Following participation from over 13,000 children across the country, Akinyele Ademoyegun a 12-year-old SS 1 student from Kaydel Comprehensive College, Ikorodu, Lagos State has won the 2021 MTN mPulse spelling bee competition. Akinyele, a statement said, was crowned champion after…
Femi Adebayo pairs Mr Macaroni, Broda Shaggi in “Ile Alayo” series
Popular hilarious skit stars, Mr Macaroni and Broda Shaggi have adapted their characters to stir laughter ahead of the release of new TV comedy series, Ile Alayo. Ile Alayo, a joint production of StarTimes and Femi Adebayo, is set to…
Ganduje mourns as 40 passengers drown in Kano
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has expressed shock over the Tuesday evening Bagwai boat mishap that led to the death of about 40 persons. Ganduje spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Abba Anwar, in a statement issued on…
CKN becomes a chartered mediator and conciliator
The Editor in Chief of CKN Chris Kehinde Nwandu has been inducted as a Member of the Institute Of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC) at a ceremony held in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In attendance at the event…
Chukwumerije quits Taekwondo
Nigeria’s Olympic medalist in Taekwondo, Chika Chukwumerije has quit the sport that brought him to global limelight. The decision to leave the sport is on the premise of the alleged accusations of assault on female athletes, which the Beijing 2008…
MTN Nigeria launches ordinary shares to retail investors
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced a public offer to retail investors for the sale of up to 575 million shares held in MTN Nigeria by MTN Group will be priced at N169.00 per share (the Offer). The Offer will…
We’ll make NIJ finishing school in Mass Comm — Osoba
Chairman of the Governing Council, Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, Chief Olusegun Osoba, yesterday, said the institute is being grown to become an efficient finishing school in the training of Mass Communication experts. Osoba spoke during the sixth convocation ceremony…
Learn everything about Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of Twitter
Even among Silicon Valley’s oddball geniuses, Jack Dorsey still stands out for his eccentricities. “He’s almost like one of those Russian dolls, with a new outer shell put on every couple of years,” Nick Bilton, author of Hatching Twitter, told…
#EndSARS: Implementation of panel report ‘sacred duty’ for Sanwo-Olu – Odinkalu
A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has stated that the implementation of the report from the Lagos EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry was a “Sacred Duty” for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Odinkalu said this in…
SWAN honours African Beach Soccer Union President
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) FCT chapter, has honoured the President African Beach Soccer Union, Mahmud Hadejia, with an Award of recognition. The Award was presented by the Welfare Secretary of the Association, Oluwabusayo Olowookere, on behalf of…