Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Chelsea not giving up on signing Osimhen Former Premier League champions Chelsea are reportedly mounting pressure on Serie A champions Napoli to sell their star player, Victor Osimhen, in the January transfer window. The Nigerian international was impressive with Naples last season where he scored 26 goals in 32 top-flight matches and his effort helped the Parthenopeans secure their first Serie A title in 33 years. The 24-year-old is not resting on his last season’s brilliant performance as he has netted six goals in ten appearances this campaign Also, his outstanding display has attracted interest from top clubs in Europe…

Meet Chioma Elile, PR specialist who wants to transform Nigeria’s marketing sector Chioma Elile, no doubt, is an intellectual powerhouse. Her rise to success as a professional public relations specialist stems from the belief that success can be achieved through hard work – as long as you know what you want and go for it. Elile currently holds multiple roles at SYNLAB Nigeria as the marketing and communications lead. She is also the executive assistant to the CEO and the secretary to the SYNLAB Emerging Market Group Board. She has successfully managed globally recognized projects, which have contributed to the…

ASUU donates rice, others to Sokoto IDP camp As part of its efforts to contribute to the well-being of the less privileged in society, the Academic Staff Union of University, Sokoto State chapter, donated food to 250 internally displaced persons in Sokoto on Tuesday. Speaking while handing over the items, which include rice, beans, vegetable oil, salt, seasoning, and water, to the beneficiaries, the chairman, Prof Nurudeen Almustapha, said the gesture was part of ASUU’s help for the less privileged. He said, “This is part of the programmes initiated by our union to help the needy; this time it is…

Benin monarch approves land for church’s skill acquisition centre The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has pledged a parcel of land for a skill acquisition centre where youths will live their dreams and reduce unemployment in Nigeria. Ewuare made the promise in response to a request by the Prelate of the Presbyterian Church, Dr. Ekpeyong Akpanika, during a courtesy visit to the Oba’s Palace in Benin City on Tuesday. He said the Benin throne would assist the church in realising the noble objectives and look forward to worshipping in the church in future. He said, “Your request is noted and…

Benin monarch approves land for church’s skill acquisition centre The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has pledged a parcel of land for a skill acquisition centre where youths will live their dreams and reduce unemployment in Nigeria. Ewuare made the promise in response to a request by the Prelate of the Presbyterian Church, Dr. Ekpeyong Akpanika, during a courtesy visit to the Oba’s Palace in Benin City on Tuesday. He said the Benin throne would assist the church in realising the noble objectives and look forward to worshipping in the church in future. He said, “Your request is noted and…

The Alake of Egbaland @ 80 Table Tennis Tournament kicked off at the Table Tennis section of the famous Ikoyi Club 1938 in Lagos, yesterday. The five-day tournament which will climax on Friday, November 10, 2023, will see participating players compete for honours in the men’s singles, men’s doubles and ladies’ singles.  The veteran table tennis players from 60-year-old and above will also slug it out for honour in the veteran’s single event. The tournament is being bankrolled by Agba Akin of Egbaland (Taiwo and Folashade Adeoluwa) in honour of Alake of Egbaland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, who…

Tinubu To Confer ‘2023 Integrity/Public Servant’ Award On NILDS DG President Bola Tinubu will early next month confer the ‘2023 Integrity and Public Servant of the Year’ Award to the director-general of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman. This is even as the awardee has dedicated the Award to the leadership and staff of the National Assembly, their counterparts in NILDS, and the media. Presentation of the Award, as contained in a letter signed by Dr Mohammed Ibrahim, would be held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. Dr Ibrahim is the National…

Cooking marathon: Hilda Baci congratulates new record holder, Alan Fisher Chef Hilda Baci has congratulated Irish Chef, Alan Fisher, for breaking her cooking record. The Guinness World Records disclosed on Tuesday that Fisher cooked for 119 hours and 57 minutes, thereby dethroning Baci. Reacting to Fisher’s success, Baci who is the former record holder, congratulated Alan via X on Tuesday. She wrote, “Huge congratulations to Alan Fisher! 119hrs 57mins is a huge achievement, and I wish him all the best as the new world record holder!” A statement posted on the GWR site, announcing Fisher’s feat read “Alan Fisher (Ireland),…

See Why You Keep Waking Up At 3am Every Night And Can’t Sleep Again – Expert Here are the reasons you wake up at night and can’t sleep back. Why you keep waking up in the middle of the night [NIA] Although it’s normal to wake up in the middle of the night, it gets more troubling when you can’t fall asleep again. Lifestyle Foods and exercises that can make you grow an inch taller According to sleep.com, people typically wake up around 2 or 3 a.m. due to a shift in sleep architecture from deep sleep to more…

The Alternative Bank Welcomes Gambian Delegation Nigeria’s largest ethical bank, The Alternative Bank (TAB) has taken steps to extend its reach beyond the shores of Nigeria with its hosting of an executive delegation from Banque Sahelo-Salarienne pour l’Investissement et le Commerce (BSIC), a Gambian bank. The two-week exchange program is to promote collaboration between the non-interest banking sectors of Nigeria and Gambia’s financial services sectors. TAB’s Managing Director, Hassan Yusuf, announced that the four-member delegation from BSIC is embarking on study tour of TAB’s operational and business processes as part of the prerequisites stipulated by The Gambia’s Central Bank to…