By Niyi Tabiti: Three guys wearing the full ‘Eyo’ ragalia accosted me that day as I walked briskly to the tent provided for important dignitaries at Idumota,Lagos Island. It was in the morning of May 19,2001. The Governor of Lagos,Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu was not on seat yet, while the then Oba of Lagos, Oba […]
” I enjoyed my time at Landmark beach last weekend but then, I realised it was a dangerous game swimming in that part of Lagos beach”, writes Niyi Tabiti a reporter and visitor to the tourism centre. The water in Landmark beach is calm obviously due to the nearby Eko Atlantic project but very dangerous […]
My Train story by Niyi Tabiti: Our train is finally here! It was a superb experience riding from Lagos-Ibadan on Wednesday 30 December. The take off was 4pm as scheduled. I got to Alagomeji-Yaba Nigeria Railway Corporation station about 15 minutes to take off. I almost missed the trip because they couldn’t accept card payment. […]
She is not only known for her beauty and simplicity, Nachaiya Kama is also adored as a bundle of talent. Gistmaster gathered that her work as a documentary photographer is a reference point in many parts of the world. She is also a cyber security professional. Nachaiya is a recent Alumni from Harvard University Cybersecurity […]
Oando PLC Managing Director, Wale Tinubu broke down in tears as he pays glowing tribute to his late brother,Deji who passed on while playing football recently.Family members and well-wishers continue to mourn Deji with heart-warming tributes on social media and on tribute site www.ripdejitinubu.com Wale Tinubu,joined by other notable Nigerians like Ibikunle Amosun, Governor of Ogun […]
Sarah Forbes Bonetta was originally born ‘Aina’ in 1843 to Egbado parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. Her father was the high chief of Oke-Odan, an Egbado village in western Nigeria, till he was killed in 1848 when King Gezo of Dahomey , one of the notorious slave raiders in the 19th century , raided […]
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Osaretin Afusat Demuren is the Chairman of GTBANK. She is the first woman to be in that position since GTBANK came into existence. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Economics and Statistics from the Moscow Institute of Economics and Statistics, Moscow, and a Diploma in Russian Language and Preliminary Studies from the Kiev […]
Diezani Alison-Madueke was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Her father was Chief Frederick Abiye Agama. Her name has been mentioned in multiple cases of fraud,money laundering,diversion of public funds to private use and abuse of office as Nigeria minister of Petroleum Resources under President Goodluck Jonathan administration. Diezani studied Architecture in England and then at Howard University in the United States.She graduated from […]
The Edogun family play a pivotal role in the traditional institution of Benin Kingdom. Edogun is a high chief and third ranking personality to the Oba of Benin in present day Edo state. Today, the influence and prominence of the Edogun family extends throughout Nigeria, not just Benin. According to history, it was the great […]