Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Musician, Funmi Ayinke Thrills Guests At Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele’s 60th Birthday Celebration Several attention-worthy scenes surfaced at the 60th birthday celebration of Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele which took place yesterday, Tuesday 25th Of July, 2023 in Abuja but one of the major highlights was the performance of Nigerian musician and Engineer, Dr. Funmi Ayinke Waheed-Adekojo The energetic and classic performance Funmi Ayinke pulled at the event which had very important personalities across different sectors in the country was proof that truly, the engineer and musician was born to do music. Apart from the validation the event offered to her…

Davido bows to pressure, deletes controversial music video After facing heavy criticism from some Muslims on social media, afrobeat sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has finally succumbed to pressure and deleted the controversial music video he posted on his pages last week. Recall that the DMW owner had posted a 45-second long video clip of his signee, Logos Olori’s new song, ‘Jaye Lo,’ on Friday, July 21, promoting the song ahead of the official release. The video caused controversy as it portrayed men dressed as praying mallams, dancing in front of a mosque in a scene, rather than…

Staff, students who didn’t know me talked about my academic excellence in my presence —Aisha Ketso, best-graduating Sociology student, IBB varsity With a 4.81 CGPA, Aisha Ketso became the first female First Class graduate, the second First Class graduate, and also the best-graduating student of the Department of Sociology, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) University, Lapai, Niger State, for the 2020/2021 academic session. In this interview by YUSUF ABDULKADIR, she shares her success story. How does being the first female First Class graduate of your department make you feel? I am happy. It meant a lot to me and my family.…

My life as first lady, mother, engineer, a Kalabari married to Oyo State gov —Tamunominini Makinde YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE last week had a day interaction with Mrs Tamunominini Olufunke Makinde, wife of the Governor of Oyo State and found her to be jovial, simple, accommodating and down to earth, the interaction touched on many issues, including her experience as a Kalabari woman married to an Ibadan man, excerpts: Watching you work and interact today has been like looking into a mirror, is this who you are daily? Yes, I would say this is a true reflection of me. I have had…

Nigeria moves to re-open borders with Benin Republic, signs 12-point communique In line with the Federal Government’s drive to facilitate trade and improve Nigeria’s economy to become globally competitive, a delegation of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), led by the Ag. Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has paid a working visit to the Republic of Benin and signed a 12-point communique which aims to fully re-open the border between both countries, a statement signed on Tuesday by National Spokesman of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada revealed. According to the Customs statement, “The Ag. CGC and his delegation visited the Nigerian…

How to save Nigeria’s university system — Okebukola Former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Universities Commission, Professor Peter Okebukola, has called for quick-fix interventions to save the Nigerian university system. He noted that quick-fix interventions had become imperative to protect the future of the university system. Okebukola said his concern was based on a gap analysis conducted over the last two months by a group of scholars. Okebukola said this on Tuesday while delivering a 2023 convocation lecture at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. The NUC’s former executive secretary spoke on “From Tangible to Virtual Reality: Redefining the Nigerian University…

Recycling will create more jobs, says Sanwo-Olu The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said recycling and reusing products as many times and for as long as possible will create more jobs. Speaking on Wednesday at the Lagos Circular Economy Hotspot 2023, titled, The Future Lagos: ‘Towards a circular and resourceful economy,’ Sanwo-Olu explained that the Lagos Circular Economy Hotspot 2023 was of utmost importance, not only for Lagos and Nigeria but also the entire sub-Saharan Africa. “The circular economy is a model of production and consumption which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials…

Adamawa Gov approves N10,000 monthly palliative for civil servants, pensioners Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has approved N10,000 monthly as palliative for civil servants and pensioners for six months to cushion the harsh effects of the petrol subsidy removal reports News Agency of Nigeria. The Governor’s Chief of Staff, Dr. Edgar Amos, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen in Yola on Wednesday. Amos, who is the Chairman, Special Committee on mitigating effects of fuel subsidy removal on the residents of the state, said the governor also approved the full implementation of the national…

Kogi Pupils Bag Scholarships For Building Electric Tricycle, SUV The management of the Korea-Nigeria Friendship Institute of Vocational and Advanced Technology, Lokoja, has offered full scholarships to three pupils who built a sport utility vehicle at an exhibition. It was gathered that the beneficiaries of the scholarships are pupils of St. Peter’s College, Idah, who recently wrote their Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations. The pupils — Samson Emeje, 29; Yusuf Ayuba, 20; and Tenimu Abubakar, 18 — had invented and exhibited an electrically-powered tricycle and SUV at the 2021 and 2022 STETSCOM Science Exhibition. Presenting the admission letters to the…

Ibrahim Yekini’s “Kesari The King” release date announced Following his standout performance in the 2018 blockbuster “Kesari”, Yekini‘s new film has been highly anticipated by fans and critics alike. The actor took to his Instagram page to share the news, revealing that “Kesari The King” is set to hit cinemas nationwide on August 25th, 2023. “From God to Gangster: Unearth the legend of the deity turned robber. #KeasariTheKingMovie is coming to cinemas Nationwide!!!! # August 25th 
. #KESARITheKingMovie #ComingSoon #Anticipate” Yekini wrote. In addition to his starring role in the movie, Yekini serves as the producer, demonstrating his multifaceted talents…