Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

[PHOTOS] Group recognises Kano CP Gumel on quality leadership ASHENEWS reports that a group, the United Mandate for Qualitative Leadership and Youth Development, has recognised the Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammed Usaini Gumel. CP Gumel with members of the United Mandate for Qualitative Leadership and Youth Development in a group photo The recognition, according to the group’s President, Abubakar Abdullahi Sadiq, is based on “Service Satisfaction”. CP Gumel’s Certificate of Honour Members of the group stormed the Bompai Police Headquarters on Wednesday, and presented a Certificate of Honour to CP Gumel “for Commitment, Dedication and Ensuring Peaceful Atmosphere…

Zamfara governor reduces ministries from 28 to 16 ASHENEWS reports that the Zamfara state governor, Dauda Lawal, has reduced the number of ministries from 28 to 16 through an Executive Order. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, on Thursday, said the measure is to cut wastage in governance and eliminate duplication of functions. “The newly approved ministries are those of Agriculture; Budget and Planning; Science and Technology; Environment and Natural Resources; Finance; Health; and Commerce; Trade and Industry. “Others are Information and Culture; Justice; Housing and Urban Development; Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; Religious Affairs; Women Affairs…

Young Nigerian Bags 40 Scholarship Offers In US Science Park High School in Newark, New Jersey, has honored Achunike Okafor, a remarkable Nigerian student, for his outstanding performance. Okafor received an International Baccalaureate diploma from the school, boasting an extraordinary grade-point average of 4.625. According to reports, his GPA stands as the highest among the 2,649 graduates in the Class of 2023 in Newark and is the highest ever recorded in the city’s public school district. This achievement has garnered him over 40 scholarship offers from renowned universities, including Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Princeton, Penn State, Stanford,…

10 habits of people who never let stress get the best of them For many years, I thought the phrase “stress-free life” was a pipe dream. A paradox, even. After all, there’s no such thing as a life where every single thing runs smoothly like butter. It just doesn’t work that way. But we can get as close to a stress-free life as we can by knowing how to deal. It’s not a magic trick, though. The road to successful stress management is paved with habits that we need to practice consistently. In this article, I’ll discuss the habits of…

Barcelona sign Martinez from Bilbao Barcelona confirmed the arrival of defender Inigo Martinez on a free transfer on Wednesday at the end of his Athletic Bilbao contract. The signing of the 32-year-old centre-back, a Spain international, on a contract until 2025, continues the Catalans’ recent policy of hiring experienced players at zero transfer cost. Barcelona signed Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan in similar fashion last week and acquired Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen and AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie after their contracts expired last summer. “(Martinez) will sign for two seasons, until June 30 2025, and will have a 400 million…

How to break, set Guinness World Record Guinness World Records, also known as The Guinness Book of Records and The Guinness Book of World Records in earlier US editions, according to Wikipedia, is an annual reference book published in the United Kingdom. The book lists world records for both human accomplishments and the extremes of the natural world. Norris and Ross McWhirter, twin brothers, and Sir Hugh Beaver collaborated to start the book on Fleet Street, London, in August 1955. The first edition was at the top of the bestselling list in the UK in 1955, the book was published…

Babatunde Apalowo’s ‘All the Colours of the World…’ continues global winning streak   The filmmaker is taking Nollywood across the world and picking up awards along the way. Babatunde Apalowo’s ‘All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White’ is on a winning streak [Twitter/Tundeapalowo] Babatunde Apalowo’s debut film, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White, is on a roll. Since picking up the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) earlier this year, the romantic drama has bagged various awards and jury mentions across the world.…

I went from Ojuelegba to owning 5 houses in Lekki, Skiibii shares grass to grace story   It’s one thing to buy one house, but he takes it up a notch by owning five. Let the poor breathe! Skiibii has shared his grass-to-grace story from Ojuelegba to owning houses in Lekki. In a new interview with Adesope Olajide on the Afrobeats Podcast, the Nigerian artist talks about an array of topics, including his impressive come-up. Revealing his humble beginnings, Abbey Elias, popularly known as Skiibii, said he used to live in Ojuelegba. There, he had to engage in different hustles…

I went from Ojuelegba to owning 5 houses in Lekki, Skiibii shares grass to grace story It’s one thing to buy one house, but he takes it up a notch by owning five. Let the poor breathe! Skiibii has shared his grass-to-grace story from Ojuelegba to owning houses in Lekki. In a new interview with Adesope Olajide on the Afrobeats Podcast, the Nigerian artist talks about an array of topics, including his impressive come-up. Revealing his humble beginnings, Abbey Elias, popularly known as Skiibii, said he used to live in Ojuelegba. There, he had to engage in different hustles to…

How telecoms investment in Nigeria has grown – NCC Danbatta added that telecoms contribution to national GDP had grown significantly since his assumption of office as the executive vice chairman of NCC in August, 2015. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday announced that foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment in the nation’s telecommunications sector reached 75.6 billion dollars as of 2021. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made the announcement officially during an interactive session with stakeholders in the communications media ecosystem in Lagos. He said this was one of the landmark developments that had…