OTOKO STEVE BREAKS 31-YEAR-OLD HISTORY
Otoko Steven Edwards has broken a 31-year-old record to become the first student of Rivers State University to graduate with a first class and a CGPA of 4.83 from the Department of Mathematics. According to Edward, “Prayers is not enough! I studied 14 hours at a stretch, put in so much work and studies.”
CHIDEBERE MAKES HISTORY WITH BLACK FOETUS ILLUSTRATION
Meet Chidiebere Ibe, a 25-year-old medical student bringing diversity to medicine with black drawings. Chidiebere’s medical illustrations caught the attention of the world after he drew a black foetus inside the mother’s womb. The drawing, which has been shared across various social media platforms, has started a serious conversation on the exclusion of black people […]
FAWAZ – A CHESS CHAMPION FROM OSHODI
Indeed there is a star in everyone! Adeoye Fawaz, an 18-year-old boy who works as a conductor in Oshodi, has emerged as the overall champion in a chess and mental maths competition organised by Chess in Slums Africa. The competition was organised for 51 homeless children between the ages of 11 and 20 years who […]
JUSTICE FOR SEXUAL & GENDER BASED VIOLENCE SURVIVOR
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a 54-year-old man, Bashir Olashekere, to life imprisonment without an option of fine, for defiling his neigbour’s child. Justice Abiola Soladoye while delivering the judgement said, “the evidence of the survivor during the trial was consistent and unshaken especially during cross-examination. It is hoped that […]
QUADRI ARUNA MAKES HISTORY AT THE WORLD TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Meet Quadri Aruna, who has become the first-ever African to reach the quarter-finals of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championships in the men’s singles. He defeated Kristian Karlsson of Sweden 4-3 to achieve this historical feat. Congratulations!
NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA NAMED ONE OF FINANCIAL TIMES MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN OF 2021
Nigerian-born Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has been named among Financial Times’ 25 most inluential women of 2021. According to the Financial Times journalists who put together the list, “Across continents, industries, and issues, all of these remarkable women have shaped this tumultuous year. Each of them is sure to […]