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Women You Should Know: Agbani Darego

Agbani Darego is widely known as the winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria competition in 2001 and the first native African to win the Miss World competition. The other three Africans who had won the contest before her,

Meet Zannah Mustapha, The First Nigerian To Receive The United Nations’ Highest Honor

When most people would rather run away for their own safety, one man chose to stay back and help those who would be victims of a war they did not bring upon themselves. A Nigerian lawyer, Zannah Mustapha, set up

Men You Should Know: Obafemi Awolowo

Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, is a man worth celebrating, for his numerous contributions to the development of the country, Nigeria, especially in the spirit of Independence Day celebration. Obafemi Awolowo was a Nigerian nationalist and statesman, political leader, writer, and

Teju Cole Joins Harvard University As Gore Vidal Professor of Creative Writing

It’s no small tale that Nigerians are doing extraordinary things in the diaspora, and these many achievements cus across different fields; entertainment, medicine, technology, academics, you name it. One of such many Nigerians is writer and academic, Teju Cole, who

Social Media Accounts To Follow: Presidential Aspirants Of 2019 To Follow

Here is a list of some of the individuals that have risen up to contest for the office of the president in 2019. This list is in no particular order and is by no means an exhaustive list: Fela Durotoye

Women You Should Know: Munira Suleiman Tanimu

Munira Suleiman Tanimu is the first daughter among her parent’s 16 children. The pretty Munira hails from Kaduna State and is an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and politician. Owing to her father’s political status, she grew up getting a thorough and

Women You Should Know: Adenike Ogunlesi

Mrs Adenike Ogunlesi is the Founder and Chief Responsibility Officer of “Ruff ‘n’ Tumble, a children’s clothing line with 150 employees and 13 branches across the country, as well as several distributors round the West African coast. For Mrs Nike,

Men Should You Know: Bankole Cardoso

The man, Bankole Cardoso, is the son of Mr Afolabi Cardoso and late Dr Ameyo Adadevoh, the heroine who fought against the invasion of the Ebola virus in Nigeria. Bankole Cardoso, co-founder of Easy Taxi, was formerly resident at New

List of Speakers at TEDx Lagos 2018

TEDx Lagos 2018 took place on the 18th August at the MUSON Centre. Find below the list of speakers at the event: Olasupo Shasore (SAN) Legal Practitioner, Veteran Historian and Accomplished Author Simi Adeagbo Africa’s First Female Skeleton Athlete (2018

Segun Awosanya: The Man Behind #EndSARS Campaign

Segun Awosanya aka ‘Sega’ is a realtor, strategist, brand consultant and life coach living in Lagos, Nigeria. With recent developments in the country that has led to the restructuring of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police

Social Media Accounts To Follow: 5 Youtube Channels That Provide Relevant Content

Below is a list of Nigerians, in no particular order, which are making waves on Youtube and providing relevant content to the public. Patricia Bright: This British-born Nigerian youtuber is quite popular both nationally and internationally. She is the definition

Men You Should Know: Dayo Israel

Dayo Israel (Temidayo Israel Abdulai), born on 29th January 1986 in Mushin, to the Abdulai Family, in Olowogbowo (Agboole Baba Eleran/Baba Dudu) and the Banire Family in Ibita Ofin Lagos Island. His grandfather was Alhaji B. S.Abdulai, who owned the

Women You Should Know: Dr Ibidapo Olayinka Olajumoke

Dr Olajumoke Olayinka Ibidapo, whose parents hail from Ilesa, Osun State, was born on October 8, 1958 to the family of Late Elder Josiah Olagunju and Mrs Adebisi Omotunde Olajoyegbe in Lagos state. Growing up with a strong passion for

Women You Should Know: Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel

Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel is the wife of the Executive Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria. She portrays such excellent qualities that earns her the glitz and glamour she receives continually from her people. Mrs Martha Emmanuel was born to the

Interesting Facts About The Ijebu Tribe

The Ijebu Kingdom is a sub-ethnic group of the Yoruba tribe and consists of a group of people inhabiting the South-Central part of the Yoruba Land. They are bounded in the North by Ibadan, in the East by Ondo and

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

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