London-born chef and entrepreneur, Tokunbo Koiki, who spent her formative years in Nigeria, moved back to London at the age of 12. She started cooking at that young age- starting off starting off with fried eggs and plantain and later moving on to tougher dishes like pounded yam and okra stew (which is now one of her signature dishes).

Two years ago, she launched Tokunbo’s Kitchen, which is a private chef and supper club service that allows Nigerians living in London and people from different cultures to experience and enjoy authentic Nigerian food.

After many years of cooking for family members and close friends, Tokunbo finally decided to turn her passion into a business by launching Tee’s Food Corner, a pop-up Nigerian street food stall in London.

While speaking with Okay Africa, Tokunbo said:

“There are about 1 million Nigerians in London alone, but if you ask the average Londoner about Nigerian food, they don’t even know what it is. I didn’t want to just open a restaurant for Nigerians and other Africans.

I want to introduce Nigerian food on a gradual basis to a global audience. Whether it’s London or Barcelona, I can travel the world introducing people to the colorful flavors of Nigerian food.”

Since the launch of Tokunbo’s Kitchen, Tokunbo has managed to feed over 5000 people – having successfully operated at different street food festivals, pop-ups and chef residencies.

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A recent study from Oxford’s department of Economics, has revealed that students who watched the movie ‘Queen Of Katwe’, before their national exams performed better than the students who didn’t.

The movie, which starred David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, and Madina Nalwanga, followed the real life of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan girl living in a slum in Katwe, who learns to play chess and becomes a world champion.

For the study, 1,500 secondary students in Kampala – one week and one month away from taking their national qualifying exams – were taken to watch either Queen of Katwe or a placebo film, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.

According to the study, students completing their final year of school who watched Queen of Katwe were more likely to get the required grades to get into university; and younger students completing their 4th year of school also improved their overall scores.

The benefits of this experiment were the most pronounced for female students and students at lower-ranked schools. Concluding the study, Riley said:

“This paper stresses the importance of role models for raising students’ aspirations about what they can achieve and calibrating the potential returns to education.

Through this, a role model can have significant effects on students’ educational attainment.”

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Actress and entrepreneur, Annie Idibia, took to her IG page to celebrate her mum whose birthday was yesterday October 2, 2017. She also thanked her for all her sacrifices and prayers for the family.

She wrote;

”Dear Mother..
Thank You For Being So Selflessness All The Time.. Thank You Ma For Making My Life So Much Easier… For Being My Favourite Girl In The World.. For Loving Me Unconditionally.. For Putting Me And My Needs First B4 Yours Till Date.. My Biggest Cheerleader..My Number 1 Fan..Your Love And Prayers Is What Have Gotten Me And My Family Here.. Thank You For Being A Big N Major Part Of Our Lives…Thank You For Being The best Grandma Any Child Can Ask For..Thank You 4 Being The Best Mother inlaw Any Man Can Ask For..Thank You For Being The Best Mother In The World And Thank You Sooooooo Much For Being A Good Woman And All The Good Qualities You Taught Me.. Thank u “sista” For The Prayers,Day And Night. I Wish You Good Health And Long Life So You Can Contiune To Reap The Fruit Of All Your Labour. I LOVE YOU MOTHER. My “sista” Happy Birthday.❤❤❤”

Rumors started flying around last month that E! reality star and makeup mogul, Kylie Jenner is four months pregnant for her rapper boyfriend, Travis Scott.

Well, Kylie has finally confirmed that she is truly pregnant as she stepped out rocking her baby bump in a tight fitting gown.

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The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspirational and innovative women for 2017, and amongst the amazing women featured, Nigeria’s very own Tiwa Savage and Anne-Marie Imafidon make the list!

The annual series – which shines a light on issues affecting women all over the world – is this year encouraging women to make a change.

Also featuring on the list are 7 other Africans – Adelle Onyango (Kenya) Anita Nderu (Kenya) Chaima Lahsini (Morroco), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia), Marieme Jamme (Senegal), Naomi Mwaura (Kenya) and Talent Jumo (Zimbabwe)

Speaking on the list, BBC says:

This year, the women on the list will be part of the 100 Women Challenge, tackling some of the biggest problems facing women around the world.

Coming together in four teams, the women will share their experiences and create innovative ways to tackle:

The glass ceiling – #Teamlead
Female illiteracy – #Teamread
Street harassment – #Teamgo
Sexism in sport – #Teamplay

Wife of Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna, Sonia, went on a rant on IG about men with too much ego and pride. See her comments below…

Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi, who is set to get married to Banky W, was pictured with his mother and other members of his family. The pictures were supposedly taken in Maryland when Banky W’s family had a reunion in July.

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