NIGERIA DCP WON SILVER MEDAL IN THE US OPEN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu has made Nigeria proud by winning a silver medal at the 33rd US open Judo Championship. The US Open Judo Championship had over 500 veteran participants from different parts of the globe. Congratulaions, Mr Disu!
NIGERIAN TEAM WON 35 MEDALS AT THE 22ND EDITION OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES
In August, Team Nigeria shone bright like a diamond at the commonwealth games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The Nigerian team achieved their best performance ever since it started taking part in the Commonwealth Games in 1950, winning 12 gold, nine silver and 14 bronze medals, for a total of 35 medals. The medals were from […]
MUSTAPHA GAJIBO BUILS A 100% ELECTRIC CAR FROM SCRATCH
Mustapha Gajibo who made electric buses earlier this year for commercial use in Borno state has recently disclosed his new innovative electric car via his Twitter handle. He stated that the car is “100% electric,12 seater, 212km range on one charge, 110km/hr speed, fully air conditioned, voice command system, built using 65% locally sourced materials, […]
TOBI AMUSAN AND ESE BRUME WON GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS RESPECTIVELY AT THE WORLD ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP
Tobi Amusan stormed to victory at the 100 metres hurdles final at the world championship held in Eugwna, Oregon, USA. This made her the first athlete from Nigeria to win gold at such an event and set the world record as the fastest woman in the 100 meters hurdles with 12.12 seconds. On the other […]
AGED DRUMMER GETS HALF OF PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF PHOTO AS NFT
Adisa Olashile, a corps member and a photographer,who took a picture of Baba Onilu, an aged drummer in Ibadan, minted the picture (NFT) and sold it for a million Naira. He has gifted Baba Onilu half of the proceeds. We commend this good deed and hope the money goes a long way in the life […]
13-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN BOY GETS FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES
Musa Sani has gotten a full scholarship from a construction company, Ronchess Global Resources, to study in the United States. Musa came into the limelight after a video showed him illustrating his scale model of the newly launched customs flyover in Maiduguri using mud and sticks went viral. In addition to the scholarship, Ronchess Global […]
29-YEAR-OLD BUILDS ELECTRIC CARS AND TRICYCLE
Mustapha Gajibo, a 29-year-old school drop out from Maiduguri, is building electric cars and tricycles and converting car engines into generating sets. According to him, he has “sold 15 tricycles and 7 buses to individuals which have already started generating revenues for them.” The young engineer said his electric vehicles are locally made and can […]
COURT SENTENCES SEXUAL OFFENDERS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has sentenced Abiodun Matthew, a 39-year-old driver to life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old pupil of the University of Lagos Women Society Nursery and Primary School, Akoka, Lagos. In another case, Sunday Oyedele was also sentenced to life imprisonment with no option of fine […]
EMMANUEL IKECHUKWU UMEONYIHIRIOHA BECOMES FIRST IGBO LECTURER IN OXFORD UNIVERSITY
In Emmanuel’s words: “It is official that I am the first official Igbo Language lecturer at the number one university in the world, the University of Oxford. Our induction happened today by Marion Sadoux, Head of Modern Language Programmes, University of Oxford Language Centre. This became possible in an account of the James Currey Society. […]
SIMI ADEAGBO INDUCTED INTO OLYMPIC HALL OF FAME
Simi Adeagbo was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame at the Winter Games – Beijing 2022. She is the FIRST African female winter olympian to receive this award. Before her induction, Simi recently made history by becoming the first African to win the Europe Cup monobob race at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation […]