Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi
Adeniyi Ifetayo Moses is an Entrepreneur, Award winning Celebrity journalist, Luxury and Lifestyle Reporter with Ben tv London and Publisher, Megastar Magazine. He has carved a niche for himself with over 15 years of experience in celebrity Journalism and Media PR.
25-year-old Nigerian Shines At New York Film Academy A 25-year-old Nigerian filmmaker, Idorenyen Uko, has achieved academic excellence by graduating with the highest distinction from the New York Film Academy, Los Angeles (NYFA’s). The News. Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Uko, who hails from Akwa ibom boasted a perfect cumulative grade point average of 4.00. During her academic journey at the academy, Uko, directed and produced outstanding films like “Sincerely Me” and “Error Connection” Each of the films showcased her unique storytelling style and cinematic flair. In a telephone interview with NAN on Wednesday, Uko said that her ambition…
Meet the 11 Africans named among the 100 most influential people in AI 2023 • Like the rest of the world, Africa has caught the AI bug. • Africa’s influence in the AI landscape extends beyond its borders, with Africans emerging as key players on the global stage in the field of AI. • 11 Africans are among the 100 most influential people in AI. When ChatGPT launched, it got the world’s attention. However, this chatbot was merely one example of the numerous signs that the fourth industrial revolution is currently in progress, heralding a wave of technological innovations poised…
Firm donates N5m to combat infant mortality TotalEnergies Nigeria Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Limited has presented a grant of N5m to a Lagos-based non-profit, Health Emergency Initiative, to combat infant mortality and improve the well-being of vulnerable children. The donation is part of TotalEnergies Cooperative Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, which includes allocating funds on an annual basis to support various non-governmental organisations across multiple locations in Nigeria. This was contained in a press statement made available to The PUNCH by HEI. The statement reads, “The decision to award HEI this grand prize is a testament to the organisation’s outstanding credibility, impact-driven…
UN summit: 48,063 sign petition on protection of disability rights At least 48,063 people from 121 countries, including Nigeria have signed a petition calling for action to protect disability rights ahead of the 2023 United Nations summit on the Sustainable Development Goals. The call follows a new UN report which shows that the SDGs cannot be achieved unless urgent action is taken to include marginalised groups, including people with disabilities, but that they are being left furthest behind in global progress. The 2023 SDGs summit will be convened on September 18-19, 2023, during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week.…
UN summit: 48,063 sign petition on protection of disability rights At least 48,063 people from 121 countries, including Nigeria have signed a petition calling for action to protect disability rights ahead of the 2023 United Nations summit on the Sustainable Development Goals. The call follows a new UN report which shows that the SDGs cannot be achieved unless urgent action is taken to include marginalised groups, including people with disabilities, but that they are being left furthest behind in global progress. The 2023 SDGs summit will be convened on September 18-19, 2023, during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week.…
Mark Zuckerberg celebrates scientists for innovative cancer treatment META CEO Mark Zuckerberg is celebrating two scientists for their innovative work in cancer treatment. Immunologists Carl June and Michel Sadelain were announced winners of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize award on Thursday. The immunologists engineered T-cells that successfully target and kill cancer cells. A statement on the Breakthrough Prize website on their work read, “Carl June and Michel Sadelain genetically engineered T cells – key players in the body’s immune system – with synthetic receptors termed chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to instruct T cells to recognize the cancer cells of individual patients.…
Footballers among those killed in Libya floods The Libyan Football Federation announced that Shaheen Al-Jamil was among the players who lost their lives in the floods. The devastating floods in Libya have claimed the lives of a number of elite footballers, according to the Libya Football Federation. The floods, caused by Storm Daniel, resulted in two dams bursting, sweeping away large parts of the port city of Derna. The internationally-recognised government in Tripoli says at least 2,300 people have died, while the eastern administration – which controls Derna – says more than 5,300 bodies had been found. The LFF has…
Meet new FIRS acting chairman, Zaccheus Adedeji President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed Zaccheus Adedeji as the acting chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. The appointment was announced by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. As contained in the statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Adedeji is to serve in an “acting capacity for 90 days before his subsequent confirmation as the substantive Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service for a term of four years in the first instance.” In this piece, PUNCH Online highlights 10 things to know…
Ogun CP Visits Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing, Commends PCRC’s Role In Combating Crimes The Commisioner of Police Ogun State, CP Abiodun Alamatu earlier today the 13th of September visited the Ilishan-Remo Ogun State palatial country home of the Real Estate businessman and Group Managing Director of Adron Homes and Properties, Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing, the Otun-Akile of Remoland. The visit was to strengthen his bond with leadership of the Police Community Relations Committee PCRC Ogun and South West Chapter. Aare Adetola, who is the Grand Patron of the South West PCRC, received the crime buster and his men in his home amid…
Who is Who in Sanwo-Olu’s Cabinet (Full list) Sanwo-Olu and others at the event Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday inaugurated 37 members of his cabinet after 100 days of his second term administration. The event, held at the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, had several party bigwigs in attendance and the ceremony was grand. The list of the Commissioners are: *Lawal Mohammed Pedro (SAN) – Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General *Prof. Akin Abayomi – Commissioner for Health *Wahab Adetokunbo – Commissioner for the Environment *Moruf Akinderu-Fata i- Commissioner for Housing *Gbenga Omotoso – Commissioner for Information and…