Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Benin monarch approves land for church’s skill acquisition centre The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has pledged a parcel of land for a skill acquisition centre where youths will live their dreams and reduce unemployment in Nigeria. Ewuare made the promise in response to a request by the Prelate of the Presbyterian Church, Dr. Ekpeyong Akpanika, during a courtesy visit to the Oba’s Palace in Benin City on Tuesday. He said the Benin throne would assist the church in realising the noble objectives and look forward to worshipping in the church in future. He said, “Your request is noted and…

The Alake of Egbaland @ 80 Table Tennis Tournament kicked off at the Table Tennis section of the famous Ikoyi Club 1938 in Lagos, yesterday. The five-day tournament which will climax on Friday, November 10, 2023, will see participating players compete for honours in the men’s singles, men’s doubles and ladies’ singles.  The veteran table tennis players from 60-year-old and above will also slug it out for honour in the veteran’s single event. The tournament is being bankrolled by Agba Akin of Egbaland (Taiwo and Folashade Adeoluwa) in honour of Alake of Egbaland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, who…

Tinubu To Confer ‘2023 Integrity/Public Servant’ Award On NILDS DG President Bola Tinubu will early next month confer the ‘2023 Integrity and Public Servant of the Year’ Award to the director-general of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman. This is even as the awardee has dedicated the Award to the leadership and staff of the National Assembly, their counterparts in NILDS, and the media. Presentation of the Award, as contained in a letter signed by Dr Mohammed Ibrahim, would be held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. Dr Ibrahim is the National…

Cooking marathon: Hilda Baci congratulates new record holder, Alan Fisher Chef Hilda Baci has congratulated Irish Chef, Alan Fisher, for breaking her cooking record. The Guinness World Records disclosed on Tuesday that Fisher cooked for 119 hours and 57 minutes, thereby dethroning Baci. Reacting to Fisher’s success, Baci who is the former record holder, congratulated Alan via X on Tuesday. She wrote, “Huge congratulations to Alan Fisher! 119hrs 57mins is a huge achievement, and I wish him all the best as the new world record holder!” A statement posted on the GWR site, announcing Fisher’s feat read “Alan Fisher (Ireland),…

See Why You Keep Waking Up At 3am Every Night And Can’t Sleep Again – Expert Here are the reasons you wake up at night and can’t sleep back. Why you keep waking up in the middle of the night [NIA] Although it’s normal to wake up in the middle of the night, it gets more troubling when you can’t fall asleep again. Lifestyle Foods and exercises that can make you grow an inch taller According to sleep.com, people typically wake up around 2 or 3 a.m. due to a shift in sleep architecture from deep sleep to more…

The Alternative Bank Welcomes Gambian Delegation Nigeria’s largest ethical bank, The Alternative Bank (TAB) has taken steps to extend its reach beyond the shores of Nigeria with its hosting of an executive delegation from Banque Sahelo-Salarienne pour l’Investissement et le Commerce (BSIC), a Gambian bank. The two-week exchange program is to promote collaboration between the non-interest banking sectors of Nigeria and Gambia’s financial services sectors. TAB’s Managing Director, Hassan Yusuf, announced that the four-member delegation from BSIC is embarking on study tour of TAB’s operational and business processes as part of the prerequisites stipulated by The Gambia’s Central Bank to…

‘I Became Poor, Afraid Of Death After Going Against Tithe’ – Daddy Freeze Controversial media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, also known as Daddy Freeze, has revealed his experience after speaking against tithe in Church. He said that he became scared for his life due to the reaction that greeted his stance on what christians considered as 10 percentage of their income. Freeze lamented that he became poor due to the backlash. He, argued that his financial status was not spiritual, adding that he was blacklisted in the media and entertainment industry. He opened up on his travails in a recent podcast…

Meet Rebecca Osewa, an agripreneur and dynamic creative designer Rebecca Osewa is the founder and chief executive officer of Yield Initiatives with the desire to contribute her quota in building and reclaiming Nigeria’s economy using the fashion industry. Osewa has an extensive skill set in textile production from weaving to printed fabric with over 10 years in the creativity industry. “I desire to participate in building and reclaiming the nation’s wealth that has been abandoned and lost, using the fashion industry as my office of service to the country. “I consistently participate in government and non-governmental stakeholders’ engagement while developing…

Lagos SMEs gear up for ‘Boost Your Business’ summit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Lagos are looking forward to the transformative experience of the ‘Boost Your Brand’ using social media summit organised by BrandTell Nigeria. The business summit themed, ‘Scaling: Path to Pivot or Profit for Sustainability’ is an annual event that empowers SMEs to leverage the power of the digital space to grow their brands and is scheduled to be held on November ninth and 10th, 2023. Adenike Fagbemi, convener and founder of BrandTell said the summit’s agenda lies in a mission to equip SMEs with the knowledge…

Elon Musk to release ChatGPT-like AI Chatbot ‘Grok’ Elon Musk is set to release his version of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot called Grok through his xAI company. Grok will be available to beta testers, and Musk says it will be available to all X Premium+ subscribers once it is out of beta testing. According to Musk, Grok is designed to be more humorous than other AI chatbots, and it will also have real-time access to information on X. “This means that Grok will be able to provide users with the most up-to-date information on a variety of topics,” he said.…