Man of the Year: Proudly Nigerian, proudly African

By Martins Oloja In our great country where the law hardly rules, there are numerous strong men that rule the vast weak institutions of governance. The office of the citizen always laments that if their country continues with only strong but lawless party men without strong institutions, then economic growth will continue to be a […]

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Nigerian who returned $2,397 gets Integrity Award

An activist, Olasupo Abideen, has been honoured with the outstanding integrity award at the fifth Gani Fawehinmi Impact and Integrity Awards. At the event held on Friday in Lagos, Olasupo won the category for refunding $2,397 that was mistakenly paid into his account by a foreign organisation he consulted for. The award, presented to him […]

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Why I fell in love with Mo’ Bimpe, by actor Adedimeji Lateef

Popular actor and filmmaker, Adedimeji Lateef, has opened up on the qualities that attracted his Nollywood colleague, Adebimpe Oyebade, popularly known as Mo’ Bimpe, to him. In an interview with GoldMyneTV, the 35-year-old ‘Crying Machine’ showered encomiums on his wife-to-be while he spoke about her outstanding qualities. “I’m just gonna say she’s amazing. And she […]

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Late Justice Babalakin left worthy legacies – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has extoled the qualities of the late Justice Bolarinwa Babalakin, who transited last Saturday (December 4, 2021) at the ripe age of 94, describing him as an outstanding Nigerian whose legacies would endure for generations. President Buhari spoke yesterday, through a delegation, which was received at the Lagos residence of Dr. Wale […]

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Biden appoints Nigerian-born Enoh Ebong US Director of Trade

US President Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Enoh Titilayo Ebong to the post of Director, United States Trade and Development Agency. This was contained in a brief with names of nominees for different positions in the president’s cabinet sent to the US Congress. Ebong had served in different roles in the USTDA between 2004 and […]

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Chimamanda Adichie, Yousafzai, Melinda Gates make BBC 100 most inspiring women for 2021

Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie smiles as she attends a panel discussion with the German Chancellor at the Schauspielhaus theatre in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on September 8, 2021. (Photo by Rolf Vennenbernd / Pool / AFP) Ahead of the new year, the BBC has named Multiple Award-winning author and Feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie among its […]

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I spent four years without degree in public varsity — Redeemer University’s best graduating student

Irele Moyinoluwa Deborah from the Economics Department of the Redeemer University (RUN), Ede, Osun State stole the show at the 13th convocation ceremony of the institution last week with her emergence as the best graduating student. Surprisingly she had had to abandon her course as a student of Agric-Economics after four years stint at Ladoke […]

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Baba Suwe for burial in Lagos Nov 25 as Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila mourn

The family of the late veteran Nigerian comic actor, Baba Suwe, has announced the burial arrangements of the popular comic actor who died on Monday. Making the announcement on behalf of the family, a son of Baba Suwe, Adesola Omidina, also an actor,  who took to his Instagram page said that his father’s interment would […]

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Davido airtime, data giveaway promo is scam, NCC alerts

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has raised alarm over a new trend that scammers have begun using to defraud the public following the announcement by pop star Davido of N250 million donation to charity. The commission said in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesman Ikechukwu Adinde that it got wind of the scam while […]

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