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Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi
Adeniyi Ifetayo Moses is an Entrepreneur, Award winning Celebrity journalist, Luxury and Lifestyle Reporter with Ben tv London and Publisher, Megastar Magazine. He has carved a niche for himself with over 15 years of experience in celebrity Journalism and Media PR.
No need for Nigerian Presidents to travel Abroad for medical treatment – Aisha Buhari The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, is of the opinion that Nigerian presidents have no need to travel abroad for medical treatments, following the inauguration of the 21 billion naira Presidential Wing of the State House Medical Centre. Mrs Buhari stated this when she joined President Muhammadu Buhari and other dignitaries for the commissioning ceremony of the facility situated in the premises of Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president’s wife told State House correspondents that she established the idea of the wing six years ago, after the extensive…
Polo Tourney in Ibadan The 2023 polo tournament of the Nigeria Polo Association (NPA), organised by the Ibadan Polo Club, which started on Monday, May 15, would come to an end tomorrow. The President of Ibadan Polo Club, Koyinsola Owoeye, said the tournament featured highly skilled polo players who competed for honours, showcasing their speed, precision, and horsemanship, adding that the event is also saw exciting activities for children and women in addition to the main tournament. According to him, with the number of expected teams and the calibre of players who showcased their awesome skills, the 2023 edition…
Hilda Baci shares video evidence on why she’s yet to receive GWR certificate Hilda Baci The current holder of the Guinness World Record (GWR) for marathon cooking, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has uploaded a video to support her claim that she has not yet received certification from the organizer of the competition. The Nigerian chef, who won the “Jollof Faceoff’ competition, in her post noted that or the Guinness World Record’s approval, they are still uploading the “evidence footage” from Hilda’s cooking marathon. Hilda Baci She displayed some of her “video evidence” of the marathon on…
FG Appoints Oba of Benin NOUN Chancellor The federal government has appointed His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin as the Chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The institution which has remained without a Chancellor for two years, is the largest university in Nigeria with over 120,000 students population, cutting across the various distance teaching and learning centres nationwide. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olufemi Peters, announced the appointment when the management and staff of the institution paid a courtesy visit to the Oba yesterday in Benin City, Edo State. Addressing the Benin throne, Vice Chancellor…
Resolving Nigeria’s Electricity Conundrum Every Nigerian knows that we have an electricity problem. It has been a recurrent sound bite in development discourse in Nigeria post- independence. This challenge is generational and has defied all attempts in the past to solve it. And Nigerians are gleefully looking to the incoming administration to end the search for the solution to this hydra-headed problem and terminate Nigeria’s electricity conundrum. Whether this administration will succeed where others have failed in unravelling the electricity conundrum depends on its careful study and understanding of the problem. It will entail an in-depth review of all previous…
Premier League Clubs Scramble for Nigeria’s Gent Striker, Orban Chelsea and Fulham are reportedly keeping tabs on red-hot Nigerian striker Gift Orban who has been in unbelievable form since joining Belgian side, KAA Gent in the January transfer window. As previously reported, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur were among the clubs that posted scouts to run the rule over the striker during Gent’s league match with Cercle Brugge on Saturday, May 13. According to Evening Standard, Chelsea and Fulham are also watching the talented center forward. The 20-year-old has notched 14 goals and two assists in 13 appearances in the…
FG Appoints Oba of Benin NOUN Chancellor The federal government has appointed His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin as the Chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The institution which has remained without a Chancellor for two years, is the largest university in Nigeria with over 120,000 students population, cutting across the various distance teaching and learning centres nationwide. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olufemi Peters, announced the appointment when the management and staff of the institution paid a courtesy visit to the Oba yesterday in Benin City, Edo State. Addressing the Benin throne, Vice Chancellor…
Imasuagbon, Man With The Magic Wands To Re-enact Ali’s Education Policy Late Professor Ambrose Ali had the best of education policy in the old Bendel State, now Edo and Delta. It was an era the State could pass as the best in education advancement across the country. It was a period which the people had the best of brains in all professional sphere, an era that saw to the establishment of several schools at all levels. Bendel State University now renamed Ambrose Ali University (AAU) Ekpoma, College of Education, Agbor and that of Afuze were some of the institutions…
‘There was a point…I was seeing the stage upside down’ – Hilda Baci Hilda shares how it was cooking for 100 hours 40 minutes. On Thursday, May 18th, Hilda ‘Baci’ Bassey spoke to members of the press about how difficult the cook-a-thon was. Hilda Baci is known internationally and locally as the 27-year-old who broke the record for the longest time spent cooking. She cooked more than 100 meals for over 100 hours, but it was no easy feat. The anxiety and fear of failure almost crippled her. “I had to deal with the anxiety of failure, that…
From “World’s largest”: 19 Major Facts About Dangote Refinery You Should Know By Adeniyi Ifetayo After several years of delays, Dangote Refinery will soon commence operations in Nigeria. The refinery is the world’s largest Single-Train 650,000 barrels per day petroleum refinery with KTPA Polypropylene Plant The refinery will meet 100% of the Nigerian requirement for all refined products and end fuel scarcity. The long-awaited Dangote Refinery is completed and set for commissioning in Lagos on May 22, 2023, by President Muhammadu Buhari. The project which has taken many years to come to fruition due to several setbacks including the…