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Nigerian Man Rides To End Polio In Africa

An ambitious biker, Kunle Adeyanju, has hit the airwaves and has caused a stir on the internet as he embarked on a “charity ride” from London, the UK, to Lagos on the bike. It has been 14 days since he

Do You Know The First Chairman of INEC? 

Ephraim Omorose Ibukun Akpata was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and the first chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria, responsible for the 1998/1999 elections that re-introduced democracy in May 1999. Read more about

Women You Should Know: Mariam Temitope Masha

Mariam Temitope Masha is the senior special assistant to the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on humanitarian interventions. Prior to that appointment, she served as the senior special assistant to the President of Nigeria on internally displaced persons.

Women You Should Know: Joy Emodi

  Joy Emodi was born on 23 May 1955 in Onitsha, Anambra State; and is of the Igbo extraction. She attended the Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha and went on to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where she earned

Women You Should Know: Josephine Elechi

  Elechi was born in Ezza Ofu Village in Ezza Inyimagu Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State in 1948. Elechi attended Covenant Primary School in Afikpo from 1954–1961. She then moved to Holy Child Secondary School in Sharon from

Men You Should Know: Shamsudeen Usman

Background Shamsudeen Usman was born on the 18 September 1949 in Warure Quarters of Kano State. His father, an Islamic scholar, died when he was about six years old. He began his education at Dandago Primary School. After attending secondary

Did You Know Akinola Aguda: The First Indigenous African To Head The position Of Chief Justice In Botswana

  Akinola Aguda, who was born in 1923 in Akure, Nigeria, to the family of Elijah Aguda and Deborah Fasu, a prominent Anglican couple in Akure. He was a Yoruba Nigerian jurist and a former Chief Justice of Botswana. Prior

Do You Know Dorothy Ufot: The First Akwa Ibom Woman To Become A Senior Advocate Of Nigeria

  Working in a male-dominated profession like ADR poses different challenges to women at every stage. As a young arbitrator, one of the first challenges I observed is the unwillingness of senior and older male lawyers to appear before you

Jessica Anuna, Founder And CEO of Klasha

  Jessica Anuna is a 29-year Nigerian startup founder who spent her formative years in London. She has previously worked at Amazon, Net-a-Porter, Shopify, and Restock China (her other company). She holds a degree in Journalism from City University, London.

Top Places For A Family Vacation In 2022

Vacation is a needed time to get away from the usual routines and stress. It can also serve as a great bonding time for most families, where memories and connections are formed or reignited. Nigeria is also known to have

Men You Should Know: Eyitayo Jegede

Eyitayo Jegede was born to the family of late Chief Johnson Bosede, the Odopetu of Isinkan, Akure, and Mrs C.O Jegede (née Asokeji) from Ipele town, near Owo in Ondo State, Nigeria. He attended St. Stephen’s “SA” Primary School Modakeke

Men You Should Know: Ahmed Abdullahi Aliyu Abdurrahim Sumaila

  Ahmed Abdullahi Aliyu Abdurrahim Sumaila born on 19 December 1976, was appointed as Grand leader of the Madinawa Clan and Naqib al-Madinawa by the Madinawa Majlis-ash-Shura Council, he also holds the royal titles of Wamban Sumaila, Dan Isan Wudil,

Made In Nigeria: Yoruba Traditional Outfits

  Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with millions of citizens and numerous ethnic groups spawned across the country. Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa constitute majority of the ethnic groups in Nigeria. These ethnic groups have their unique cultures

Men You Should Know: Ernest Ojukwu

Professor Ernest Maduabuchi Ojukwu, who was born on the 23rd of September 1960, is a partner at the Law firm of Ojukwu Faotu & Yusuf (OFY-lawyers). He has deep experience in litigation practice, including finance law, energy law, tax law,

Men You Should Know: Tahir Mamman

Mamman was born in 1954, on the 7th of July, at Michika in Adamawa State. He holds an LL.B degree from Ahmadu Bello University in 1983 and the Nigerian Law School in 1984. He earned his masters from the University

Do You Know Justice Olumuyiwa Jibowu: The Nigerian Jurist Of Many Firsts

  Sir Olumuyiwa Jibowu, Kt was born on the 26th of August 1899. was a Nigerian jurist who was the first African to serve on the Supreme Court of Nigeria.The first African police magistrate, the first Nigerian High court judge,

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