sustainability, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola; the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero are among leading activists listed in Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change, […]
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Photo Credit: Ologeh Otuke Charles By Banji Ayoola At exactly 1.25 pm on Friday, June 2, 2023, the remains of a renowned educationist and foremost Yoruba teacher, Chief Bamidele Olotu were lowered into the earth at his Iro Ekiti, Ekiti State country home. Chief Olotu who was also a former President of Egbe Akomolede ati […]
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After being conferred with the National Award of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by former President Muhammadu Buhari, Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has received yet another honour from the world football body, FIFA. Osimhen has been an example for many young footballers since his emergence onto the international scene in 2015 […]
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