South African company, Vantage Capital, which is Africa’s largest mezzanine fund manager, has announced investing the sum of $12.5 million in prominent Nigerian real estate company and financial service provider, Purple Capital. Purple Capital is the developer of the iconic 6,000m² Maryland Mall, a neighbourhood shopping centre in the Ikeja district of Lagos. The newly…
It was an all-female affair as 15-year old Samuella Sam-Orlu of British Nigerian Academy Abuja, emerged the overall winner of the 2017 edition of the UBA Foundation National Essay Competition, winning an educational grant of N1 million to study in any African university of her choice, as well as a laptop. Samuella clinched the first…
Owner of multi-billion Vigeo Holdings and husband of Funke Osibodu, one-time Managing Director of Ecobank and Union Bank Plc, Victor Gbolade Osibodu, has been taken to court by pan African financial institution, Ecobank, over a debt running into N8.7 billion. According to reports, a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos issued an order restraining the…
It is estimated that over 3 million people in Nigeria do not know where their next meal will come from and as a way of giving succour to those in the category, Eli Adewole, through his foundation, came up with the Project Feed initiative. On November 17, 2017, the Eli Adewole Foundation took a trip…
For those who know South Africa-based Nigerian cleric, Prophet Samuel Akinbodunse, too well, he is a fearless man of God, who can be trusted. He is one seer who relays the mind of God to the people without adding or subtracting what he hears from God. He has again proven this with his precise and…
Paramount Yoruba traditional ruler, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, on Saturday solicited support for the Aare Ona Kakanfo designate, Dr Gani Adams whom he described as the symbol of Yoruba unity. According to the monarch, the Oodua Peoples’ Congress, OPC, chieftain has done his own bit in addressing the division among the Yoruba…
Nigerian ethnic groups are enduring the pains, rather than enjoying the gains of unity. From 1960 to date, successive governments, both the militarily imposed and the democratically elected, has declared Nigeria’s unity non-negotiable. Double-edged, the willingness to retain a united Nigeria is contrasted by the unwillingness to allow the nationalities negotiate their terms of cohabitation.…
The governorship election that took place on Saturday 18th November, 2017 in Anambra State was a huge feat when you talk of the security arrangement put in place. The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris had visited Anambra State on Wednesday 8th November, 2017 ahead of governorship election to seek the cooperation of…
A popular traditional food in Nigeria is Swallow. It is so described because rather than chewing it, you have to swallow. So, Swallow is a Nigerian food eaten with different kinds of soup. To truly enjoy swallow, you should use your hands to eat it. Jumia Food, Nigeria’s No.1 food ordering platform, highlight 7 popular swallows eaten by Nigerians.…
When travelling with your partner, it may be difficult to keep your cool when you are running to catch a flight or your stomach is rumbling with hunger pangs and you do not know where to satisfy it. Between painstaking travel plans and the stress of being in a strange environment, even the happiest lovers can lose…