. Who Says It’s Too Late? . African Business Builders & The Long Game . —- . At 25, Aliko Dangote was not the man whose name would eventually become synonymous with African industry. There was no $20-billion refinery project, no sprawling conglomerate stretching across the continent, no global billionaire ranking attached to his name. There was simply a […]
Some actors appear in films. Others become part of the memory of the people watching them. Olu Jacobs belonged to the second group. For generations of Nigerians and African audiences, his face could signal authority before he had said a word, his voice could turn an ordinary line into something weightier, and his presence could change the temperature of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Dr. Tunji Olowolafe has turned the memory of his late wife, Gbemisola Olutayo Olowolafe into a monumental legacy now being carried forward through an investment in the future of ophthalmic surgery. His foundation has funded the establishment of what has been reported as West Africa’s first ophthalmic surgical simulation centre, a specialised facility in Lagos […]
Long before the world watched him conquer George Foreman in Kinshasa, Muhammad Ali began building a relationship with Africa that would become one of the defining dimensions of his life and legacy. In 1964, only months after defeating Sonny Liston to claim the world heavyweight championship, the young champion, then widely known as Cassius Clay, arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, […]
The most enduring sculptures do not simply preserve a likeness. They preserve a feeling. Nigerian figurative sculptor Ejiro Fenegal has built her artistic practice around that conviction, creating works that invite viewers to confront emotion as carefully as they observe form. Through intricately crafted busts and expressive human figures, she explores identity, memory and vulnerability with a sensitivity that […]
Photography has always been capable of preserving history, but its greatest power lies in shaping perception. Few contemporary African image-makers understand that responsibility as clearly as Tobi Shinobi. The Nigerian photographer, visual artist and creative entrepreneur has built a body of work that captures cities, architecture, fashion and everyday life with remarkable precision, revealing an Africa that is confident, […]
Some achievements reshape the expectations attached to an institution. Others redefine what young people believe is possible for themselves. Dr Wendy Okolo accomplished both when, at just 26, she became the first Black woman in history to earn a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. The distinction was not framed by nationality or geography. […]