A 21-year-old internet sensation, a former American president and his wife, and a 93-year-old Ghanaian cinematographer might seem like an unlikely team. Yet their paths have converged around a story that deserves far more than a passing moment on social media. Darren Watkins Jr., known globally as IShowSpeed, has joined The Eyes of Ghana as a producer, working alongside […]
Zenith Bank’s next growth opportunity lies beyond Nigeria’s borders. Founded by Jim Ovia, the Nigerian financial group has completed its acquisition of Paramount Bank Kenya and is now engaging the Kenyan government over its plans for the market. The discussions signal a new phase in the bank’s international expansion, with Kenya offering a potential base for reaching businesses and […]
In Ethiopia, white can make a powerful entrance without demanding attention. On an Orthodox Christian feast day, worshippers arrive in flowing white garments that catch the light, fall in elegant folds and move with the rhythm of prayer. Women may wear a netela, a lightweight cotton shawl draped over the head and shoulders, while men and women alike appear […]
Before Rachel Ojuromi walked for Chanel in Paris, she was turning the streets of Lagos into a fashion show of her own. Markets, roadside scenes and the everyday movement of the city became her backdrop as she strode past onlookers in expressive outfits, carrying herself with the assurance of someone who already knew where she belonged. There were no […]
Lagos has seen international stars arrive with spectacular production, elaborate stagecraft and promises of unforgettable nights. But when Dave brought his The Boy Who Played the Harp tour to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts on 16 and 17 October, the significance ran deeper than another name on the concert calendar. These were the British-Nigerian rapper’s […]
A good business idea can be dangerously persuasive. You imagine the customers, calculate the money it could make, picture the brand taking off and begin spending before anyone has demonstrated that the business deserves to exist. The logo comes first, then the website, equipment, packaging, rent and perhaps a loan. Months later, the uncomfortable question arrives: what if people […]
Imagine two people with access to the same AI tools. Both can generate business plans, analyse documents, produce presentations and learn unfamiliar subjects in a fraction of the time it once took. One spends the day experimenting with prompts, collecting information and discussing possibilities. The other identifies a problem, speaks to the people affected by it, tests a solution […]
There is a new kind of intellectual laziness spreading quietly, and it does not look like laziness. It looks productive. It arrives with polished sentences, instant summaries, neatly organised ideas and answers delivered before you have finished forming the question. Artificial intelligence has made it possible to move through large parts of modern life without doing much of the […]
The Shirt, the Tears, the World Cup From 47 Seconds to Forever There are football careers that read like fairy tales. Lionel Messi’s Argentina career never did. It read more like a long, bruising argument between genius and expectation, between a player who could seemingly do anything with a football and a country that wanted him to prove that […]
Nigeria is back in the Oscar conversation, and this time the film carrying the country’s hopes is a quiet family drama rather than a spectacle built for easy headlines. Damilola Orimogunje’s Dear Ajayi has been selected as Nigeria’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards, putting the Nigeria-Germany co-production on the road […]
