Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Linda Osifo was bullied over her skin colour so much she thought about bleaching The actress moved back to Nigeria, after growing up in Canada, to start a career in Nollywood. Nollywood actress Linda Osifo has narrated what it was like for her to take the chance and move to Nigeria from Canada to pursue her acting career. During a guest appearance on the With Chude podcast, the veteran actress spoke about her leap of faith, as well as the challenges she faced after moving to Nigeria. Starting from the beginning she spoke about her first time in Lagos State…

Ola Aina Named Best Player At Nottingham Forest Nigerian defender Ola Aina has been named Nottingham Forest’s Player of the Month for September, overthrowing his countryman, Taiwo Awoniyi. Recall that in August, Awoniyi was named the best player at the club. But after an unbeatable performance in September Ola Aina succeeded him by receiving 40 percent of the votes from fans. Aina played three times for the Tricky Trees during the evaluated month as they defeated Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, drew Burnley 1-1 at the City Ground, and lost 2-0 to Manchester City. The 26-year-old joined Forest on a…

Why I Stopped Making Music, By Dr. Sid Veteran singer, Sidney Onoriode Esiri aka Dr Sid has explained why he suddenly quit music. In an interview with BTS podcast, Dr Sid said he quit because his last last music project fell short of his expectations, leading him to venture into filmmaking.  He also added that he felt he had achieved ultimate success with music by receiving awards, touring the world and delivering hit records. “I had pretty much lived my dream, I had done every single thing I wanted to do in music, I had won awards, I had toured…

CSW: ECOBANK CELEBRATES CUSTOMERS, REITERATES EXCELLENT SERVICE DELIVERY Ecobank Nigeria has felicitated its customers in commemoration of this year’s Customer Service Week (CSW). The Customer Service Week is an international celebration of the importance of customer service and of the people who serve and support customers daily. It is celebrated annually during the first full week of October. This year’s celebration with the theme ‘Team Service’ holds from October 2nd to 6th.Speaking during the commencement of events, Adetola Oshomah, Head of Customer Experience at Ecobank Nigeria, said the week is not just a celebration of the bank’s commitment to service…

The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has approved the appointment of nine members of the Board of Ekiti State Development and Investment Promotion This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media to the Governor, Mr. Yinka Oyebode. According to the statement, the nomination is in line with the provision of Section 7 of the EKDIPA Law, 2019, which provides for a Board to be chaired by the Governor; and a Vice Chairman to be appointed by the Governor from the private sector. The law also stipulates that membership should include two serving commissioners whose portfolios…

Couple Win Caine Prize For The First Time (Photo) A husband and wife from Senegal have won the 2023 Caine Prize for African Writing. Mame Bougouma Dienne and Woppa Diallo were awarded the prize for their short story, a collaborative effort, entitled “A Soul of Small Places”, which the judges described as “thunder and poetic.” This marks the first time a pair has won the award since it began in 2000, as well as the first time the prize has chosen a winner from Senegal. Diene and Diallo win a cash prize of £10,000, and will have their work featured…

Being in the Big Brother house is a different kind of prison – Seyi Awolowo Seyi: Fake evicted Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) contestant Seyi Awolowo has opened up about his BBNaija house experience in an interview with media personality Toke Makinwa. In his reflection, he compared his time in the BBNaija house to a unique form of confinement with exceptionally challenging conditions. During the conversation, Makinwa delved into one of Seyi’s more controversial moments within the BBNaija house when he made a statement about allowing his sons to engage in certain behaviour. Makinwa questioned Seyi about his thought process…

Davido’s alleged baby mama Anita apologises to Chioma Davido alleged baby mama, Anita has apologised to Chioma, the legal wife of afrobeats singer.  This was after jabs and taunts Anita directed towards Chioma, during which she even called Chioma a “pity wife”. Anita also engaged in contentious behaviour after making accusations against Chioma. A few weeks prior to her public apology, Anita posted an image of an ultrasound scan, claiming to be pregnant with Davido’s child. However, quick-thinking Nigerians exposed her fraud by spotting that she took the ultrasound image from Google. Despite their earlier disagreements and dubious behavior, Anita…

Lagos distributes 2,000 food packs to indigent residents as palliatives Dr. Afolabi Abiodun Tajudeen during the presentation of food packs to beneficiaries. The Lagos State Government on Tuesday distributed 2,000 food packs as palliatives to indigent residents of the State to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. The food packs were distributed to the beneficiaries by the Lagos State Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement. Each pack contains 10kg bag of rice, 5kg bag of beans and 5kg bag of garri. The Special Adviser, Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Dr. Afolabi Abiodun Tajudeen, said the purpose of the…

Funke Akindele to young artists: read contract rules before signing to record label Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has urged young and growing artists to be open-minded and read carefully the rules of the contracts before getting signed to a record label. Funke, while speaking at the premiere of the Prime Video Five Part mini-series, titled, ‘She must be Obeyed’, held at Filmhouse, IMAX Cinema, Lekki, Lagos, said the content focuses on issues affecting young artistes in the music industry. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Lagos deputy governorship candidate in the 2023 election emphasised that artists must be educated, patient,…