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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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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By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale “In Kumuyi: Defender of the Faith, you have the spherical, stirring and spicy story of a multi-faceted and quintessential cleric many in Nigeria and the global community have always longed to know more intimately. Not told elsewhere before, the presentations amount to a faithful account of this unique man… No aspect […]
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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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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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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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The Nigerian Communications Commission has warned Nigerians about a new way fraudsters are scamming people using Nigerian singer, Davido as a cover. This is coming after the singer announced that he was giving out N250 million to orphanages across the country after crowdfunding from fans and colleagues for his birthday. In a statement signed by […]
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Nigerian ex-Olympians are battling to save ailing Jeremiah Okorodudu, a member of the country’s continent to the Los Angeles ’84 Olympics Games, where he competed in the middleweight category. Okorodudu, a gold medalist at Oluyole ’79 National Sports Festival in Ibadan, has been down with stroke. Things became so bad for Jerry last year. He […]
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From Right: Brand Manager, Rite Foods, Miss Boluwatife Adedugbe, during the presentation of Fearless posthumous award to the late Afrobeat King, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti; with Kunle Anikulapo-Kuti and his sister, Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti; during the grand finale of 2021 Felabration at the Afrika Shrine, Lagos. THE late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti in life and death demonstrated attributes […]
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Nigerian music superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced that he will donate N250 million to various orphanage homes across the country. Taking to his social pages to make the announcement on Saturday, the singer thanked his friends and fans who contributed N201m in three days. The singer also added that he would […]
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