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Checkout The 5 Nigerians featured on the list of 2017 Forbes Africa 30 under 30.

The list simply features 30 most promising entrepreneurs from around the continent, across various sectors. These are the billionaires of tomorrow.

Jute leaf (popularly called ewedu among the Yoruba, ahingbara in Igbo and rama in Hausa) has been grown for food since 6000 B.C. It was said to be eaten by Cleopatra, because of its health and beauty benefits, and since then its good name has spread abroad. Over the centuries, Cochorus olitorius, which is the botanical name of the leafy vegetable have been scientifically proven to be efficient in the improvements of certain conditions in man.

University of Ilorin is the most sought after university in Nigeria

BIRTH NAME:                 Ladipo Eso

DATE OF BIRTH:            (Unknown)

OCCUPATION:               Musician,Engineer

MARITAL STATUS:         Not Married

Wakanow is a Nigerian web-based travel logistics company which was founded in 2008 by Obinna Ekezie. The company as a pioneer of some sorts in that industry has become Africa’s premier online travel booking service.

Throwback photo of Colonel Odumegwu Emeka Ojukwu reading a speech as he declares the independence of Biafra on May 30th, 1967.

Surprisingly, the lifespan of an average human being can be increased by engaging in the most unsuspecting act on a regular basis.
Wondering what that is? . . . Lovemaking!
Lovemaking is as therapeutic as it is pleasurable and it has significant health benefits which applies, particularly if your relationship is supportive and emphatic – and you and your partner are physically and emotionally compatible.

Gbegiri soup is a tasty Nigerian soup indigenous to the Yoruba people which is an ethnic group located primarily in western part of Nigeria. It's made from pureed beans and has a slightly watery texture (Just like ogi mixed with cold water just before hot water is added). It's usually cooked plain and served alongside ewedu (Jute soup) and buka stew which is where the meat and assorted offal comes from. The traditional meal accompaniment for this soup is amala although you can also take it with any "swallow" of choice.

The reports were gathered due to leaks availed by top officials of the 20 teams that participated in the last season's Nigerian Professional League. We agree the reports are not from official sources and could be different from what the players earn but the difference won't much.

BIRTH NAME:                 Yahaya Bello

DATE OF BIRTH:             June 18, 1975

OCCUPATION:             Politician businessman

MARITAL STATUS:        Married

BIRTH NAME:          Godwin Obaseki

DATE OF BIRTH:      1st of July, 1959

OCCUPATION:          Economist,Politician: (Edo State Governor 2016-2020)

MARITAL STATUS: Married

INTRODUCTION
Godwin Obaseki is Governor of Edo State since 12 November 2016.He is the pioneering and current Chairman of the Edo State Economic and Strategy Team which was inaugurated by Governor Adams Oshiomole in March 2009

The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, says the Nigeria Police have concluded arrangements to recruit 30,000 personnel annually.

BIRTH NAME:           Uchenna Jennifer Eze

DATE OF BIRTH:      Blogger, writer, social media expert, entrepreneur

OCCUPATION:         July 26, 1984

MARITAL STATUS: Married

NET WORTH:           2.6 million dollars

This is to notify candidates and the General Public that www.nisrecruitment.org.ng is the official Nigerian Immigration Service URL that links to the Recruitment and Enlistment Portal. Any website or portal apart from this portal is considered a SCAM. Any candidate who visits any other website does it at his/her own RISK

BIRTH NAME:             Iretiola Olusola Ayinke

DATE OF BIRTH:         3rd of May 1967

OCCUPATION:            Actress,TV Producer,Writer,OAP.

MARITAL STATUS:     Married

INTRODUCTION
Ireti Doyle is a popular Nigerian actress who started acting as far back as 1995, she's featured in several blockbuster movies after her debut and she is married to co-actor Patrick Doyle

Although aging is inevitable, it is also accompanied with several types of health problems like obesity. Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Meet Flora Nwapa Nigeria And Africa's First Female Novelist (Full Bio And History)

INTRODUCTION

Professor Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa (13 January 1931 – 16 October 1993) known to her native Nigerian ndi-Igbo people as Ogbuefi Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa-Nwakuche and the world as Flora Nwapa was a great Nigerian writer (novelist), teacher, administrator, and a forerunner of a whole generation of African women writers. Flora Nwapa is best-known for re-creating Igbo life and traditions from a woman's viewpoint. With Efuru (1966) Nwapa became black Africa's first internationally published female novelist in the English language. She has been called the mother of modern African literature. Flora
Nwapa described Flora in “Women and Creative Writing in Africa” about how she came to write Efuru that she enjoyed direct contact with her culture and tradition and Efuru was actually based on her early exposure to folklore which was a direct personal contact with Oguta Lake which was near her birth place. She writes:
"…the story of Efuru struck me in a most dramatic way as I was driving at a speed of 80 miles per hour along Enugu-Onitsha Road. I got to my destination, borrowed an exercise book and began to write Efuru’s story. I wrote chapter one … and did not stop until I finished the entire novel.(526)
She was a contemporary of the legendary Ghanaian playwright Dr Efua Theodora Sutherland (27 June 1924—2 January 1996) who published her first literary work 'Foriwa' (1962), and others such as Edufa (1967), and The Marriage of Anansewa (1975).

Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka is one of the most talented playwright and poet in Nigeria. Wole Soyinka books are read throughout the whole world. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. He is the first African laureate. His poetic overtones and cultural perspectives of his drama helped him to be recognized in the whole world. He is from Yoruba tribe, Nigeria. In this article, Thistrend has 5 books of Wole Soyinka you must read, read through below.

We at T.I.N Magazine bring to you ten biggest Nigerian songs of all time. This list is basically centered on the most successful Nigerian pop songs of all time, and by successful the criteria are; How popular these songs are in Nigeria, how popular they are abroad and feats and records set by these songs, pardon the songs on this list are mostly focused on 21st century songs.

The ROTARY CLUB OF ABUJA WUSE II (The Mayors),
held a press briefing recently which focusses on highlighting the activities of the club and enlightening the general public of their road map in the incoming rotary year . The President of the Club and also the chairman of the event, Prince Igho Sadjere ‎in speech gave a rundown of the club's proposed projects for the year 2017. " We are hosting a programme tagged" empowerment and fundrising cocktail " holding at the Congress of Transcorp Hilton Abuja, on Sunday, 27 of August, 2017.". Amb, Sadjere further sighted that the Club, since its charter, has planned and executed successful projects and charity events within and outside Abuja.

No doubt Android OS is the most popular OS in Nigeria and according to some stats somewhere, about 40% of Nigerian phone users use Android phones but we don’t get to see many Android apps tailored for Nigerians.

The Federal Government has said it is more committed to boosting the patronage of made-in-Nigeria products among its Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, at the National Media Launch of the “Buy Made-in-Nigeria” Campaign, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed reiterated that the Federal Government is not just paying lip service to the Made-in-Nigeria campaign.

Ever wanted to see how a royal wedding looks like? Then we present to the Photos from the Royal Wedding Between Princess Teju and Prince Ifedapo Oyegunle.
The Lavish wedding between the royal couple held in a grand style. It all went down in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Two Nigerian women entrepreneurs have been selected by the World Economic Forum, for the positive role they are playing in creating opportunities and preparing the region for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

A 500-level Chemical Engineering, University of Uyo student, yesterday took to Twitter to solicit for help from well meaning Nigerians to help raise money for his school Fees.

The back-to-back victory by the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria in the FIFA U-17 World Cup is an indication that the country has a large pool of talents within that age grade. Here are top 10 most promising Nigerian young footballers now giving a good account of themselves in various leagues across Europe.

On Friday, Miss Anne-Marie Osawemwemze Imafidon will be decorated by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, with the prestigious honour of Member of the Most Excellent British Empire (MBE) for her services to young women with specialty in Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
The eldest daughter of Prof. Chris and Ann Imafidon from Edo State whose family has been dubbed the Brainiest Family in Europe, holds the record of being the youngest girl to ever pass two GCSE examinations — for Mathematics and Information Technology and A-level computing at the age of 11 in Britain.

She Leads Africa has just opened applications for the 2017 She Leads Africa Accelerator, a 3-month program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria’s brightest entrepreneurs.
SLA’s 2017 Accelerator will take place in 4 locations across Nigeria – Abuja, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Kaduna.

In order to enhance community policing, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris has disclosed that policemen would soon be deployed to their communities of origin.
While speaking at a security stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja, on Tuesday, the IGP said that the bulk of the 150,000 policemen to be recruited over the next five years would serve in their respective communities.
Idris, who was represented by Shaibu Gambo, Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, explained that the move was intended to take the police closer to the people.

The Nigerian Federal Government agency, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has a mandate to ensure all citizens of Nigeria possess a National identity (ID) card. There is an enrollment process in place where citizens of Nigeria can walk into any of NIMC centres to register for their National ID card. This National ID card is meant to identify citizens and to avoid illegal immigrants in the country.

Psqaure are arguably the richest artists in West Africa (even Africa). With over millions of dollars in their name and luxurious condos across the world. P-square is one of Africa’s most loved entertainers what with their fancy cars and houses it’s little wonder when their name pops up people think of money.

