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‘I want to be remembered for my integrity, steadfastness and hard work… I want to live…
Lekan Animashaun, better known as Baba Ani, is a study in loyalty and perseverance. He was not just Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s baritone saxophonist and trumpeter, he!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Offiong Kate Henshaw… Gold for the delectable Efik princess
The beloved actress, women empowerment advocate and social activist is 50 today. The stage and screen goddess is breaking the internet already, with fans and admirers from home and!-->…
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Rowland Abiodun@80… A life of full service to Yoruba and the art
*I welcome return of stolen African Arts, says Prof AbiodunRowland Abiodun, John C. Newton Professor of Art, the History of Art, and Black Studies at Amherst College, Amherst,!-->!-->!-->…
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Lillian Fishburne continues a Naval family legacy to become Service’s first black female Flag…
This Black History Month, Wounded Warrior Project salutes hidden figures in the United States military. This installment honors the Navy’s first black female rear admiral, Lillian!-->…
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Flaming Flamingo: The life and times of Israel Adebajo
*...Fifty years afterBy Adekeye AdebajoISRAEL Adebayo Ogunyeade Adebajo was born on 21 January 1920 in the south-western town of Imobi in the fishing district of Epe in Lagos!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Ogunyomi: Taking global brands into the ‘Infinite Future’
Olateju Ogunyomi, CEO of the new digital marketing company ASPORA. An experienced and versatile brand builder, Ogunyomi describes her journey in the world of advertising and marketing !-->…
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Wendy Okolo… the Nigeria-born wave-making Aerospace engineer
DR Wendy Okolo is a 31-year-old Nigeria-born multi-award winning Aerospace Research Engineer and Special Emphasis Programs Manager at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space!-->…
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Folake Solanke SAN: ‘Think of where you are going to be tomorrow today’
By Dele Adesina SANIT is a great honour for me to write this short tribute to a great woman of value and virtue, a trailblazer and a pace-setter, who was conferred with the!-->!-->!-->…
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Women’s Day special: Remembering Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti: Nigeria’s ‘lioness of Lisabi’
ON February 18, 1977, approximately 1,000 soldiers stormed a compound in Lagos. It belonged to the famed Afrobeat musician and critic of Nigeria’s military government, Fela Kuti.!-->!-->!-->…
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The Toyin Falola Interview: A conversation with Tunde Kelani
PROFILETHE Nigerian entertainment industry is dominated by a group of passionate African storytellers with a flair for intellectualism, and Tunde Kelani is not just one of them,!-->!-->!-->…
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