Marvel Studios’ award-winning $1.3 billion grossing movie, “Wakanda Forever,” the sequel to “Black Panther,” had a premiere locally (Nigeria) — with a large group of talent, filmmakers and press on hand for the black carpet rollout. Film’s director, Ryan Coogler, and several leading actors attended the event in Lagos. The film follows the death in 2020 of Chadwick Boseman, who […]
The Commanding General of the United States Army Cadet Command, Maj. Gen. Antonio V. Munera on Thursday morning announced that Amanda Azubuike, a United States Army officer of Nigerian descent, has been promoted to Brigadier General of the force. Amanda received her 1st star from Gen. James Rainey during a ceremony with family, friends, & fellow community leaders, the […]
Femi Otedola, a multibillionaire businessman and philanthropist, went above and beyond to celebrate his 60th birthday in style. Otedola, for his 60th birthday, spent roughly €3 million to charter a super-luxury boat by Christina O. The legendary motor yacht Christina O made its debut as a Canadian frigate in World War II. In 1954, Christina O was purchased by the […]
Real Madrid and France’s Karim Benzema won the 2022 men’s Ballon d’Or tittle after topping the 2021-22 season voting. The 34-year-old had been the strong favourite heading into the Theatre du Chatelet and has now been named the first French winner since Zinedine Zidane back in 1998 with Juventus. Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 matches last season for […]
Until her death on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96, Elizabeth Alexandra Windsor, also known as Queen Elizabeth II, had ruled the United Kingdom for the longest period of time. To an estimated four billion viewers on Monday, the state funeral was live-streamed. A crowd of about a million people gathered in and around the royal palaces […]
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has married Mariam Anako on Tuesday. The wedding was held at the monarch’s palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State. After a few formalities at the building’s entrance, the new bride was led into the palace. According to reports, she was brought into the palace’s inner court where her husband and other guests were […]
The Family Summer Sit Down event, which was put on by the African Community in Surrey and Sussex, was a great time for the African community in those two counties. The Sit Down, which lasted for 4 hours, included people of all races and colours, largely Africans who used the entertainment to engage and mingle with other African families […]
The annual Adire International Carnival sometimes called the Nigerian Cultural Festival took place in the historic city of Vienna on the 26th of June 2022. It was exciting to have the celebration back as it was held last 3 years ago because of the Covid-19 pandemic. As usual, the event was held in conjunction with the Nigeria-Austria Business Forum […]
It’s another golden opportunity to celebrate your maternity day. She was born on 14 June 1977 and hails from Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. She started her elementary school at Command Children School in Maryland Ikeja, Lagos before proceeding to Remo Secondary School, Shagamu, Ogun State, and going on to obtaining her Ordinary National Degree from Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta a few […]
Creativity and the world of event planning go hand-in-hand and when it comes to event business in Nigeria, Bola Okolie, CEO of Bonix Drinks, tops the innovation game as her brand earning repute as the go-to drink service provider in the country. Tapping from the overflow of resources in the international world and inspired by many revolutionary ideas, grooming […]
