Dotun

‘Take me home’ movie captures how Diasporans successfully trace their Yoruba roots’

...Why we featured the Ooni of Ife in the movie Otunba ‘Dotun Taylor is the CEO of non-governmental organisation, Roots and Heritage Renaissance Culture Initiative (PHRC) and Ambassador of Alfred Oladotun Taylor Foundation. In this...

Agbani Darego inspired me – Ada Eme, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria winner

Miss Ada Agwu Eme, MBGN winner 2022, is truly a beauty to behold. Her story is one that has to do with not giving up your dream despite the odds. She auditioned for the Most...

Hema Malini: If my marriage had been conventional, I would have been a nobody

She’s the OG Dream Girl of Bollywood. Hema Malini, 75, actress, danseuse, director, and politician keeps her creative passion alive more through her dance ballets than cinema. In an exclusive conversation with Bombay Times,...

Olori Ashley Ogunwusi opens up: Ooni, my dad and I

...Says “When I met my husband years ago, it was our spirituality that connected us, as we already knew each other in the spiritual world” ...Reveals why it took Ooni so long to marry her ...How...
Benchers, Olanipekun

My first appearance in court – Olanipekun

I was lucky to be one of about three hundred of us that were called to the Bar in July, 1976. To all of us, it was a new dawn; a new beginning; a...
social media

Meet medical doctor offering therapy through social media

Dr Na’ima is a household name on social media platforms in Nigeria and beyond. She is famous for her rare passion for offering medical therapy and tackling issues that relate to the welfare of...
Naomi

I can’t return to palace with Ooni’s six wives – Queen Naomi

The former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Queen Silekunola Naomi Ogunwusi, who recently clocked 30, shares with SAMSON FOLARIN some of her life’s experiences and how they have shaped her into who she...
Ini Edo

I’ve had opportunities to see the world for what it is – Ini Edo,...

Award-winning Nollywood actress and star, Ini Edo, recently recorded a new mileage in her acting career with her ‘Shanty Town’ movie for Netflix. It could be recalled that the 42-year-old and mother of one has...
Mathematics

Meet 15-year-old Mathematics genius

15-year-old Fatima Adamu Maikusa has set an exceptional record after winning seven Mathematics medals in different competitions across the world. Fatima, who has become a role model to many girls, started displaying her mathematical...
UNILAG

‘Varsities must charge fees to be globally competitive, relevant’

Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola is the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The Professor of Medical Microbiology, who at various times, was Provost of College of Medicine and Acting Vice Chancellor...

UNICEF tasks Tinubu with out-of-school children

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Mr Ibrahim Sesay, Chief of Child Protection, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has called on the incoming administration to work towards returning about 10.2...

Full text of President Buhari’s farewell speech

FAREWELL
FAREWELL SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. I address you...

Rail mass project: Lagos shuts Murtala Way, Apapa road for one...

Apapa
The Lagos State Government has announced the total lane closure of Murtala Mohammed Way and Apapa Road in the Oyingbo area commencing from Saturday,...

Bagudu commissions 500 housing units, assures of bridging housing deficit

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Barely three days to exiting office, Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has commissioned 500 housing units in Birnin Kebbi, as part of...

I’m leaving more assets than liabilities for Benue – Ortom

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Governor Ortom stated this Friday, May 26th, 2023 in his address at the valedictory State Executive Council meeting at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi. Addressing...