Ancient Egypt left lasting gems, this can be seen around the world as most art and architecture are derivative of ancient Egypt. Even its antiquities can be found in museums in crooks and crannies of the world. The one thing ancient Egypt is famous for is its gigantic pyramids, but equally long-lasting are its many […]
Micheal Taiwo Akinkunmi, commonly referred to as Mr. Flag Man was a Nigerian Civil servant best known as the Nigerian Flag designer. Taiwo, the older of a set of twins was born in Ibadan on May 10 1936 but originally hails from Abeokuta in Ogun State. He relocated to the North when he was 8 […]
Christian Atsu Twasam was a Ghanaian professional footballer born on the 10th of January 1992. He played primarily as a winger but was often deployed as an attacking midfielder or a left back. Atsu was born in Ada Foah, Greater Accra Region.[3] He spent some of his education at the then Feyenoord Football Academy at […]
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Peace Anyiam-Osigwe was born on the 30th of March, 1969. She was a Nigerian filmmaker and entertainment executive popularly called the queen of Nollywood films. She hailed from Imo state in the Eastern part of Nigeria. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe founded the globally acclaimed film ceremony, Africa Movie Academy Awards, a body that has governed the film […]
Rolling Stone recently released the Greatest Singers of All Times list. The list was compiled by their staff and key contributors and it encompasses 100 years of pop music as an ongoing conversation. The purview of their list is mostly pop music. The list features 200 artists that has had significant careers as crossover stars […]
Sammie Okposo was a Nigerian gospel musician born on the 30th of May, 1971. He was from Delta State, Nigeria. His career in singing dates back to 1992. His career officially started as a producer as a soundtrack producer in the Nigerian movie industry before switching to making music. He released his first single “welu […]
Ademola Rasaq Seriki is the Nigerian ambassador to the kingdom of Spain who served until his death in the early hours of Thursday, 15th of December 2022. He was born on the 30th of November, 1959 in Lagos. He started as a clerical officer in the Lagos city council in 1978, had a brief working […]
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Yesterday being the 5th of December was the anniversary of the death of South African anti-apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela was born into the Thembu Royal Family in Mvezo Union of South Africa. He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg. […]
A Nigerian pharmacist, Jacob Sogboyega Odulate AKA Blessed Jacob produced the first Nigerian modern drug. Jacob was born in 1884 and originally hails from Ikorodu, Lagos but moved to the neighboring state, Abeokuta, Ogun state. He acquired basic knowledge of European pharmaceutical products as a pharmacy apprentice in Abeokuta. This drug was produced from local […]