Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Omugwo: The Cherished Igbo Cultural Practice that Helps Young Mothers to Understand Motherhood and Childcare. By Elegbede Abiodun Culturally, it is generally believed that young women do not really understand what it takes to care for a newborn child. Omugwo is, therefore, postpartum care given to a young mother by a much more experienced woman who must have raised many kids herself. The reasoning behind Omugwo is that young mothers need to be tutored on how to care for newborn babies and also helped to understand the changes that occur in their bodies during pregnancy and after childbirth. Apart from…

Mentality: The psychology behind England’s history-making. By Elegbede Abiodun If Sweet Caroline was the soundtrack to last summer, ‘Sarina, you’re the one’ wasn’t far behind. In the aftermath of England’s historic European Championship final win, it was the Atomic Kitten-inspired homage to manager Sarina Wiegman which rang around the dressing room. Rewind 13 years – to the only previous time England had met Germany in the final of a major women’s tournament – and the post-match reaction was decidedly different. A 6-2 defeat left then manager Hope Powell and her squad, who were still playing on a part-time basis, in…

“Teropi Secxxion,” A Comedy Series by Bimbo Ademoye By Elegbede Abiodun Nollywood actress Bimbo Ademoye is back with another episode of her hilarious web series, “Teropi Secxxion.” In this episode, the eccentric therapist Iya Barakat is joined by writer and filmmaker Biodun Stephen. Source: Bella Naija

5 Major Announcements You Should Know About #AMVCA9 By Elegbede Abiodun Organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA) have announced the date for the 9th edition of the highly-anticipated award ceremony. Here are 5 things you should know from the event announcing plans for the upcoming edition: .Entries for the award ceremony closed on March 17, and Busola Tejumola, MultiChoice’s Head of Content and West Africa Channels noted a 40% increase in the number of entries compared to the previous edition. The shortlisting process has already begun, and the judging phases will soon start. .The Head Judge for…

I Killed A Lion At 17, how? By Adeniyi Ifetayo OpenLife Nigeria reports that in the events leading to the takeover of several local government areas in the north east parts of Nigeria by Boko Haram, an Army General narrates how he was deeply touched by the audacity of the insurgents especially as the takeover diminished his rating in the community in view of his braveness at age 17 when he killed a lion with just bow and arrow. The Army General, Tukur Buratai, who served as Army Chief of Staff between 2015 and 2021 recollected in a book, in…

Osimhen, Havertz, Messi, Shaw, De Gea, Tchouameni, Aubameyang Chelsea have emerged as major contenders to sign Napoli’s Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, 24, this summer. (Standard) Chelsea are also set to make a bid for Barcelona and Spain left-back Alejandro Balde, 19, to replace their England defender Ben Chilwell, 26. (Sport – in Spanish) Bayern Munich are interested in signing Chelsea forward Kai Havertz, 23, with the German international previously expressing interest in being reunited with his former manager Thomas Tuchel. (90min) Chelsea are expecting a bid from Real Madrid for England right-back Reece James, 23. (Football Insider) Paris St-Germain have…

Argentina moves to host U20 World Cup in place of Indonesia Argentina has submitted a formal bid to host this year’s Under-20 World Cup after Indonesia was stripped of its hosting rights. Argentina is yet the first and the only country to submit a formal offer as announced by FIFA president, Gianni Infantinno on Thursday. The FIFA Bureau will decide whether to accept the proposal in two or three days with the tournament scheduled to start on May 20. “We all know Argentine football and surely it can host a competition of this level,” Infantino told a news conference…

NPFL: Victory for Remo Stars By Adeniyi Ifetayo *Abia Warriors, Niger Tornadoesmake huge gains in midweek games Remo Stars, Abia Warriors and Niger Tornadoes made significant gains in the Match-day 11 midweek matches of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) played across the various centres yesterday. Remo Stars who made it two wins from two games in the second stanza of the abridged NPFL season were the only team that won away yesterday. Goals from Andrew Okpe in 60th minute and captain Nduka Junior in 87th minute gave the Ikenne club victory over El Kanemi Warriors. The hope…

The CEO of Paystack, Shola Akinlade owns major stake in Danish football club Elegbede Abiodun The Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Paystack, Shola Akinlade, has bought a 55 percent stake in a second-division Danish club, Aarhus Fremad. The 76-year-old Danish club will become a sister club to Sporting Lagos FC, a Lagos-based football club in the Nigeria National League founded by Akinlade in 2022. According to a statement by Sporting, the deal will create opportunities for European exposure for its best teams, and further help its efforts to develop youth football in the country. Speaking on the acquisition,…

SMEs are advised to make use of‏ digital technologies -NITDA By Elegbede Abiodun The National Information Technology Development Agency has stated that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises entrepreneurs must adopt and adapt to digital technologies if they are to survive in the 21st century. The agency stated that the adoption of digital technologies would also increase the productivity and profitability of businesses. The Director General NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, stated this while giving the keynote speech at the 10th edition of Abuja Enterprise Agency’s Business 360 Clinics themed, ‘Technology Utilisation and Innovation: Its Effect on SME Profitability and Productivity.’ The NITDA…