Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

The Ethnic Business Awards: A Night of Celebration for Foreigners in Nigeria The Ethnic Business Awards: A Night of Celebration for Foreigners in Nigeria An upcoming award ceremony, with a focus on honouring and celebrating foreigners living and working in Nigeria, is on the horizon. The event, known as “The Ethnic Business Awards” (TEBA), will make its debut on Nigeria’s Independence Day, October 1st, 2023. Held at the prestigious Oriental Hotel in Lekki, Lagos, the ceremony aims to recognize the valuable contributions and achievements of these individuals, creating a platform to acknowledge their remarkable endeavours. According to Andrew Anyanwu,…

“Last Man Standing and Still Standing: Tinubu Smashes National Records In First Few Days of Presidency” “Last Man Standing and Still Standing: Tinubu Smashes National Records In First Few Days of Presidency” Just a few days after winning the presidential elections, President Tinubu paid a personal visit to Tony Elumelu to express his gratitude, and as he stepped out of his house to greet the then-President-elect, the Multibillionaire said, “The last man standing”, and Tinubu replied with all smiles “and still standing.” “Last Man Standing” and “Still Standing” can be seen as expressions of perseverance and the ability to withstand…

“I Almost Sold My Father’s Rolls Royce To Do Music” – Davido Nigerian singer David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has corroborated his cousin, B-red’s story on how they broke into Davido’s house and stole his father’s properties. Recall that B-Red revealed recently revealed in an interview that he and Davido stole 20 television sets from his house and sold it off to sponsor their music career. Speaking in the interview with ABtalks, Davido shared the same story and opened up that he did this because his father, Mr Adedeji Adeleke wasn’t willing to financially support his music career. The…

CMS Grammar School OGS Inaugurates N11m Water Processing Plant The Old Grammarians Society (OGS), CMS Grammar School, Bariga, has inaugurated a 40,000 litres water processing plant to enhance the students’ health and standard of living. The project, worth N11 million, was part of activities to commemorate the school’s 164th Founders’ Day theme, ‘Looking Up by Faith, We See’. The week-long activities hosted by the 1993 set included lectures, career talk, speech-prize-giving day, novelty match, founders’ day service, commissioning of school projects, luncheon, and student’s feast. The President of OGS, Mr Olu Vincent, whose tenure just ended, emphasised his…

­Man Utd target Onana as replacement for Degea Manchester United “will rival Chelsea as they look to bring in Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana.” The Cameroon international was an important player at the San Siro last season, playing 41 games across all competitions as Inter finished third in Serie A, won the Coppa Italia and reached the Champions League final. New Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is keen on bringing in a new number one and sees Onana as a good option. The Blues were believed to be in talks that would see Romelu Lukaku return for another…

I did my cook-a-thon for fun, not Guinness World Record – Chef Dammy  The young cook is sharing her side of the story. Adedamilola Adeparusi, better known as Chef Dammy, has granted her first interview on her cook-a-thon.Speaking with BBC News Yoruba, the young cook stated her reasons for embarking on a 120-hour cooking marathon. Loosely translated, she said, “Concerning the Guinness World Record or competing with Hilda Baci, I did it for fun. Cooking is what I enjoy. I didn’t do it for the Guinness World Record. I am just doing it for people who might want to…

‘Innovation key to customer satisfaction’ Innovation is Indispensable for Economic Growth Indigenous human capital consultancy company KloverHarris Limited said it is poised to continuously innovate and deliver its cutting-edge business solutions to clients for the attainment of set goals, improved productivity and optimum advantage. The Managing Partner of KloverHarris Limited, Bukola Ariyibi, said the company’s innovative solutions were tailored to enhance its vast clientele’s businesses that span the private and public sectors in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and the rest of Africa. KloverHarris Limited specializes in Learning and Development, Human Resource Outsourcing, Business Consulting, and Information Technology. According…

Messi scores fastest career goal in Argentina win Lionel Messi scored his fastest career goal as Argentina comfortably beat Australia in a friendly in Beijing. Captain Messi, 35, opened the scoring after one minute and 19 seconds, curling a finish into the top left corner from the edge of the box. Substitute German Pezzella doubled the world champions’ lead with a header in the 68th minute. Australia’s Mitch Duke had a first-half effort pushed onto the post by Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. But Argentina always looked comfortable in Messi’s first match since agreeing to join American…

Douye Ajeh expresses love for God in Dwelling in your Presence Atalented singer and EeZee Conceptz’s signee, Duoye Ajeh, has expressed his love for God in his latest single entitled, ‘Dwelling in your Presence.’ Ajeh, who describes himself as a ‘true worshipper,’ delivered a melody that has both harmony and depth which puts the listener in a heightened mood of reverence and worship to God in the new single. Recalling how he got inspiration for the song, Ajeh said, “I had an opportunity to talk to other musicians at a seminar/training, and after the session, we just started worshipping and…

­Excitement as Azura Power Distributes Education Materials to Edo School Azura Power West Africa recently donated free educational materials to Oba Erediauwa Primary School, Iduonmwina, in Uhunmwode LGA in Edo. Adibe Emenyonu captures the mood of pupils and teachers of the school. The importance of education cannot be over-emphasised because it helps to develop the critical human elements of any society. It also plays a critical role in decision-making, mental agility, problem-solving and others. A good education teaches skills, broadens students’ horizons, helps them gain a better perspective, and teaches them to think for themselves. People today are…