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Nigerians behind remittance fintech Pesa now operate in 27 European countries after Canada success
Tolulope Osho, Yusuf Yakubu and Adewale Afolabi — all Nigerians — are the founders of Pesa, a remittance fintech. The trio founded the startup following their firsthand experience using informal channels to remit money to avoid costly charges after settling in Canada in 2017. They experienced how costly and unreliable remittance services made people resort…
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Fans are buying this Beyonce song again because of Kamala Harris
A few days ago, President Joe Biden departed from the U.S. presidential race and blessed his...
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6 years later, here is an update on Akon City – the musician’s bold Wakanda-inspired dream
In 2018, Akon shared his plans of building a futuristic pan-African city in his home country...
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Mompreneur ditches medical school to be one of the first Black women to build an amusement park
Real estate tycoon DeLisa Guerrier and her husband Elde are collaborating to construct an amusement...
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Lewis Hamilton is now on team Dior as ambassador and guest designer
Lewis Hamilton, the F1 driver who just announced his switch to Ferrari, has been introduced as a new ambassador at Dior and the guest designer of a future skiwear lifestyle line from the famed brand. Having...
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Beauty founder removes imitators of her brand from Amazon and makes $1.1M on platform in 3 months
Shontay Lundy is the founder of Black Girl Sunscreen (BSG), a lotion that helps protect the skin of people of color from the sun. When Lundy founded the company in 2016, she was initially skeptical about...
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Stephen and Ayesha Curry team up with Michelle Obama’s PLEZi Nutrition to promote healthy living
Stephen and Ayesha Curry have become the latest investors in Michelle Obama’s PLEZi Nutrition, which is reshaping the food industry by providing healthier drinks and snack alternatives for children....
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Florida grandma sells out homemade baked goods after video goes viral
A video of Inez Hudson,73, and her baked goods was uploaded on TikTok recently, causing her to become very popular. The Lakeland grandmother sells sweet potato pie, red velvet with cream cheese frosting...
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LeBron James-backed team among world’s most profitable sports teams in 2024
Forbes has listed the most profitable sports teams in the world, cutting across the NFL, EPL, NBA and the Bundesliga. The publication detailed 25 teams as the most profitable across the leagues. The NFL...
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Paris 2024: Allyson Felix launches first-ever nursery for athlete moms at Olympics
Allyson Felix, an 11-time Olympic medalist, is making history again with her latest collaboration. Just in time for the Paris Summer Olympics of 2024, the 38-year-old athlete and Pampers collaborated...
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Snoop Dogg opens first pot store with line of products honoring Tupac
Snoop Dogg has opened his first licensed cannabis store located near the Los Angeles International Airport. The store, known as S.W.E.D., is an acronym of the rapper’s signature phrase, Smoke Weed...
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Reactions as Dwyane Wade considers nail polish line: ‘We need more Black doctors, not a nail polish line’
Dwyane Wade is a retired NBA player who, at the peak of his career, won three NBA championships. Growing up, Wade started doing drugs, and to avoid gang life and drugs, he took to basketball throughout...
