Liberia President George Weah has joined the growing list of well-wishers sending congratulatory messages to Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen for his record-breaking feats this season with new Serie A champions Napoli. Osimhen literally spearheaded Napoli’s run to winning the Serie A title after a 33-year drought and in doing so, he either equalled, broke or set new records in what has been a spectacular season. On Sunday, Osimhen achieved a significant milestone in his football career when he scored his 47th goal in the Italian Serie A league, thereby becoming the highest-scoring African in the competition’s history. With his goal against…
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Nigerian-Ethiopian actress Arséma Adeoluwayemi Hamera Thomas , was the gorgeous cover star for Glamour South Africa‘s latest Digital Issue. The actress stars as young Agatha Danbury in the Netflix original series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. In the exclusive interview, Arsema speaks extensively on what it was like shooting the series, synergy on set and how amazing it was playing a fully realised character. For the cover feature, Arsema is sporting a neutral makeup look featuring soft brown smokey eyes, natural-looking brows, highlighted cheeks and glossy lips. For her hair, the team opted for a soft, natural hairdo. She is…
It is midday – I watch my grandma putting Abaasa to bed. Abaasa is my second-born child. As I watch her lay him down, I can’t help but be thankful for this moment. Whenever I visit grandma, it feels like I’ve left the chaotic world behind, and returned to solace – home. What a blessing it is to have a maiden home to return to, especially in these post-birth days where your body aches day in, day out! As I reflect on this privilege, I imagine what it would be without my grandmother’s expert hands to soothe my baby and…
Until December 6 other, less known work can be seen in the Betty Cunningham Gallery in New York. First published: November 2014 About Traylor: (article of Roberta Smith in the New York Times, July 4, 2013) The Shape of the World Passing Before His Eyes Bill Traylor’s talent surfaced suddenly in 1939 when he was 85 and had 10 years to live. By then he had left the plantation in southern Alabama where he had been born a slave in 1854, and, after Emancipation, scratched out a living as a sharecropper.…
• Nigeria Must Avoid Past Mistakes, Says Okorie Nigeria’s hope of securing 4x400m relay tickets early for the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary, could not materialise in the United States, last weekend. Nigeria paraded both male and female squad to the event held at the Louisiana State University, with the hope of picking relay qualification ticket to Budapest, but things didn’t work out. While the female team, made up of Patience Okon-George, Knowledge Omovoh, Jessica Ozoude, Imaobong Nse Uko and Brittany Ogunmokun could not run at the event due to what an AFN official termed as ‘terrible weather…
The South African musician known as Madosini passed away in 2022. She was one of the last of a generation who learnt to play traditional Xhosa instruments, in so doing sharing the spirituality, dignity, and joy of Xhosa culture through her inimitable song. Image © Riason Naidoo. Born near Umtata in the Eastern Cape, South Africa on December 25 1943, the musician known as Madosini passed away in 2022 just two days before her 79th birthday. From humble beginnings and considered a prodigy with the uhadi (bow), umrhubhe (mouth bow) and isitolotolo (jaw harp), Madosini gained international stardom in the…
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, Saturday, expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the rescheduled 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Adamu, who alongside the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Professor Ishaq Oloyede, monitored the exam at the Computer Based Test Centre located in Mambilla Barracks, Asokoro, Abuja, expressed delight over the smooth conduct of the exercise. Addressing journalists at the centre, Adamu said, “I am very happy with what I have seen. Regarding the (temporary) holding room (for candidates), and the arrangement where they are taking the examination, I think everything is in order. “Everything is okay,…
Mama Africa has been a beloved institution in Cape Town since 1995, offering a warm and welcoming space for locals and tourists alike to experience the diverse and vibrant flavours of Africa. With its bright murals, lively music and inviting atmosphere, Mama Africa has become a must-visit spot on the bustling Long Street. After a temporary closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mama Africa has reopened under new ownership and with a sophisticated new look. Also read: Zama Restaurant & Prohibition Bar: A taste of Mozambique in Cape Town The decor now features a colour-changing chandelier made of glass bottles and…
The world’s biggest tax haven empire has a new king. King Charles III will be anointed, blessed, and consecrated on May 6. He is sovereign over Great Britain, the Crown Dependencies, and the British Overseas Territories, which collectively inflict nearly 40 percent of the tax revenue losses around the world. Britain was starting to spin its web of tax havens around the time Charles was born in the late 1940s. Britain allowed and often encouraged this insidious second empire as many nations were breaking from the shackles of European and British colonialism. Currently, British tax havens aid and abet multinational…