Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Ikeja Unique Shows Support to Makoko constituency and Surulere National Stadium community this month of January – Hunger Relief Month Ikeja Unique Lions Club under District 404B2 Nigeria has reiterated its service to humanity by showing love to the people of Makoko constituency and Surulere National Stadium community this month of January. Being a month of hunger relief, members of the Ikeja Unique Lions Club took their humanitarian gesture to two constituencies in Yaba Local Government Area, Lagos, where they fed over 100 people in each community. According to Lions Club International, the month of December and January are months…

Alfred Diete-Spiff Jnr, son of Rivers State first Military Governor becomes American Naval Officer The Royal home of their Majesties, King Alfred Diete-Spiff and Queen Josephine Diete-Spiff witnessed an uncommon celebration as their Son Prince Alfred Diete-Spiff Jnr graduates as an American Naval Officer taking after his father who was also a member Royal Navy (British). Alfred Diete-Spiff Jnr, the only Son who took after his father’s footsteps as a Naval Officer has proven himself worthy after undergoing series of test to ascertain his capabilities. Though from a Royal lineage, Alfred Diete-Spiff Jnr has proven himself to be focused, dedicated,…

Enabling African Manufacturers Foster Sustainable Job’s For Africa’s Increasing population The Collaboration between McKinsey and the UK International Development has attracted over $800m FDI within four years, enabling African manufacturers to create sustainable jobs for Africa’s surging population, writes Dike Onwuamaeze.  Could the manufacturing sector create enough jobs for the anticipated surge in Africa’s population by 2050? For the panelists that participated recently in the McKinsey’s Talk Operations on Manufacturing Africa initiative, the answer is yes. The panelists were made up of the Managing Director of LADOL Free Zone, Lagos, Dr. Amy Jadesimi; McKinsey Partner, Mr. David Meredith and McKinsey…

Don’t Play With God – Don’t Dare Davido, Challenges And Victories Davido Davido lists the various career hurdles he had leaped over and achieved in the music industry, proving critics wrong. The singer took to his Instagram page to share some of the great feats he has achieved. He showed that the critics were wrong when they declared that he would never be a Grammy-nominated artist. He also smashed entry into Billboard Hot 100 when they thought he couldn’t. Davido attributed to God these and other successes he listed. His post read: “He’d never be Grammy-nominated.” He proved them wrong.…

Elon Musk’s Brain-Chip Technology, Successfully Implants First Human Patient with Mind-Control Chip- Neutralink Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a startup focused on brain-chip technology, successfully implanted its first human patient with a chip over the weekend. Musk reported that the initial results indicate promising neuron spike detection. The chip, as Musk explained, allows users to control their phone, computer, and almost any device through mere thoughts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted clearance for Neuralink’s human trial in the previous year, a significant step in the company’s mission to assist patients dealing with paralysis and neurological conditions. The startup’s PRIME Study,…

The Emergence of Community-based online Newspaper in Abuja Dr Kingsley Amafibe ‘FCT News Online’,a community based premier online news platform that seeks to provide credible, authoritative and timely public-interest news in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and beyond, has being unveiled. Dr. Kingsley Amafibe, Chairman and Founder of the Online media, told newsmen, in Abuja, that the platform seeks to bridge existing gaps in the reportage of politics, business, entertainment and human angle stories, especially within communities in the FCT. The news platform, according him is an independent media that is committed to public good through public interest and community-based…

Tobi Amusan Sets New Record By Breaking Glory Alozie’s 7.82 best Tobi Amusan has broken the record set by 26-year-old Glory Alozie. She broke Alozie’s 7.82 best at the opening leg of the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Saturday. The reigning world 100m hurdles record holder at 12.12 first showed flashes of what is to come after storming home in her semifinal heat in 7.91 seconds. She improved to 7.77 seconds to win the event ahead of 2019 World outdoor champion Nia Ali (7.89) and Irish girl, Sarah Lavin who ran 7.91 to come third.…

Dangote Refinery prepares to import crude oil from US The oil refinery commenced operations earlier in January. Aliko Dangote’s refinery project has the capacity to produce 650,000 barrels per day. Dangote Refinery is preparing to import crude oil from the United States. According to Blomberg, Trafigura Group has sold two million barrels of WTI Midland to the refinery for delivery at the end of February. This marks the first time the 650,000 barrel-a-day oil refinery has purchased non-Nigerian crude. Recall that the oil refinery commenced operations earlier in January after receiving six batches of crude oil from the Nigerian National…

Alebiosu: Awujale of Ijebuland honours an influential Lagos GAC member as Chairman An influential member of the Lagos State Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Otunba Adedeji Bushura-Alebiosu has been elevated as chairman, Council of Otunbas by the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, following the demise of Otunba Wahab Osinusi. Bushura-Alebiosu, popularly known as Bush of Africa, who is also the Otunba Gbelegbuwa of Ijebu land was chosen to fill the vacant position following the demise of Osinusi who died in September 2023. The Council of Otunbas of Ijebuland is an assemblage of prominent and influential Otunbas in Ijebuland, a…

See the list of nominations for the ’55th NAACP Image Awards’ featuring Nigerian artists – Burna Boy, Davido, Tems, Asake… NAACP Image Awards NAACP has unveiled the full list of “55th NAACP Image Awards” nominees with Global African artists, Burna Boy, Davido, Tems, Asake, Libianca, Black Sherif, Lojay, Omah Lay, and Ayra Starr bagging nominations in the music categories. More Africans shine bright as Ayo Edebiri, John Boyega, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Daniel Kaluuya, Lola Akinmade Åkerström earn nominations across Motion Picture, Literary and Television categories. The winners will be revealed during the two–hour LIVE TV special, airing Sunday 17 March…