President Bola Tinubu extended warm congratulations to Ijeoma Uchegbu, a distinguished Nigerian Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience, on her recent appointment as President of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge. According to Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the President hailed Uchegbu’s remarkable achievements and praised her as a stellar representative Read More…
Diaspora
US-based Nigerian Prof. Mondy Gold nominated for US President’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Prof. Mondy Gold, a Nigerian based in the U.S., finds himself in the spotlight after being nominated for the prestigious United States President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Renowned for his role as a Business Administration professor and the President of Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC) hailing from Delta, Gold’s nomination was officially announced in a letter penned Read More…
Nigeria’s Ayo Owodunni is Kitchener, Canada’s first black councillor
Ayo Owodunni of Nigeria has been elected as Kitchener, Ontario, Canada’s first black city councillor. In a hotly contested election for the position, Ayo won the municipal elections for Ward 5. The five candidates were Mandur Ajmer, Massimi Jon, Muhammad Farah, Najmuddin Naveed, and Owodunni Ayo. Kelly Galloway-Sealock, a member of the present city council, Read More…
Investigation report of Itunu Babalola’s death may surprise Nigerians – Abike Dabiri
Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says the end result of the investigation into the death of Itunu Babalola, the Nigerian lady who was ‘wrongfully jailed’ in Cote D’Ivoire, will shock many. Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this while responding to questions at a media briefing at the state house in Abuja on Thursday. Read More…