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Afrobeat superstar, Tiwatope Savage, who goes by the stage name Tiwa Savage, and Channels TV’s Juliana Olayinka has been honored alongside other women at the recently concluded 8th edition of the Women4Africa Awards. Women4Africa is an annual awards night that celebrates ordinary African women doing extraordinary things. For years, the awards have provided a reputable platform for African women to connect, empower and inspire each other. The 8th edition of the Women4Africa Awards and Gala...

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Nigeria’s versatile artist, Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi, best known as Ola Rotimi, is being celebrated by Google on his 84th posthumous birthday. If you’ve opened your google browser today, there is a high chance you’ve seen the Ola Rotimi’s doodle. Today, Wednesday April 13, 2022, Ola Rotimi should have been 84 and Google has honoured him by displaying a drawing of the playwright on their official logo. The image is that of a bespectacled Black...

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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emiefele, and Mr. Temitope Ogunsemo, the founder of Krystal Digital Solutions Ltd., have been listed in the Forbes Africa Undiscovered Series for Nigeria. The Forbes Report on Nigeria, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja by Mr. Uri Onojake of GLG Communications, a consultancy firm, disclosed that the undiscovered series was part of an exclusive list of Nigerians who...

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Wizkid, Femi Kuti and his son, Made Kuti have been defeated in the battle to win the 64th edition of the Grammy Awards. At the televised event held at the MGM Arena, Las Vegas on Sunday night, Wizkid, Femi Kuti, and Made Kuti lost out in two categories: Best Global Music Performance and Best Global Music Album. Wizkid was nominated for Best Global Music Performance category for Essence, his collaboration with Tems, alongside Femi Kuti’s Pa Pa...

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The Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium is to award Chimamanda Adichie with an honorary doctorate degree. The ceremony will take place at the main campus in Louvain-la-Neuve, located 20 kilometers from Brussels on April 28, 2022. Rector of the University, Vincent Blondel, stated that the Academic Council considers Adichie’s work to be “remarkable in many ways and particularly inspiring for our university community.” He also added that Adichie embodies the “values that we wish to...

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The list of nominees for the eighth Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) has been announced. The show hosts, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Daniel Etim Effiong announced the nominees for the prestigious awards via a live stream on Saturday night. Izu Ojukwu’s historical drama, Amina was the highest nominated film, with 12 nominations in major categories, followed by Ramsey Nouah’s ‘Rattlesnake: “The Ahanna Story’ with 10 nominations, then Funke Akindele, JJC Skillz’ Omo Ghetto: The Saga...

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LAGOS — Nollywood actresses, Toyin Abraham and Adebimpe Oyebade has been ranked among the Lagos state Top 100 Women. The award is given to 100 women who are doing exploits in Lagos state by the Lagos state government as a form of celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD). The thespians took to their respective Instagram pages to announce the recognition received on Wednesday. An excited Adebimbe Oyebade Adedimeji, popularly known as Mo Bimpe, took to her...

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ABUJA — About thirty tertiary institutions in Nigeria would be competing in the Commonwealth scholarship award debate. The Commonwealth Society Ambassador for Nigeria, Ambassador Patricia Yakubu told journalists at the Commonwealth Day celebration with the theme ‘Delivering a Common Future’ in Abuja that this year’s celebration focuses on tertiary institutions. Yakubu said six schools would be chosen to participate in the debate at the African level after the competition in Nigeria, the winners would proceed...

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LAGOS — Okike Chinyere, a female inmate of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS, Lagos State Command, has emerged as the best graduating student of the Department of Peace and Conflict Resolution, National Open University (NOUN). According to a statement by the correctional service, she bagged a second-class upper (2.1) degree in the course. Chinyere was among the eight inmates who received their Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) certificates in various degrees from the institution. Speaking during...

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LAGOS — In celebration of International Women’s Day and in line with the global theme for this year, #Breakthebias, Guinness has announced an entire month’s celebration to shine a light on creativity, boldness and talent that is shining bright in Nigerian women across the globe. The premium beer brand, Guinness has embarked on this commemoration of women’s history month to celebrate the successes and high points of women of all walks of life. For the...

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