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Opemipo Aikomo Is Building Album Cover Bank For Everyone

So far, the collective has been able to collect covers from the 1950s, offering a peek into the past, and serving as a reference for the next generation of album covers.

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Jamz is Navigating the Music Industry on Her Terms

There are very few rising artists as dazzling as Jamz. With songs that luxuriate in a wholesome fusion of styles; lyrics that are piercing without ever feeling overwhelming; and a voice as graceful as a feather floating in the wind—Jamz is a breath of fresh air in an industry which can sometimes feel set in […]

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Genoveva Umeh Is Ready To Flaunt Her Nigerianness

Independence was the highlight of Genoveva Umeh’s formative years in Nigeria. The British-Nigerian actress, a recipient of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2024 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) for her performance in BB Sasore’s Breath of Life, had an upbringing that made her responsible for herself early in life. Her parents, natives […]

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Obasanjo’s Internet – Dodo Babs

Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our Internet favorites on how they relate to the Internet and what it means to them […]

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“We survive together”: The Communal Kitchens Fighting Famine In Khartoum

By Rawh Nasir Communal kitchens assist hundreds of thousands in Sudan’s embattled capital, Khartoum. They provide regular meals and social and emotional support amid a deepening famine that international aid groups are failing to tackle. Run by neighborhood-based mutual aid groups called emergency response rooms, the kitchens are struggling with crippling funding gaps, security threats, […]

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A Palestinian Food Influencer Adds “Love and Resistance” to His Dishes to Feed the Displaced in Gaza

By Fabiola Barranco Hamada Shaqoura’s green eyes stare intently at the camera with a serious expression, making it hard to look away. In the video, we see this young Palestinian cooking on the ground of the tent where he lives in Gaza. He chops an onion, a bell pepper, and a tomato to make a […]

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Baṣorun Gaa: Through The Lenses of Adebayo Faleti and Bolanle Austen-Peters

Historians, such as the prominent Yoruba history connoisseur Samuel Johnson, have attempted to document the rise and fall of the Oyo Empire, including the lives of noblemen like Baṣorun Gaa (also “Gaha”) and Aare Afonja whose tyrannical reigns in different eras had significant impacts on the military, economic and political development of the nation and […]

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Jägermeister Welcomes Tochi and Hafsat as Ambassadors in Nigeria

Jägermeister, a premium liqueur brand known for promoting creativity and self-expression, is introducing two new ambassadors, Hafsat and Tochi. Jägermeister ambassadors are called Meisters, and they embody the ethos of the brand, which encourages living by individual principles and mastering a craft. Hafsat and Tochi will be joining the tribe of Meisters; a group of […]

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Opemipo Aikomo Is Building Album Cover Bank For Everyone

Jamz is Navigating the Music Industry on Her Terms

Genoveva Umeh Is Ready To Flaunt Her Nigerianness

Obasanjo’s Internet – Dodo Babs

“We survive together”: The Communal Kitchens Fighting Famine In Khartoum

A Palestinian Food Influencer Adds “Love and Resistance” to His Dishes to Feed the Displaced in Gaza

Baṣorun Gaa: Through The Lenses of Adebayo Faleti and Bolanle Austen-Peters

Jägermeister Welcomes Tochi and Hafsat as Ambassadors in Nigeria

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