Water yam is the tuber of Dioscorea alata also called wild yam is one of the oldest food crops so far. It originated in South-East Asia in Burm, from where it spreads to other parts of the globe.
It was first introduced to West African countries by the Portuguese and Spanish in the 16th century. Today, water yam is the most widely distributed of all the yams, being grown in all parts of the tropics.

Nigeria is a west African nation, made up of several ethnic groups, majority of which are the the Igbo, Hausa and the Yoruba. Within these ethnic groups are several tribes numbering up to 371.

The minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun, has said that the whistle-blowing policy adopted by the federal government has made every Nigerian a detective and patriotic.
While speaking at a town hall meeting organised to showcase the achievements of the Buhari administration, on Tuesday, May 16, in Abuja, the minister disclosed that the Federal Government has received 2,500 tips from whistle-blowers.

BIRTH NAME:            John Ighodaro

DATE OF BIRTH:        1990

OCCUPATION:         Singer,Producer

MARITAL STATUS:    Not Married

INTRODUCTION
Contemporary folk singer Johnny Drille, since the release of his breakout single “Wait For Me” in 2015, has been one of the most sought-after upcoming musicians in Nigeria. He got signed to Mavin Records in 2017.

The list of most generous Nigerian celebrities was spurred by American rapper, Nicky Minaj’s generosity to social media followers.
As the media goes berserk on Nicky, BuzzNigeria delves into a survey to reveal some of the most generous Nigeria celebrities who have given back to the fans that patronises them.

Nollywood dominates the nominations on the list for the 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).This list was released by Bernie Goldbat, AMAA Jury President at the Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda.Nollywood movies got 43 nominations out of the total 136 nominations.

Calabar often referred to as Canaan City is a city in Cross River State, in south southern Nigeria. Calabar is the capital of Cross River State. The original name for Calabar was Akwa Akpa, from the Efik language. The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers and creeks of the Cross River (from its inland delta). Calabar is arguably the biggest tourist city in Western Africa. With its numerous tourist attractions and hospitable culture of the Calabar locals, Calabar lives up to its name, Come and Live and Be At Rest.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, on Monday declared that all measures adopted in 2014 to curtail the spread of the dreaded Ebola virus at airports across the country had been adequately fortified.

Biography And Life Of Chioma Chukwuka

BIRTH NAME:          Chioma Chukwuka- Akpotha

DATE OF BIRTH:       March 12, 1980

OCCUPATION:          Actress

MARITAL STATUS: Married

The Senate has sworn that the Nigeria Postal Services, NIPOST must be brought to life considering the fact it was once the most vibrant means of conventional communications.
In a motion sponsored by Senator Gilbert Nnaji (PDP), Enugu East Senatorial district, detailing operations and development of postal services, he sought the Senate’s repeal of the bill for its advantages.
“A bill for an Act to repeal the Nigeria Postal Service Act, to provide for the operations and development of postal services, the establishment of Nigeria Postal Commission and for related matters, 2017”, Nnaji submitted.

According to an entomologist, Ron Harrison eating your food after a fly lands on it might be very dangerous to your health.
Flies are pests, literally. The big ones buzz around noisily and disturb everyone.

BIRTH NAME:               Blair and Clinton Roberts

DATE OF BIRTH:           June 16 1996

OCCUPATION:             Musicians

MARITAL STATUS:      Not Married

Nigeria has the highest number of private jet owners in Africa with Dangote and Oyedepo owning the highest number (four each).

On Wednesday, 14th December 2016, the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2017 budget proposal to the joint session of the National Assembly.
This comes after so much delay and the budget, which is said to be the budget of recovery and growth, is 20.4 percent higher than the 2016 budget.

At some point during the life cycle of every business, more money will eventually be needed. More money will be needed to grow, expand or to keep the business running.

Earlier this month, the Buzz Nigeria crew visited the National Council for Arts And Culture (NCAC) Abuja and we were totally amazed at the pool of talented individuals available in this blessed country “Nigeria”.

It’s surprising the amount of talent available in Nigeria, unfortunately, most of these talented individuals end up going to the grave with their talent which would have probably made them millionaires and in return improved the economy of the country.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer that affects females all over the world. It is no respecter of class, race or religion. Although there are a lot of treatment options available for treating breast cancer, the fact still remains that prevention is better than cure. The best way to get ahead of breast cancer is to prevent it and detect it early enough. There are numerous health awareness schemes going on about how to prevent this deadly disease, but some people are still not aware of simple and basic ways to prevent breast cancer. Today, we will be sharing some useful tips with you:

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