REMA MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST NIGERIAN TO PERFORM AT BALLON D’OR!
Nigerian Afrobeat star, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has made history as the first African artiste to perform at the prestigious Ballon d’Or Ceremony. The 23-year-old performed at the 2023 Ballon d’Or Ceremony in Paris, France, thrilling the audience with a performance of his hit song, ‘Calm Down.’ The award organizers shared a clip […]
TOBI AMUSAN WINS THE DIAMOND LEAGUE TROPHY AGAIN!
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has emerged as the winner of the Diamond League trophy for an astonishing third consecutive time with a time of 12.33s for the fiercely contested 100m hurdles event. Amusan with this remarkable performance made history as the second woman in Diamond League history after Dawn Nelson-Harper to win a hat-trick of 100m […]
16-YEAR-OLD ANAMBRA-BORN STUDENT, AMAECHINA CHIMBUSONMA NWADIUTO SCORED 9 As IN THE 2023 WASSCE
Anambra-born, Miss Amaechina Chimbusonma Nwadiuto, has topped the charts in this year’s West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Nigeria. Miss Amaechina of Regina Pacis Girls’ Secondary School, Garki, Abuja is now in the pole position for the National Merit Award as the overall best candidate in this year’s WASSCE conducted by the West […]
NIGERIA’S D’TIGRESS WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE AFROBASKET GAME
Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress defeated Senegal to win the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship for the fourth consecutive time. The Rena Wakama-led ladies defeated the 11-time African champions to claim their sixth championship at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. Nigeria’s Amy Okonkwo who finished the final with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 […]
31-YEAR-OLD COACH, RENA WAKAMA HAS BECOME THE FIRST FEMALE COACH TO WIN THE WOMEN’S AFROBASKET
Originally from Rivers State, Rena Wakama attended Western Carolina University where she obtained a B.A.Sc in Recreational Therapy, and later on in 2017, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Manhattan College, New York City. Wakama, a former D’Tigress player was appointed to become the new head coach of the Nigerian women’s team on June […]
SEVEN-UP BOTTLING COMPANY LIMITED PROUDLY ANNOUNCES OREOLUWA AGUNBIADE AS THE WINNER OF THE 7UP HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2023
Oreoluwa Agunbiade, a lawyer-turned-management consultant became the 13th Scholarship winner since its establishment in 2010. The fully-funded MBA Scholarship at the prestigious Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, is awarded each year by the Seven-Up Bottling Company (SBC) to a Nigerian resident who must have been admitted to HBS for an MBA program but […]
NIGERIAN LAWYER, ADEOYE WINS $75,000 WAISLITZ GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARD
A Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Oluwafunke Adeoye, has emerged as one of the winners of the 2023 Waislitz Global Citizen Awards, with a prize money of $75,000. Adeoye, who is the founder of Hope Behind Bars Africa said that with the award, she plans to fully launch Justicepadi – a tech platform […]
GOVERNOR OBASEKI OFFERS AUTOMATIC EMPLOYMENT TO LASU’S BEST EVER FIRST-CLASS GRADUATE
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has offered automatic employment to Miss Yusuf Aminat, a record-setting First-Class Law graduate of the Lagos State University (LASU). Aminat Yusuf graduated with a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0 from the university’s law faculty in the 2021-2022 academic session. Aminat is the first LASU graduate to […]
NIGERIAN IMMIGRANT ELECTED AS FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN A US MUNICIPAL
Yemi Mobolade has been elected as the Mayor of Colorado Springs, a municipality in Colorado, United States. Mobolade is the first Black man to be elected to lead the city. We congratulate and wish him well!
NIGERIA’S JAMES NNAJI AMONG 12 INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS IN 2023 NBA DRAFT
James Nnaji was selected 31st overall by the Detroit Pistons, making him the fifth Nigerian player chosen in the last five years. Nnaji, who began playing professional basketball in 2016, has featured for two seasons in FC Barcelona’s ACB and EuroLeague campaigns. We celebrate James and wish him all the best!