Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

“You’re Lucky Because You Get to See Burna Boy and Rema”- Bill Gates Daughter Excited Over Her Father’s Visit to Nigeria American business mogul, Bill Gates, has said his 20-year-old youngest daughter,Phoebe, was excited over his visit to Nigeria, saying “you’re lucky because you get to see Burna Boy and Rema”. He said this on Wednesday while delivering his opening address at an event in Lagos State. Apple’s Bite reports that Gates and Aliko Dangote visited President Bola Tinubu on Monday. The visitation was part of the Gates Foundation’s commitment to working closely with communities and leaders…

Barcelona condemn racist abuse of Nigerian basketball player Nnaji Barcelona condemn racist abuse of Nigerian basketball player Nnaji Barcelona on Wednesday condemned the racist abuse suffered by Nigerian player James Nnaji during their Spanish basketball championship final victory over bitter rivals Real Madrid. The incident comes as Spanish sport wrestles with the global outcry sparked by racism aimed at Real’s Brazilian football star Vinicius Jr. “FC Barcelona strongly condemns the racist insults suffered by first-team basketball player James Nnaji before game three of the final,” Barcelona said in a statement. “The club expects a firm response from…

Jonathan arrives Freetown, leads election mission to Sierra Leone The West African Elders Forum 2023 Election Mission to Sierra Leone on Wednesday arrived in Freetown to encourage and support a peaceful democratic transition ahead of the country’s general election scheduled for this weekend, June 24. This was conveyed in a statement issued by the Communications Officer of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, host of the WAEF, Mr Wealth Ominabo, on Wednesday. It noted that the former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, is the head of the mission which includes a former Burkinabe prime minister and one-time president of the…

Barcelona condemn racist abuse of Nigerian basketball player Nnaji Barcelona condemn racist abuse of Nigerian basketball player Nnaji Barcelona on Wednesday condemned the racist abuse suffered by Nigerian player James Nnaji during their Spanish basketball championship final victory over bitter rivals Real Madrid. The incident comes as Spanish sport wrestles with the global outcry sparked by racism aimed at Real’s Brazilian football star Vinicius Jr. “FC Barcelona strongly condemns the racist insults suffered by first-team basketball player James Nnaji before game three of the final,” Barcelona said in a statement. “The club expects a firm response…

The Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates. Nigerian govt spends N6,900 per person on health annually – Bill Gates Mr Gates said Nigeria’s huge youth population represents many potential skills and passion for solving big problems. ByPremium TimesandAgency Report June 21, 2023 Reading Time: 3 mins read The Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has cited poor investment in the nation’s health sector as part of the challenges limiting the potential of many Nigerians. Mr Gates, who spoke on Wednesday in Lagos during the Pan-African Youth Innovation Forum, said the…

How Cambridge University Press Rewarded Ogun Public School Teacher Mr. Akeem Badru, a teacher at St Michael RCM Primary School, Ogunpa Lunloye, Abeokuta, Ogun, recently recieved the 2023 Cambridge dedicated teacher awards for Central and Southern Africa, instituted by Cambridge University Press, for his achievement in First Step Initiatives’, a STEM project that combines craft and model making to promote inquisitiveness, creativity and critical thinking among children. Funmi Ogundare reports St. Micheal RCM Primary School, where Akeem Badru teaches, was built with old corrugated iron sheets. For his passion and dedication to the teaching profession, the Abeokuta-born teacher, recently…

Widows’ Day: FG Urges Support for Widows’ Data-based Nationwide In view of the rise of young widows, the federal government has appealed to development partners to lend further support to provide widows data-based nationwide and socio-economic empowerment programmes. Also, the National Centre for Women Development, the only parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, is now to be known as Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs. Monilolo Udoh, made this appeal at the occasion to set off the commemoration activities of the 2023 International Widows Day (IWD). Udoh noted…

How to build a startup without friends or family funding If you start with no money, network or insider knowledge, you’ll have to defy the odds to succeed – but nothing is impossible. Starting a business is a huge undertaking, and one of the biggest early challenges is to secure funding. For those from less advantaged backgrounds, this can be a brutal first hurdle. And that’s because there’s a horrendous concept in the world of early-stage startups called the ‘friends and family funding round’. To get the capital needed to kickstart an idea into a real product or service, founders…

With Adron Ileya Repete Promo, Your Dream Of Becoming A Landlord Will Turn Reality Do you know how soothing to the heart it will be and a prayer answered if you start building your dream home as a tenant this Ileya Festival and you celebrate the 2024 Ileya Festival as a landlord with your family and friends in your new Home? Can you imagine the freedom that comes with celebrating Ileya with style in your own house where you can cook the way you want, play music at will, and host big parties at your convenience space? Adron Homes…

With Adron Ileya Repete Promo, Your Dream of Becoming a Landlord will Turn Reality Do you know how soothing to the heart it will be and a prayer answered if you start building your dream home as a tenant this Ileya Festival and you celebrate the 2024 Ileya Festival as a landlord with your family and friends in your new Home? Can you imagine the freedom that comes with celebrating Ileya with style in your own house where you can cook the way you want, play music at will, and host big parties at your convenience space? Adron Homes and…