Femi Otedola, a multibillionaire businessman and philanthropist, went above and beyond to celebrate his 60th birthday in style. Otedola, for his 60th birthday, spent roughly €3 million to charter a super-luxury boat by Christina O. The legendary motor yacht Christina O made its debut as a Canadian frigate in World War II. In 1954, Christina O was purchased by the […]
Real Madrid and France’s Karim Benzema won the 2022 men’s Ballon d’Or tittle after topping the 2021-22 season voting. The 34-year-old had been the strong favourite heading into the Theatre du Chatelet and has now been named the first French winner since Zinedine Zidane back in 1998 with Juventus. Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 matches last season for […]
In commemoration of the Black History Month 2022, the African Community in Surrey and Sussex held a ‘Black Book Launch’ on 12th October 2022 at Horley Library. The event was the first of its kind and the first on the activities scheduled for the commemoration of this year’s Black History Month. The association also plans to host a training […]
Temilade Openiyi—the Nigerian singer better known as Tems—was tucked up in bed in West London when Beyoncé’s album Renaissance dropped online. “I had a show the night before, so on Friday I was just sleeping the whole day,” she says. Openiyi had a guest vocal—in the standout track “Move” alongside Beyoncé and Grace Jones—on what would immediately become the biggest album […]
The Recording Academy has acknowledged that there are now discussions about adding an Afrobeats category to the Grammys. The CEO of the Recording Academy, Harvey Manson Jr. confirmed the new addition. In order for the academy to decide to create a category for Afrobeats, a proposal must be submitted. This is what is currently being worked on to ensure […]
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has married Mariam Anako on Tuesday. The wedding was held at the monarch’s palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State. After a few formalities at the building’s entrance, the new bride was led into the palace. According to reports, she was brought into the palace’s inner court where her husband and other guests were […]
The Family Summer Sit Down event, which was put on by the African Community in Surrey and Sussex, was a great time for the African community in those two counties. The Sit Down, which lasted for 4 hours, included people of all races and colours, largely Africans who used the entertainment to engage and mingle with other African families […]
Collins Abinoro Akporode is an astute Nigerian sculptor whose artistry has brought forth his notable and captivating expression and depiction of emotions, natural elements, and forms while embedding and conveying life messages. His prolific art of using stainless steel cutlery, fiberglass and bronze to embody his imaginative and visualized works is not limited to the borders of Africa. His […]
“TOBI!” as Usain Bolt hailed her in his tweet celebrating her victory, reminds us of L’Tric & Miles Graham’s song – She Is Gold – “Don’t get me wrong I love my brothers, but my sister she is gold”! Our golden girl, Oluwatobiloba Ayomide “Tobi” Amusan has literally conquered the world, and brought to the sport a record, to […]
‘Sola Kazeem Adeduntan is the Managing Director/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria. Adeduntan is a director of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Nigeria Interbank Settlement System PLC (NIBSS). He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). [wonderplugin_pdf src=”https://boldbeautifulmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bold-magazine-50years-2.pdf” width=”100%” height=”600px” style=”border:0;”]