Men You Should Know: Cosmas Maduka
Dr Cosmas Maduka is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Coscharis Group of Companies. He is a Nigerian billionaire and has been listed on Forbes as one of the richest men in the Africa. However, the Nnewi-born business tycoon did not just stumble on success; his is a case of a rough path leading to […]
Men You Should Know: Leke Alder
Leke Alder is a trained Lawyer, a renowned Nigerian business brand and marketing consultant – an industry he is a pioneer of and certainly, both known and celebrated for locally and internationally. Born as an only child to his parents of Lagos and Abeokuta origin respectively, he nursed the dream of becoming a Lawyer from […]
5 Interesting Facts About Kabba Tribe
The Kabba Tribe is one of the major enthic groups in Kogi State, Nigeria. It is situated in the Northern hemisphere of the equatorial forests of Nigeria. The city, surrounded by mountains and green habitats,which gives it its beautiful scenery, is the junction that links seven major roads leading to other parts of the country. […]
Did You Know That Calabar Was Formerly Known As ‘Akwa Akpa’?
Calabar is a city in and the capital of Cross River State, a state in the Southern region of Nigeria. The port city, close to the Cameroon border, is situated on a hill adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers and creeks of the Cross River. For administration purpose, the city is divided into […]
Women You Should Know: Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye
Mrs Oladunjoye Olayinka is a Barrister and a former Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Nigeria. She was born into the family of Chief Stephen Olaitan Anwoju family of Epe,Lagos. She attended Holy Child College, Lagos from 1971 to 1975 for her secondary Education and had her A Level studies at Federal Government College, Odogbolu […]
Everyday Heroes: Cletus Ajibade
Cletus Ajibade is a tech advocate, social entrepreneur and software engineer; Co-founder of Babymigo.com and Safer Mom. Recalling his early childhood lifestyle as well as ambitions, he writes: “From my early days, I always wanted to know how things work. I fabricated toy cars from scrap metals, dismantled electronic devices, yes, I did it all. […]
Women You Should Know: Dr Lola Dare
Dr Oluwafunmilola (Lola, for short) Dare is a trained epidemiologist, who has practiced as a community physician and social development consultant for 30 years. She currently presides over Centre for Health Sciences Training, Research and Development (CHESTRAD) Nigeria, a global, non-state and not-for-profit organization she founded in 1993. Dr Lola had her secondary education at […]
Everyday Heroes: Mama Makoko
Mama Alfredo-Durugo Regoe, popularly called Mama Makoko, has been tagged by many as a true heroine. She moved into Oko Agbom, Makoko, in the year 1990 on an evangelical outreach mission. On getting there, she discovered that the state of education was poor, as a matter of fact, the people did not have schools. Although she […]
A Trip to Oworo Tribe
Oworo tribe comprises of a group of people that reside in Oworo Land, Kogi State. They are, however, also settled in other areas such as Apata, Felele, Adogbe, Oyo, Osokosoko, Ogbongboro, Iwaa, Gbande, Akpomoba, Owara, Ohono, Oigahaki, Emu, Ayinoke, Kugboni, Kwara/Oko, Okonoke, Okpabu, Omowa, Lolo, Jamata , Ijiho, and Okpata. Oworo Land is situated on the north-eastern part […]
Men You Should Know: Chris Ubosi
Chris Ubosi is the founder and CEO of Megalectrics Limited. Megalectrics Limited comprises of 12 radio stations with branches across Lagos, Port Harcourt and London, namely The Beat 99.9 FM, Classic FM 97.3, Lagos Talks 91.3 FM, and Naija FM 102.7. He is also the c0-founder of MTech Communications Plc, a data communication service provider […]
A Trip To Isoko
The Isoko tribe is one of the several tribes in the Southern region of Nigeria. Some of the other tribes in the region are Urhobo, Izon or Ijaw and Itsekiri. These tribes are predominantly located in Delta State, Nigeria. The region domiciled by the Isokos is divided into two Local Government Areas namely, Isoko North […]
Did You Know? A Slavery Abolitionist Was From The Igbo Region
Olaudah Equiano, an African writer and abolitionist, documented his experiences as a slave. taken away Olaudah was born in 1745 in Essaka, an Igbo Village in what is now Benin. He had five older brothers and a younger sister. At the age of eleven, he and his sister were captured by native slave traders. Olaudah […]
Women You Should Know: Alhaja Asiata Onikoyi-Laguda
Alhaja Asiata is a 92-year old woman currently reported as the oldest person living with sickle cell disease in the world. According to a report in 1994, the life expectancy for sickle cell patients was 45 years for males and 48 years for females whereas in the early years, precisely 1973, the average lifespan was […]
Everyday Heroes: Meet Aderayo Animashaun
Aminat Aderayo Animashaun is the Creative Director and CEO of Switt Fashion and Leather Works, a company based in Ibadan, Oyo State. Aderayo founded the company in 2012 to give expression to her passion for fashion and the production of quality bags, purses and shoes made from Ankara, aso-ofi, adire and leather materials. Derayo did […]
A Trip To Okun Tribe
The Okuns live along the Niger-Benue confluence area. In the southern area, they are surrounded by Nupe, Ebira, Gbagyi, and Igala whereas the Igbomina, Ekiti, and other Yoruba groups surround them on the west. They constitute 20% of the entire Kogi State population occupying six local government areas namely Ijumu, Yagba-West, Yagba-East, Mopa-Muro, Kabba-Bunu, and […]
Everday Heroes: Pamela Anomneze
Pamela Anomneze is the Project Manager at Studio 306 Collectives, a not-for-profit organization that takes in and takes care of people with mental health challenges. Although based in Haringey, North London, Pamela is a Nigerian woman. Studio 306 Collectives Studio 306 Collectives offers a creative space for those who are recovering from and living with […]