Sam Momah Foundation Lecture Challenges Nnewi to Play at Global Stage

CommunityNewsNigeriaSam Momah Foundation Lecture Challenges Nnewi to Play at Global Stage

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 4, 2024

The 4thlecture series of Sam Momah Foundation was held in Nnewi on Saturday, amidst confidence by guest speaker, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, that Nnewi should be on the global innovation map. This was also echoed by the panelists, Chief Ben Etiaba, Prof. Greg Obiamalu, Dr. Mrs. Eze from the Technology Incubation Centre in Nnewi, who represented the head of the Centre and Prof. Augustine Odili, the Vice Chancellor of Margaret Lawrence University. The event organized under...

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#EndBadGoverance: Over 80 Miscreants Arraigned In Sokoto

NewsNigeriaPolitics#EndBadGoverance: Over 80 Miscreants Arraigned In Sokoto

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 4, 2024

The Sokoto State Police Command has arraigned 81 suspected miscreants arrested during the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGoverance protest. ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, said 81 suspected miscreants arrested on the protest’s first day were arraigned before a mobile court on Friday for various offenses and convicted the same day. ASP Rufa’i said an additional 28 suspected hoodlums were arrested on Friday at various locations within the state metropolis. The PPRO emphasized the...

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New President of Isheri North Rotary Club Proposes N20.1m Project Plan

NewsNigeriaNew President of Isheri North Rotary Club Proposes N20.1m Project Plan

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 3, 2024

Rotarian Michael Omeihe, the newly inaugurated president of the Rotary Club of Isheri North has proposed to embark on projects worth over N20 million in the 2024/25 rotary year.He stated this at the investiture and fundraising ceremony which took place at the Event Centre, Alausa, Ikeja yesterday. The president enumerated such projects to include equipping the newly built primary healthcare centre at Isheri Ifo local government area of Ogun State, which he said when operational...

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Big Brother Naija is Back! Season 9 Premieres July 28

LifestyleNewsNigeriaBig Brother Naija is Back! Season 9 Premieres July 28

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 17, 2024

MultiChoice Nigeria has announced the return of the highly anticipated Big Brother Naija reality TV show for its ninth season. The new season is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, 28th July 2024, retaining the grand prize of N100 million and a brand new SUV for the winner. This season will introduce a unique twist to the show’s format. Contestants will enter the Big Brother Naija house as pairs, marking a first in the show’s history....

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24-year-old Nigerian Spends 3 Days Playing FIFA Video Game, Sets New World Record

LifestyleNewsNigeria24-year-old Nigerian Spends 3 Days Playing FIFA Video Game, Sets New World Record

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 17, 2024

A 24-year-old Nigerian biochemist has etched his name into the Guinness World Records after a record-breaking gaming marathon. Oside Oluwole, also known by his gamer alias “Khoded,” successfully completed the longest videogame marathon playing a soccer game, clocking in an impressive 75 hours. This remarkable feat surpasses the previous record of 50 hours set by Englishman David Whitefoot in 2022 by a significant margin of 25 hours. “Unlike all seven previous record holders who played...

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Ojodu Rotary Club Commissions Grant Project For Schools

LifestyleNewsNigeriaOjodu Rotary Club Commissions Grant Project For Schools

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 24, 2024

The Rotary Club of Ojodu has successfully commissioned a significant grant project to benefit three schools in the Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State in a bid to enhance education. The event took place on Monday at the Ojodu Abiodun Community Primary School, with the commissioning by the esteemed District Governor of District 9110, Rotarian Ifenyinwa Ejezie ably represented by the Assistant Governor of the Club Rotarian Afelogun Idowu. In attendance were...

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Sanwo-Olu, Chukwuma, Abati, and others, Honoured at the 2024 Africa Illustrious Award

NewsNigeriaSanwo-Olu, Chukwuma, Abati, and others, Honoured at the 2024 Africa Illustrious Award

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)June 23, 2024

The governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been honoured as the Most Performing Governor in Nigeria at the 2024 Africa Illustrious Award held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel over the weekend. This recognition is on the strength of Sanwo-Olu’s disruptive and innovative developmental strides since on the saddle as the governor of Lagos State. Similarly, the governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, was decorated with an award of excellence. During the event, Sanwo-Olu...

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Lagos Oriental Hotel Hosts 2024 Africa Illustrious Award

LifestyleNewsNigeriaLagos Oriental Hotel Hosts 2024 Africa Illustrious Award

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)June 19, 2024

All is set for the 2024 Africa Illustrious Award, going to be held on Friday, June 21, 2024, at the Lagos Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island of Lagos, Nigeria. The continental event which hopes to attract several leaders of industries, political leaders, tech innovators, inventors, youth leaders, community leaders, administrators, and other trailblazers in diverse works of life across Africa, is expected to kick start around 3 pm this Friday. This edition is the 5th...

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Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ Makes Afrobeats History with 1 Billion US Streams

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaRema’s ‘Calm Down’ Makes Afrobeats History with 1 Billion US Streams

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 18, 2024

Nigerian superstar Rema has achieved another major milestone with his hit song “Calm Down.” According to Chart Data, the song featuring Selena Gomez has officially surpassed one billion on-demand streams in the United States, a first for both Afrobeats and African music. “Calm Down”, released in February 2022 as a single off Rema’s “Rave and Roses” album, took the world by storm, especially in the US. The remix with Selena Gomez became a megahit, setting...

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1.3 Million People Die From Second Hand Smoke Every Year-WHO

HealthNewsNigeria1.3 Million People Die From Second Hand Smoke Every Year-WHO

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 31, 2024

Due to the devastating effect of Tobacco smoking on humans, the World Health Organization, WHO, Members state established World No Tobacco Day in 1987, to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. On June 10, 2015, the Tobacco Control Act was signed into law to regulate the production, manufacture, sale, labeling, and promotion of tobacco and tobacco products in Nigeria. Despite warnings by the Federal Ministry of...

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