Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

17 Years Old Ekighawogho Benson-Osagie Appointed As First Young Tech Herfrica Ambassador Tech Herfrica, a nonprofit organization championing the inclusion of women and girls in rural and underserved African communities in the digital economy, has appointed a young female Nigerian, Ekighawogho Benson-Osagie, who hails from Obozogbe-Niro village in Orhionmwon LGA of Edo State, as its first Tech Ambassador. Eki is a 17-year-old from Edo State who, despite her humble background, has leveraged technology to learn, get international jobs, build a solid financial system, and now has a follower base of over 10,000 individuals on LinkedIn. Eki has always had a…

At Easter, Nigerian Leaders Advocate Love Among People * Osinbajo, CJN, CAN, Obaseki, others urge reciprocity in Christ-like values Deji Elumoye, Onyebuchi Ezigbo, Alex Enumah in Abuja, Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia and John Shiklam in Kaduna. Prominent Nigerians, yesterday, greeted the Christian community in the country on the occasion of this year’s Easter celebrations, using the opportunity to advocate love among citizens, especially, at this critical time in the Nigeria’s history.Among those who sent love messages to the Christian community were the vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; Christian Association of Nigeria…

Bread of Life: Innovations of LASU’sVC, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello The tertiary institutional system is built on both tradition and innovation. The component of tradition is what allows erudition to be stable and balanced, whereas the component of innovation is the engine of progress. The Lagos State University (LASU) has remarkably synthesised both of these components, succeeding at producing the most basic of basic foods—bread. And all of this is because of the efforts of the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello. Olatunji-Bello has demonstrated that she is no less innovative and a genius at integrating the provisions of academics…

Osimhen’s Statues Dot Naples as City Eyes First Scudetto in Post Maradona Era  The feeling is palpable. The expectations are high. Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen will be part of the history as Naples, which club, Napoli is at the brink of winning first Italian league title in 33 years since the legendary Diego Maradona last played for the club. With many goals coming from either the boots or headers by Victor Osimhen, Napoli are 16 points clear from the second placed club, Lazio as the Serie A enters its home stretch. The city is set for celebrations as the entire…

Spalletti Reveals How Napoli Medics Saved Osimhen’s Season Napoli Coach, Luciano Spalletti, revealed yesterday that Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen, was in danger of missing the rest of the 2022/23 season due to injury before the club’s medics stepped in. Napoli returned to their winning ways Friday night with a 2-1 win at Lecce and they are now 19 points clear of second-placed Lazio with nine rounds of matches still to be played. Osimhen missed the game after a muscular injury he picked up on international duty with the Super Eagles. He is now battling to be fit for…

‎TETFund Partners FARA to Boost Agric Research, Others By Elegbede Abiodun The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has partnered the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), to establish and launch Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA) innovation platform in Nigeria. ARIFA is aimed at producing a new generation of fit-for-purpose workforce to re-engineer the African agri-food sector to provide the change factor for rapid agricultural transformation in the next 10 years. In the first phase of ARIFA, TETFund identified six institutions for the establishment of IPs, namely: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; University of Benin; University of…

INEC’s commitment to credible elections: Fiction versus Facts! By Elegbede Abiodun Elections play a crucial role in any democracy. It is the only acceptable process of choosing leaders in such democratic societies, and the credibility of which is founded on the principles of accountability, transparency, adherence to the rule of law, and compliance with due processes. When these democratic principles are missing, elections become a tool to achieve preconceived outcomes, dislodging citizens of their rights to participate in governance. In the end, those elected on the platform of such a flawed process, will struggle to gain legitimacy and the…

1,000 Club Goal Contributions – Messi By Elegbede Abiodun Messi Reaches 1,000 Club Goal Contributions One week after being jeered by his own fans, Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up the other as Paris Saint-Germain won at a wasteful Nice 2-0 to reestablish their six-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 on Saturday. Messi was booed by some PSG fans in last weekend’s home defeat to Lyon, leading to increased speculation he could leave this summer. With his goal and assist, Messi now has 1,000 goal contributions in his club career, according to ESPN Stats and Information,…

Europe Goal-Scoring Record: Messi Overtakes Ronaldo Lionel Messi on Saturday opened the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain against Nice in Ligue 1. This was the Argentine’s 702nd club goal in Europe and… Lionel Messi on Saturday opened the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain against Nice in Ligue 1. This was the Argentine’s 702nd club goal in Europe and he is now the leading goalscorer in European club football, going past his long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s tally of 701 goals. The PSG talisman achieved the feat playing 105 fewer matches than Al-Nassr captain, Ronaldo. Messi’s 26th-minute goal was his 14th in the…

Mateno Authentic sets to unveiling 2023 collections. Opens VGC Fashion Showroom. According to Wikipedia Fashion is define as form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion industry as that which is trending. This perfectly described the CEO, Mateno design, a unisex name in the fashion industry that cater for both old and young. Born in Delta State as Princess Joylin Ohoro and has devoted over decade in manipulation of fabrics to create beautiful…