Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Blooming Green School Yaba Hosts Nigeria Spelling Bee, Lagos Edition The school premise was filled with students from different secondary schools in Lagos. And all the students who represented their respective schools were neatly dressed, and their uniforms were appropriately ironed. The registration started at around 9:00 am, but the event started around 10:30 am. All the contestants were seated inside the school’s main auditorium, preparing for the event to officially kick-start. However, the categories of students who were participating in the spelling bee competition, are two. The school proprietor, Mrs Susan Babatunde-Yamah gave the contestants word of encouragement during…

Adron Estate Summer Games: Daniel Amokachi Endorse Tournament In a bid to promote a healthy lifestyle, bonding and participation in sporting activities among children residents within its estate, Adron Homes and Properties have launched the first-ever Adron Estate Children Summer Games. The maiden edition Estate sports festival which will specially feature children and parents resident in Adron Homes Estate within Simawa, Ogun State Axis from Phase 1, Phase 1 extension and Phase 2 and Phase 2 extension. The summer game is billed to hold on the 19th of August, 2023, at the newly built Olori Aderonke EmmanuelKing Recreational Park,…

Adron Estate Summer Games: Daniel Amokachi Endorse Tournament In a bid to promote a healthy lifestyle, bonding and participation in sporting activities among children residents within its estate, Adron Homes and Properties have launched the first-ever Adron Estate Children Summer Games. The maiden edition Estate sports festival which will specially feature children and parents resident in Adron Homes Estate within Simawa, Ogun State Axis from Phase 1, Phase 1 extension and Phase 2 and Phase 2 extension. The summer game is billed to hold on the 19th of August, 2023, at the newly built Olori Aderonke EmmanuelKing Recreational Park,…

Nigeria dominates FIBA Africa Zone 3 U16 Qualifiers • Confirms Women and Men’s tickets to Tunisia Saturday night proved a mixed blessing for Nigeria as the men and women’s national U16 teams punched their tickets stars at the Eden Heights Basketball Arena here in Accra following wins against Ghana in the women category and Cote d’Ivoire in the men with a wide margin. Nigeria’s women team confirmed their superiority over Ghana in the two games against Ghana winning 73-24 and 65-17 to finish top of the table with 4 points as against Ghana’s 2 points from two games.The girls coached…

Late Archbishop Idahosa’s daughter bags anti-human trafficking award in US The daughter of the founder of Church of God Mission, Late Archbishop Benson Idahosa, Ruth Benson-ldahosa has bagged a special award for an anti-human trafficking campaign in the United States of America. At the award presentation ceremony, the State Department, Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled the release of the 2023 trafficking persons report. Secretary Blinken emphasised the United States’ unwavering commitment to combating human trafficking, considering it a violation of human rights and personal autonomy. With over 27 million people still denied their basic rights, the Secretary declared…

How I left UN job to become pastor — Jerry Eze The convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers, and lead pastor of Streams of Joy International, Jerry Eze, tells ADELANI ADEPEGBA and GIFT HABIB about his life, ministry and why he left his job at the United Nations What made you leave your lucrative job with the United Nations to become a pastor? I realised that there could not be any higher calling than the call of God on one’s life. So, I came to the reality that purpose would always trump any human satisfaction at any…

Sanwo-Olu clocks 58 Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu clocks 58, today, June 25. The governor took to his verified Twitter handle to appreciate God for the gift of life. He also thanked his family for their unflinching support of his career. The tweet said, “It’s my birthday, and I am filled with gratitude to God for the gift of life. I want to take this moment to express my heartfelt appreciation to everyone who has been a part of my journey. “Firstly, I want to thank my amazing wife and…

All Set for the Biggest Radio Station Awards The measure of success often hinges on perception. When individuals are recognised for their significant contributions, their success stories are expected to follow suit. In line with this, Women Radio 91.7 FM is gearing up to host its inaugural ReportHer Awards, honouring outstanding contributors in the field of gender-balanced news reporting. The landscape of national journalism in Nigeria has been intriguing. Despite the country’s physical, economic, and socio-cultural distance from the West, it has managed to achieve a degree of fairness in news coverage, as observed in the Western context. Women…

IHS Nigeria Empowers African Entrepreneurs Telecommunications firm, IHS Nigeria through an NGO, “WeForGood International” has empowered six startups with N3 million grant each to help implement ideas that centers on sustainability. The grantees, selected across Africa pitched their ideas during the 2nd edition of the Sustainable Solutions Africa Project (SSAP), an initiative of the NGO aimed to drive skills development for youths on sustainability, from where six of ten contestants scaled and got their ideas funded. Speaking at the grant presentation ceremony in Lagos, recently, CEO of WeForGood International, Temitayo Ade-Peters stated that the consequences of climate change and environmental…

Tolu Akinyemi makes history with new poetry collection With his latest poetry collection, Architects of a Cleaner Financial System, notable Nigerian writer and author, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi has etched his name in the global literary hall of fame. Akinyemi, who emerges the first poet to publish a collection of financial crime compliance poems, has published 20 books, showing the inimitable power of the written word, and how writers can break boundaries using literary powers. The Newcastle, UK-based author cum financial crime compliance consultant, who has over a decade of experience working within the financial services…