When Mary-Ann Musangi steps into her new role leading Kenya’s tourism rebrand, she carries history, heritage and ambition with quietly focused authority. As an heiress of the late Kenyan magnate Chris Kirubi, she brings not only capital but experience running institutions rooted in national pride and global reach. Her appointment arrives at a time of global travel recovery and […]
Ralph Mupita, the Zimbabwean executive steering Africa’s largest telecom group, delivered an impressive first half of 2025 performance at MTN. The company announced $6 billion in revenue, marking a clear turnaround after facing significant macroeconomic hurdles just a year earlier. The driving momentum came from strong growth in Nigeria and a remarkable rebound in Ghana. Nigeria’s operations powered this […]
Femi Otedola has released his memoir, Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business. The book officially launched in London on August 18 and is available worldwide in both hardcover and paperback. Otedola reveals his early ambitions, business setbacks, and eventual success across oil, power, real estate, and finance. He writes with a direct, reflective voice that traces […]
Barbie has released a new doll in honour of tennis legend Venus Williams. The doll, which forms part of Barbie’s “Role Models” series, recognises Williams not only for her career achievements but also for her influence in fashion, business and advocacy for equal pay in sport. The release carries weight because Williams has spent more than two decades breaking […]
When the Nigerian U23 football team prepared to travel to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics, excitement quickly turned into anxiety. The squad, fresh from a training camp in Atlanta, faced an embarrassing crisis. A lack of funds left them stranded, uncertain of whether they would even make it to Brazil in time for their opening match. In […]
At 30, Ama Amo-Agyei is reshaping Britain’s beauty landscape, not with borrowed formulas or buzzwords, but with a powerful blend of identity, intention, and instinct. As the founder of Plantmade, the UK-based natural haircare brand now valued at over £11 million, Amo-Agyei has done far more than create bestselling products. She’s built a movement. Her journey didn’t begin in […]
In a small corner of South London, inside a modest bakery once at the brink of collapse, a father and his son decided they were not ready to close the shutters for good. Today, Flake Bake, a Jamaican patty brand once unknown beyond its postcode, stands as one of the UK’s fastest-growing food businesses, with projected revenues of £3 […]
Before her label Oges Language became a go-to for modern, statement-making designs, Aminu Fatimah was a university student styling friends in thrift finds, pairing vision with instinct long before she called herself a designer. Fifteen years later, that instinct has evolved into a brand defined by clean lines, precise detailing, and a refusal to blend into the crowd. In […]
AIG Dr. Aishatu Abubakar-Baju holds a distinction no other woman in Nigeria currently shares: she is the most senior female officer in the Nigeria Police Force. Her ascent to Assistant Inspector-General of Police is the result of a steadfast climb that began in 1995, when she entered the force as an Assistant Superintendent after her NYSC posting. At the […]
Halima Hamisu inherited more than talent, she inherited a legacy rooted in craftsmanship. Raised in Potiskum, she spent early summers watching local leatherworkers shape hides into footwear. For her, that was more than exposure, it was an awakening. After experimenting with shoemaking in university to bridge academic strikes, she gradually built an artisan studio in Jos. She taught herself […]
