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Women You Should Know: Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
April 19, 2022
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi, born on the 3rd of February 1969 in Adamawa State is one of the most notable names in Nigeria’s sporting history. As a sportswoman, She has bagged many honours in her chosen career. Regarded as a foremost and a well-disciplined athlete, her laurels include; the Olympic medal, Gold medals from the all African … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
By jeremiah
App Of The Week: Hotels.ng
April 19, 2022
One of the game changers disrupting the traditional way of booking in Nigeria is Hotels.ng – Nigeria’s largest booking service. Founded by Mark Essien in 2013, Hotels.ng has grown to become a hotels booking agency listing over 10,000 hotels from 320 cities in the country. The mobile application of this service was released in 2017 … Continue reading App Of The Week: Hotels.ng
9 Reasons Why Travelling Is The Best Educator
April 19, 2022
Some people think those who travel have time on their hands or are rich, but the desire to travel is mainly birthed out of curiosity. It doesn’t matter if you travel to a different city in the same state, as long as you engage in tourist activities, there is always something to learn. Below are … Continue reading 9 Reasons Why Travelling Is The Best Educator
By ann
Did You Know- The First Black Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal in a Field Activity was a Nigerian?
April 19, 2022
History makers, record breakers, trail blazers and the list goes on and on. These are the stuff that many Nigerians are made off. One of such is the Woman; Chioma Ajunwa-Opara; the first Black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field activity. Born 25 December 1970, Chioma Ajunwa, a native of … Continue reading Did You Know- The First Black Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal in a Field Activity was a Nigerian?
By jeremiah
NFF, FIFA Eulogize Yekini
April 19, 2022
On May 4, 2012, Nigeria lost a former super striker and the country’s all time highest goal scorer with 37 goals in 58 appearances. Rashidi Yekini passed on at the age of 48 after a prolonged illness, and his iconic performance for the Super Eagles is one the world will never forget. FIFA paid tribute … Continue reading NFF, FIFA Eulogize Yekini
By achem
Golden Moments In Sports: When Onome Broke Into The 2017 IAAF 400m Semi
April 19, 2022
Nigeria sprinter, Glory Nathaniel Onome, made her dream run at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, where she clocked a Personal Best of 55.30 seconds to qualify for the semi-finals of the women’s 400m hurdles. Onome, who was drawn in lane 3 of the fifth and final heat of the first round, put up … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: When Onome Broke Into The 2017 IAAF 400m Semi
By achem
INEC Server, APC’s Defense and the Fate of Atiku at the Tribunal
April 19, 2022
Coming on the heels of the All Progressives Congress (APC) insinuating at their defense at the presidential election petition tribunal that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was not born in Nigeria, as the constitution required of anyone contesting the presidential elections, other allegations and counter allegations have ensued. In fact, until the matter comes to a close … Continue reading INEC Server, APC’s Defense and the Fate of Atiku at the Tribunal
By adedoyin
Throwback Thursday: Papa Ajasco & Company
April 19, 2022
Let’s throw it back a little to the most watched Nigerian sitcom ever – Papa Ajasco and Family. For many years the epic WAP-produced sitcom previously known, as “Papa Ajasco and Family”, and later “Papa Ajasco and Company”, kept Nigerians thoroughly entertained. The “Papa Ajasco and Company” story is built around the Ajasco family’s comic … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Papa Ajasco & Company
Women You Should Know- Dora Nkem Akunyili
April 19, 2022
A Leader Par Excellence; a Pharmacist and an Administrator, an Academic and an Educator, a Politician etc. All these fit into the name Dora Nkem Akuniyili. A native of Anambra, born in Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria on July 14, 1954, to the family of Chief and Mrs Paul Young Edemobi. Born into a childhood filled … Continue reading Women You Should Know- Dora Nkem Akunyili
By jeremiah
The Takedown of Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen
April 19, 2022
What began as a seeming innocent investigation has finally had its toll marked as a calculated takedown. Since a litany of allegations against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen, which began in January, there has been an equal amount of analysis per the short and long term implications of the assault on … Continue reading The Takedown of Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen
By adedoyin
Everyday Heroes- Nigeria’s Atlanta ’96 Olympics Dream Team
April 19, 2022
When it comes to sports, football is unarguably the most popular in Nigeria. It is played anywhere, anytime, anyhow; from tarred streets to grass fields, dusty grounds to muddy and murky pitches, under the sun and in the rain, amateur or professionally, as hobby and as a career. In the history of Nigeria’s sports and … Continue reading Everyday Heroes- Nigeria’s Atlanta ’96 Olympics Dream Team
By jeremiah
FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers To Battle Argentina, Russia, Korea
April 19, 2022
D’Tigers have been handed a tough draw for the upcoming 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup in China. Nigeria is grouped alongside Argentina, Russia and Korea in Group B of the tournament, which is scheduled to kick off on August 31 2019, and run through September 15, 2019. Tough draw History will tell how the Argentines … Continue reading FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers To Battle Argentina, Russia, Korea
By achem
Have You Ever Heard Of Disaster Tourism?
April 19, 2022
Have You Ever Heard Of Disaster Tourism? Ever wondered why people would travel distances to see ruins or sites of natural disaster that caused major damage to lives and properties or drastic changes to the environment? This form of tourism is considered as dark tourism called Disaster Tourism. The term is not common in our tourism industry but … Continue reading Have You Ever Heard Of Disaster Tourism?
By ann
ThrowBack Thursday – COJA 2003: Once Upon Games of Aesthetics
April 19, 2022
Between the 5th and 17th October, 2003, the Commite’ d’Organisation de Jeux Africaine (COJA), organized the 8th All Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria which will go down as one of the most colourful and expensive hosting event in Nigeria’s history. The administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo was just beginning its 2nd term in office and … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday – COJA 2003: Once Upon Games of Aesthetics
By adedoyin
ThrowBack Thursday: Echoes from FESTAC ‘77
April 19, 2022
Symbolically, the 2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) began on the 15th January 1977 and ran until the 12th February 1977 in Lagos, Nigeria. The event, which had its first edition in Dakar, Senegal way back in 1966, was a celebration of the values of Afrofuturism. Then president of Senegal, … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Echoes from FESTAC ‘77
By adedoyin
