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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Scammers out to swindle Nigerians with Davido airtime, data – NCC warns

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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Ex-boxers in race to save ailing Jerry Okorodudu

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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Day Fela ‘resurrected’ as Africa’s fearless man

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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Davido donates N250m to Nigerian orphanages

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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