Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Seven-Up Bottling Company & Eat’N’Go Partners to Bring Wholesome Experience to Customers Adunni Amodeni In an exciting turn of events, the frontline manufacturer of drinks in Nigeria, Seven-Up Bottling Company (SBC) has announced its collaboration with Eat’N’Go Africa Limited, the master franchisee for Domino’s Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery and Pinkberry Yoghurt and market leader in the quick service restaurant sector in Nigeria. This partnership is aimed at bringing an all-in-one experience to customers across the country. The collaboration will enable the availability of SBC’s signature drinks such as Pepsi, 7Up, Mirinda, Teem, Mountain Dew, Rockstar Energy Drink, Lipton Ice Tea,…

“My Greatest Achievement”: Man & Wife Bag PhDs on Same Day, Their Photos Stir Reactions A Nigerian man, Austine Imoniche Oviosun, has shared photos of him and his wife as they bagged their doctorate degrees The man revealed that they were able to overcome all their challenges throughout the academic journey that started almost five years ago Many Nigerians who saw the photos of the man and his family congratulated the couple on their significant testimony. A Nigerian man, Austine Imoniche Oviosun, on Facebook has made a post that showed that he and his wife bagged their PhDs on the…

Dangote, Rabiu, Adenuga make list of Forbes 2023 World’s billionaire rankings images-68 A total 2460 individuals including three Nigerians appeared in the Forbes’ world’s billionaires list for 2023. The list, made public on Tuesday, April 4, came with a couple of surprises. This was more so since the last year when incidences of falling stocks, wounded some unicorns while rising interest rates translated into a down year for many of the world’s richest people. According to Forbes records, the 25 richest people in the world are worth a collective $2.1 trillion, down by a combined $200 billion from $2.3 trillion…

Good Friday: What You Should Know  As Easter approaches, those who observe it religiously commemorate the season with Good Friday, which takes place during Holy Week, two days before Easter. Good Friday holds significance in the story of Jesus Christ and is part of something bigger, according to Gabriel Radle, an assistant professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, as reported by USA Today. Good Friday is a solemn day observed by Christian and Catholic churches to honour the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. Photo credit: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance Source: Getty Images What does Good FrWhile Easter…

Falcon Aero Launches Into Aviation Industry By Adeniyi Ifetayo Falcon Aerospace Limited has launched into the aviation industry with its new products-the Vivajet, CharterXE and FLYPJX, aimed at delivering excellent customer service, adaptation of technology and continuous innovation to boost market in Africa. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Chukwuerika Achum, who stated this at the unveiling of the service, noted that with diversified portfolios in business, aviation, consulting and training, Falcon Aerospace hopes to make indelible contributions to developing the business aviation space in Africa and making this exquisite service more inclusive. “Our business model is derived from…

WHEN WOMEN WIN: NIGERIA’S UNPLUGGED FORCE The Woman Leadership Conference in Dubai holds lessons for Nigeria, writes Joshua J. Omojuwa. The United Arab Emirates’ Dubai provided the backdrop for a gathering of a select group of inimitable women of Black descent. The excellence in display was a perfect match, some of the best minds out of Africa and its diaspora with Dubai serving as a poignant canvas of what could be. If development followed the David and Goliath model, where if you picked the best individual in each country to go one-on-one against one another, Africa would be the cap…

ECOWAS Commission Launches Unified Identity Number for Regional Integration By Adeniyi Ifetayo As part of efforts for regional inclusion and identification of citizens of members states, the ECOWAS Commission has launched the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) programme. The WURI is a multi-phase programme financed by the World Bank and implemented by governments of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Niger and Togo, and the ECOWAS Commission, with the overall Programme Development Objective (PrDO) was signed yesterday in Lagos. The first phase of the recognised proof of unique identity that facilitates their access to services…

I Was Once Offered Recharge Card To Perform- Amaarae Popular Ghanaian-American singer, Amaarae has recounted how a show promoter once offered to pay her in the form of airtime to perform at his event. She recently granted an interview with 3FM 92.7, Accra, Ghana. Taking a trip down memory, the ‘Sad Girlz Luv Money’ crooner recalled how a platform offered her GH₵‎100 recharge card to perform at their event. Amaarae said, “WHEN I FIRST STARTED, PEOPLE WEREN’T EVEN TRYING TO PAY ME AT ALL. I ACTUALLY REMEMBER; I’M NOT GOING TO SHAME THE PLATFORM BUT A PLATFORM THAT OFFERED…

Alistair Soyode shines at Hot Country Music Awards and Commandant By Adeniyi Ifetayo The Hot Country Music Awards is a major award show in country music, and in its eleventh year since inception with the highest recognised awards presented to the biggest and emerging artists in Ireland. This year’s award also recognised one of the biggest iconic personalities, the late Big Tom McBride. Big Tom was a founding member of a band that appeared on RTÉ’s The Showband Show in 1966 with Gentle Mother and the song became a major successful hit, establishing Big Tom and the Mainliners band at…

Second Niger Bridge To Be Open May 15, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Ready April 30 – Fashola The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has disclosed a date for the opening of the Second Niger Bridge. He said the bridge will be fully open to motorists on May 15, 2023. The Minister disclosed this while inspecting and confirming the completion of the Loko-Oweto Bridge and link roads between Benue and Nasarawa states on Wednesday, April 6. According to him, the project was undergoing necessary finishing works such as lane markings and others. He added that the flag-off ceremony will be formally…