Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Nigeria, Rwanda to battle for 2026 World Cup qualifier Tuesday Megastarmagazine – Assuredly, the Rwanda’s national football team, the Amavubi, is to arrive in Lagos on Tuesday ahead of their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Nigeria. A one-man advance delegation will reach Lagos on Monday, with the full team scheduled to land at 1:15 pm on Tuesday via RwandAir. The squad will then travel to Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, arriving by 4 pm the same day. The Matchday 7 encounter is pivotal for both teams as they compete for a stronger position in Group…

NRC MD, Opeifa apologizes to Nigerian journalists The Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Kayode Opeifa, has tendered apology to the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Federal Capital Territory Chapter, over his assault on its member and a staff of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Ladi Bala. Opeifa apologized at a press conference at the NUJ FCT secretariat in Abuja on Sunday. He made the apology after NUJ FCT condemned the unwholesome treatment meted out to its members who were covering the recent Abuja-Kaduna train derailment incident. The NUJ demanded a public apology from Opeifa over the incident. In his…

APC emerges winner of 20 out of 23 LGAs in Rivers elections The All Progressives Congress has achieved a landslide victory in the Saturday Rivers State local government elections, securing 20 out of the 23 LGAs. The Chairman, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Dr Michael Odey, declared the results at the commission’s Headquarters along Aba Road in Port Harcourt on Sunday afternoon. According to Odey, the Peoples Democratic Party managed to clinch the remaining three LGAs. The full list of chairpersons-elect is below: 1. Abua/Odual: Ofori Owolabi (APC) 2. Ahoada East: Solomon Achoma (APC) 3. Ahoada West: Eugene Epelle (APC)…

DANGOTE CEMENT DONATES VEHICLES TO LASTMA, TRACE Acting Commander-General/Chief Executive Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) (left), Elias Omonayajo; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Ogun State, Mrs Aderonke Tokunbo-Peters (middle) in handshake with Head of Social Performance, Dangote Cement Plc, Wakeel Olayiwola during the official handover of two brand new patrol vehicles donated to TRACE and LASTMA by Dangote Cement Plc in Ikeja at the weekend. DANGOTE CEMENT DONATES VEHICLES TO LASTMA, TRACE Leading Cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc has donated Pick-Up vans to the traffic management agencies in Lagos and Ogun States in demonstration of…

Airtel Africa Foundation Presents Nigerian Students with Tech Scholarships to Plaksha University, India In a bold step towards advancing access to education and youth empowerment in Nigeria and the rest of the continent, the Airtel Africa Foundation, through Airtel Nigeria, has announced that two Nigerian students, Terence Ifeanyichukwu and Ali Usman Mohammed, have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Airtel Africa Fellowship. These scholars will pursue undergraduate studies in technology, including Artificial Intelligence, at Plaksha University in Mohali, India, an institution known for reimagining engineering education for the 21st century. The Airtel Africa Fellowship, launched in September 2024, is…

MTN Reaffirms Commitment to Cultural Excellence with ‘Gold Standard’ Partnership Chef Taylor Odeje at the Gold Standard, held in Abuja on Sunday, August 24, 2025 MTN Reaffirms Commitment to Cultural Excellence with ‘Gold Standard’ Partnership MTN has reassured of its commitment to cultural excellence with its latest alignment with Gold Standard, held in Wuse, Abuja on Sunday August 24, 2025. Curated by Chef Taylor Odeje, the monthly dinner series is aimed at elevating Nigerian cuisine and setting a new standard for fine dining in the country. The latest edition, one of the largest so far, was co-sponsored by MTN Nigeria.…

MTN Mega Billion Promo: Ogun Civil Servant Shines as Winner of N5M A civil servant, Taiwo Odejobi, working as a messenger at the Ogun State Ministry of Education, has become one of the latest winners of the MTN Mega Billion Promo, winning 5 million naira. Her story is one of surprise, joy, and the unexpected rewards that come from small, everyday actions. “I am so happy cause I’ve never won this kind of prize in my life. With the little salary I earn, I manage myself with it. I just recharge airtime. Sometimes, I recharge 100 naira or 200 naira…

“Seven Doors” gets AFRIMA Nomination  Femi Adebayo Nollywood actor Femi Adebayo celebrates another major achievement as a Nigerian filmmaker. He recently expressed excitement as his “Seven Doors” movie got a nomination at the 2025 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). The Netflix limited series was nominated in the category of “Best Soundtrack in Movie/Series/Documentary” for the score “Tori Ife” composed by Tolu Obanro. Following this news on Instagram, the moviestar posted a promotional artwork of the series alongside these words, “Woke up to fresh reasons to smile 🙏🏽

FROM THE ERA OF MIRACLES TO THE ERA OF MACHINES Africa must trade superstition for science if we want to survive this century. 1.) The next 50 years will not be kind to slow thinkers. By 2075, nations will not compete on prayers, they will compete on patents. Your children will not eat because you fasted; they will eat because you built something people will pay for. Drones, AI, synthetic biology, quantum computing etc., these are the “miracles” of the next generation. And they will belong to whoever understands the natural laws that make them work. 2.) Let me be…

Africa Global PR Week: How To Discover The Power Of PR Through Basics The Africa Global Public Relations Week commenced on Wednesday August 27, 2005, in Nairobi, Kenya, on a very powerful note. I had the honour of addressing the gathering of brilliant minds from across the world as a Panelist. I told the gathering my reservation that, for us to reclaim the amazing power of Public Relations practice, we must get down again to some brilliant basics. They didn’t see me coming! When we come to conferences like this, we often love to deal with the latest buzz words…