Thirty years after Reasonable Doubt introduced Shawn Carter to the world as Jay-Z, the rapper stood beneath the lights of the Stade de France with something few artists can convincingly claim: a catalogue that has become part of the architecture of popular culture. On September 10, 2026, Jay-Z brought his JAŸ-Z 30 celebration to Paris for a two-hour performance […]
At 43.39 seconds, there was barely enough time for the crowd in Budapest to process what Collen Kebinatshipi had done. The 22-year-old Botswana sprinter had just won the inaugural men’s 400m title at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, lowered his own national record and moved into a rarefied section of athletics history. Only four men have ever run the […]
Long before hibiscus became a fashionable ingredient on global wellness menus, Nigerians knew it as zobo. For Timi Oke, however, the deep-red flower represented something more consequential: a commodity with a market beyond Nigeria’s borders. While working in banking in the UK, Oke spent his spare time studying agricultural products that could be traded internationally. In 2012, that curiosity […]
Some arrive early. Some need time. Some peak late. And a rare few seem to have several primes. There is a tendency to talk about sporting careers as though they follow a predictable timetable. A young player breaks through, improves through his early twenties, reaches his prime somewhere around his mid-to-late twenties, then gradually declines as age catches up […]
A Nigerian-born legal scholar is taking the helm of one of Canada’s established law schools. Dr. Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu has been appointed dean of the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, beginning a five-year term on October 1, 2026. She succeeds Martin Phillipson, who completed two five-year terms as dean. For Odumosu-Ayanu, the appointment represents the latest step […]
At 16, Belusochim Ugochukwu is already working at Apple on machine learning, computer vision and robotics research. For a Nigerian teenager to arrive at one of the world’s most influential technology companies at an age when most of his peers are still making decisions about their first degree is remarkable. But Ugochukwu’s story becomes more compelling when the achievement […]
Before astronauts became household names and before computers could calculate a trajectory in seconds, there were mathematicians whose work had to be precise enough to bring a spacecraft home. Katherine Johnson was one of them. Born on August 26, 1918, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, she grew up with an extraordinary instinct for numbers and became one of […]
So, in a now-viral video, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group Chairman was seen addressing his employees when a graduate trainee of the UBA Banking School stood up to ask a question, referring to him as “Tony.” Tony Elumelu stopped her. It took only a few seconds, but those seconds have opened up a much bigger conversation about how […]
On 15 August 2026, Rotarian Adetola Adesanya, PHF+, formally assumed the presidency of Rotary Club of Shomolu, beginning a new chapter in the club’s continuing story of service, fellowship and community impact. Some moments are defined by the ceremony surrounding them. Others are remembered for what they represent. The installation of Rtn. Adetola Adesanya, PHF+, as President of Rotary […]
Ayo Maff has added another remarkable milestone to his fast-rising career, becoming the first African artist to be featured as a character in PUBG Mobile, one of the world’s most influential mobile gaming franchises. The collaboration places the Nigerian singer and songwriter inside a digital universe with a global audience, marking an unusual but increasingly important intersection between African […]
