Media personality and fashion girl, Toke Makinwa is back for a new season of the Showmax BBNaija off-shoot, The Buzz. The superstar presenter made her return as the host of the show on Tuesday wearing a stunning custom dress by Nigerian designer Emagine By Bukola as she sat down to discuss the new season of the much-talked-about reality show. The metallic blue mini dress featured exaggerated off-shoulder sleeves and a deep-cut neckline. Styled by Dahmola, Toke paired the dress with pink stilettos and pink earrings, finishing up the look with a sleek updo and sultry glam. Judging by this debut look for…
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Are you planning your next dream family holiday? We specialise in family friendly safaris and tour packages in Africa. If you want to travel to Victoria Falls with kids, then you’ll love the incredible, family-friendly packages that we’re curated especially for families. It’s also handy to know that our family-friendly safari packages include broad travel insurance and 24/7 support, so we’ll always have someone on standby if your children have any sort of emergencies that need to be tended to. Take the kids to Victoria Falls! One of our favourite family friendly safari packages in Zimbabwe is definitely the “Victoria…
About 30 million more Africans fell into extreme poverty (living on less than US$1.90 a day) through the COVID pandemic. Poverty continues to ravage the continent of Africa. How can the African church respond to this persistent and pervasive problem? The book Helping Without Hurting in Africa attempts to address this question. Personally, I have always been captivated by efforts to address poverty. This is because I grew up as a firsthand witness to poverty, both in my family and in my community. We suffered tremendously while our country limped slowly towards recovering from the 22 year long civil war,…
AbstractThe dance world is dominated by instilling technique and discipline in the dance training. Technique and discipline have been inculcated through training regimes that are dogmatically transferred through the generations — from teacher to dancer —and who in turn perpetuate technique and discipline in their teaching. Within a multicultural setting, dancers are required to start afresh and to subscribe to a standardisation that is often unattainable due to gender, physique, and bias. The standardisation reinforces a coloniality of power. This article examines this phenomenon and serves to promote inclusive strategies towards training vocational dance. Theories of learning are explored that…
6th October 2022 Prepared for Free Article on 16/10/2022 at 13:27. Authorized users may download, save, and print articles for their own use, but may not further disseminate these articles in their electronic form without express written permission from Africa Confidential / Asempa Limited. Contact subscriptions@africa-confidential.com. PREVIEW A younger, better-informed and more demanding electorate is challenging the state and mainstream politicians to run fairer elections Every week or so a new scandal about a plan to steal the national elections next year hits the headlines and social media. One of the latest claims is that there…
After securing comeback victories in their first leg games last weekend, the three Nigerian clubs left in CAF Club Competitions, Rivers United, Plateau United and Kwara United are all set for daunting tasks in their second leg games. While Rivers United and Plateau United managed 2-1 victories over Wydad and Esperance respectively, Kwara United have a two-goal advantage with their 3-1 win over Berkane. As it stands, the Nigerian clubs will have to avoid defeats in Morocco and Tunisia to progress into the next phase though Kwara United can still afford to lose by a single goal margin. Progress for…
You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday.A new outbreak of Ebola has sent shock waves through the global health community. Uganda announced Tuesday that 19 people had so far been confirmed to have died of the virus since September, with the latest case found in the capital of Kampala — a city of more than 1.5 million people. Though there is a vaccine for Ebola, it does not work on the strain…
In the summer of 2022, I helped organize a conference titled “Religion and Democracy in Africa: Colonial Legacies and Postcolonial Possibilities” at the University of Virginia. The conference began with a rousing keynote address by and discussion with Mahmood Mamdani. He is the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University and, until recently, was also Director of the Makerere Institute for Social Research. His address drew on his latest book, Neither Settler nor Native: The Making and Unmaking of Permanent Minorities, which traces a genealogy of the modern nation-state from its settler colonial roots and the enduring legacy of…
I adore safari days. Early mornings, coffee in the bush, the anticipation of sightings, the thrill of the search, dreamy sundowners, and the glow of animal eyes on a night drive. Nothing beats it! However, a well-rounded trip to Africa usually includes more than just safari! We love to incorporate your special interests into your safari vacation to deepen your experience and enjoyment. These sorts of options are especially abundant in South Africa. Whether you want to balance your safari days with other adventures or if you want to skip safari altogether, there is something in South Africa for every…
If you want to move away from the usual skirt and blouse or probably gowns you put on to your office on Fridays, then these Ankara suits styles are the answer. These Ankara suit styles come in different ways either come with a skirt, trousers or even bumper shorts. You can never get it wrong. If you wanna look smart and slay at the same time, you need to introduce these styles to your tailor or as a tailor add them to your catalogue. READ ALSO: Set The Pace In These Long Ankara Gown Styles Of 2022 The surprising part of…