It is safe to say that a Nigerian could potentially be coming home with an MTV European Music Award (EMA) come Sunday, the day of the event. The twist to the story is that the potential awardee is neither the likes of Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage nor any of the big names in the Nigerian entertainment industry. In fact, she’s was relatively unkown until now. Hauwa Ojeifo is the proud Nigerian who stands a chance to win the prestigious MTV…
The excitement for the European Music Awards (EMAs) is at Fever pitch and this year award show promises to be the best we’ve seen in a long time with notable performances from Alessia Cara, David Guetta, little mix, Hailee Steinfeld, Halsey, Janet Jackson, Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj and Bastille just to name a few. Also guest appearances from Michael Peña, Lindsay Lohan, Debby Ryan and Ashlee Simpson are in the cards for the award show. This year’s event will be…
West African Examination Council (WAEC) has confirmed the West African School Certificate (WASC) obtained by President Muhammadu Buhari after the completion of his secondary school education, the presidency said on Friday. According to presidential spokesman Femi Adesina, the Council has also issued an attestation certificate. “WAEC presents attestation certificate and confirmation of school cert result to President Buhari. What will the naysayers say next?,” Adesina said in a tweet. The authenticity of Buhari having obtained the compulsory certificate from the…
TundeAlao Samuel Tobi popularly known as ‘Leget’ and a final year dental student has clinched another distinction in the recently released Part V Dentistry examinations which covered Oral pathology Child oral health (orthodontics and paediatric dentistry). The news came as no surprise as the “genius” once scored 100% at the Oral pathology test. He has also spread his tentacles to other fields asides academics evidenced by his position as the Alexander Brown Hall (ABH) Social and Buttery minister, Editor-in-chief of…
Can we meet you Sir? My name is Folajimi Adesanya. I am currently a fourth year medical student of the University of Ibadan. I am privileged to be the Chief Administrator of the Panacea Project, a social research organization that is committed to solving communal problems. Can you tell us about the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) and the Resolution Social Venture Challenge? Earlier this year, one of the projects we started running was the “Clean City Initiative”. It is…
The Ibadan College of Medicine Alumni Association (ICOMMA) homecoming week to celebrate the University of Ibadan College of Medicine (UICOM) at 70 tagged “Àtúnjí: The Renaissanse”, kick-started on November 2nd, 2018 with the jubilation symposium and presentation of the University of Ibadan College of Medicine (UICOM) of 1988. The class has produced lots of iconic individuals such as Prof. Ike Lagunju, Prof. Abraham Ariyo, Prof. Olayinka Olutoye, Prof. Temitayo Ogundiran, amongst others. Prof. Lagunju, who spoke on the topic “Making a…
Fast rising sensation, James Brown whose real name is Obialor, has stated that controversial cross-dresser, inspires him and that it was not a crime to be and act feminine. He stated this while being interviewed after news of his HIV status went viral. He confirmed that he was indeed positive and has been since birth. This dancer rose to fame after a video surfaced when he was wrongly arrested by the police alongside some other at a birthday party as…
October is notoriously known as the month where there are lots of international celebrations, and October 31 was no different. It is on this day when the powers that be (The United Nations General Assembly) on the 27th of December, 2013, after a careful look at the state of our cities, pondered on the effect of the burdens it endures from the ever increasing population density and several bad practices. As such, it thought of creating a day, an event,…
Former Minister of Works and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih is dead Mr Anenih, 85, died on Sunday evening at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. Born in Edo State, Mr Anenih was one of the most influential politicians of his era. He was nicknamed ‘Mr Fix It’ for his ability to manipulate the electoral process. Mr Anenih was a state chairman of Nigeria’s then ruling party, NPN, between…
Ahead of November 6 nationwide strike to compel government to peg the new minimum wage at N30,000, organized labour will tomorrow hold mass protest across the country on Tuesday, October 30th, as part of sensitization of workers and Nigerians for the planned industrial action. This came as organized labour urged workers not to be deterred by the government’s threat of “no work, no pay” as strike had always complied with legal requirements. Already, leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade…