A Nigerian lady, Tobi George has shared her story of heartbreak and loss after she narrowly missed having a first-class. Tobi who read Mathematics in the university took to Twitter to share her story. She wrote: “I finally mustered strength to do this after so long. I’m sharing my graduation story. I hope it strengthens and inspires someone out there “So on this day my friend texted me “Tobi, results are out” clearly excited I went to check and I saw something that would forever change my life. I saw that I had finished with a 4.491, 0.009 away from…
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The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), has announced an increment in the pump price of petrol. PPMC, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said the pump price of petrol has increased to N151.56 per litre in a statement signed by D.O Abalaka of the PPMC. According to the statement, the new price adjustment has been effected. Abalaka stated: “Please be informed that a new product price adjustment has been effected on our payment platform “To this end, the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is now one hundred and fifty-one naira, fifty-six kobo (N151.56k) per litre. “This…
Water is of major importance to humans. The body is made up of 60% of water. This is more reasons why it is good to drink water. After all what could be more refreshing than a glass of water? Not even a cup of coffee or your favourite fruit drink can be substituted with water. This is because water does amazing things to the body. When we deprive ourselves of water , we are directly causing damages to the body system. Here are signs that your water intake is low so you need to drink more: 1.Dry mouth It is…
Mini skirts are trendy wears to spice up your appearance. They are for the sassy lady who is bold to show off skin without looking too desperate. Gone are the days, when miniskirts was considered ‘too suggestive, revealing and promiscuous’. A lady can still look responsible and classy in a mini skirt wear if it is well-coordinated and she has the personality to go. With mini skirts coming in different fabrics from leather to ankara to adire to denim to others, it makes them easy to wear. When wearing mini skirts, you would want to careful with the tops you…
Keynote Address by Ngover Ihyembe-Nwankwo – Chairperson WIMBIZ Executive Council & Head Coverage Rand Merchant Bank Good Morning Ladies and Good Morning also to the brave gentleman in our midst. My name is Ngover Ihyembe-Nwankwo – Head of Coverage at Rand Merchant Bank and Chairperson of the Executive Council at Women in Management Business & Public Service. It is a pleasure to Chair the 2020 Pride Women Virtual Conference. When I was approached in to participate in this year’s conference, the theme being considered was ‘’Women: Work, Relationship & Marriage”. As the year unfolded bearing its gifts of a global…
Tohiba knocks at the door and says it’s me when Lekan shouts, who’s there? She sets her umbrella against the wall to dry. Lekan opens the door and she says hope they won’t steal it and he says what? and she points to the umbrella. Hope they won’t steal it. He says no and ushers her inside. Her slippers make brown skid marks on the carpet and he stares at them, and then at her. She sits in his favourite seat, unties her turban, and then reties it. There was a man on the bus –she breathes in to prevent…
Who would have thought there are places are completely out of bounds to travellers? Your guess is as good as mine. It is a surprising fact. One would have thought that as a traveller or globe trotter, all borders and places are opened. However,this is not so. There are some places that should be off ones bucket list lest face the repercussions. They include: 1.North Sentinel Island This is one of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. It is a heavily forested island, surrounded by coral reefs lacking natural harbours, patrolled by the Indian Navy. The island is home…
Business mogul, Elon Musk’s is now the third richest person in the world with net worth of $115 billion. This pushes him past Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the list of the world’s richest people, according to Bloomberg. Musk’s increase in wealth was driven by Tesla’s (TSLA) wild 12% stock gain that happened Monday after Tesla’s 5-1 stock split which now makes the Tesla founder and CEO of the third-richest person in the world. The world’s top five billionairesin ascending order are; Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LVMH in France. Musk…
Mavin boss, Don Jazzy has reacted to news making round that the Department of State Service (DSS) invited him and Tiwa Savage for questioning. This follows their alleged criticism of the administration of Nigeria’s President Muhamamdu Buhari. The report said the entertainers were interrogated at DSS Lagos office over social media comments against the government. Sahara Reporters reported that the duo was invited “two weeks ago during which they were warned to be careful with their posts on the social media.” The report indicated that Tiwa Savage’s invitation is related to her social media campaign, titled; ‘WeAreTired’ which is against…
Ex-royals, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced they have gone into partnership with streaming giant, Netflix. The former Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who resettled to California after having officially stepped back from royal positions in March, are planning to go into acting. According to The New York Times, the couple have founded an unnamed production company and signed a multiyear deal with Netflix, which will pay them to make documentaries, docu-series, feature films, scripted shows and children’s programs. In a statement, they commented: “Our focus will be on creating content that informs but also gives hope. As new parents, making inspirational…