Three Nigerians Make Forbes List of Wealthiest Black Americans

No fewer than three Nigerians have made it to the Forbes List of the most powerful, impactful and wealthiest Black Americans in 2024. The Nigerians on the list are Wemimo Abbey, Tope Awotona and Adebayo Ogunlesi, all based in the United States. Abbey, 32, is the Cofounder and Co-CEO, Esusu, a New York fintech startup […]

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Nigerian-born Doctor Elected President of Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi, a Nigerian clinical associate professor of medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, has been elected as the president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). According to a statement published in the Association’s website, Dr. Ogunyemi, a practicing medical dermatologist in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and a visiting specialist in Labrador City since 2018, […]

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Funke Akindele Gets New National Appointment

Funke Akindele Gets New National Appointment

Renowned actress, producer, and director Funke Akindele has been named the National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The appointment recognizes her significant contributions to HIV advocacy, awareness campaigns, and efforts to eliminate AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. With a career spanning over two decades, […]

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Nollywood Actress Joins US Military, Shares Her Joy

Nollywood actress, Princess Chineke is now a member of the U.S Army. This was made public in a social media post. The former beauty queen who represented her state in the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, MBGN, pageant has traded her crown for a soldier’s uniform, making a surprising career shift. She is now the […]

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Best Ever Graduating Student Earns Single Mum Tearful Handshakes from VC, Dignitaries (video)

James Ojo Alleh was, during the week, announced as the best graduating student from the University of Benin, Benin City. He is said to have made a CGPA of 4.98/5.0, the best in the institution’s 54-year history, an announcement that got his single mother screaming and crawling on the floor. Hard work, perseverance, and a […]

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Funke Akindele Veers into Luxury Real Estate (video)

Actress Funke Akindele is  beginning a new chapter in her many business as she ventures into real estate. Besides acting, film producing and directing, Funke went into politics in 2023 as the deputy governorship candidate under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a new post made today on her social media platforms, Funke Akindele announced […]

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UNIBEN Graduating Student Eulogizes His Mum for Seeing Him Through School After Dad Abandoned Them at 3 Months (video)

A graduate of the University of Benin has eulogized his mum for standing by him, raising him and seeing him through school up to the university level. Celebrating his academic achievement In a TikTok post, Olanrewaju Awosika recounted how his father abandoned them when he was only three months old. During his graduation from the […]

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JUST IN ! Chidinma Adetshina Emerges First Runner-up of the Miss Universe Pageant (video)

In a fiercely contested Miss Universe 2024 pageant, Nigeria’s representative Chidimma Adetshina emerged the first runner-up, making her the first Nigerian to finish in that position in the contest’s history. Denmark’s Victoria Kjaer Theilvig was crowned the winner of the 73rd Miss Universe pageant at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. Chidimma’s journey to the Miss […]

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Emotional Moment Gym Members Surprised Instructor with a Car (video)

A gym instructor has been surprised with a car, a Toyota Corolla by gym members. A video of the surprise has presentation has gone viral on social media. In the video, the instructor is seen in a state of shock after the documents to the car was given to him. The gym members gave him […]

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Pastor Jerry Eze Builds a House for Ondo Widow (video)

The lead pastor of Streams of Joy International, Jerry Eze has built a house for a widow in Ondo State. A video shared online shows Bishop and Reverend Mrs. Felix Adejumo dedicating the new house, which was constructed by Pastor Jerry on a piece of land provided by the Adejumos. The video captures the widow’s […]

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