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How Nigeria’s Dr. Dedunmola Oluwo successfully completed med school while running 4 businesses
Dr. Dedunmola Oluwo is a trailblazer in her own right. She established herself as a “doctorpreneur” and excelled in all she does. Oluwo graduated from medical school at the University of Debrecen in Hungary in 2016, while also juggling side hustles that she started by accident. Dedun told Bella Naija, “My first business, Hair by…
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These are the 22 more Nigerian words added to the Oxford English Dictionary
A new list of Nigerian words has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), extending...
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Meet the professor who recently received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Candice Lucas Bledsoe was recently honored with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award....
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Shanelle Scales-Preston becomes first Black woman on the board of supervisors in Contra Costa County
Shanelle Scales-Preston was just elected as Contra Costa County’s next District...
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Burkina Faso bans use of colonial wigs in courts
Ibrahim Traoré, the leader of Burkina Faso, has banned judges from donning wigs that are symbolic of colonial French and British outfits. Colonial-era wigs have long been associated with foreign...
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Meet the British-Nigerian designer attempting to break the Guinness World Record for largest sandal
A British-Nigerian fashion designer has captured the world’s attention after creating an enormous sandal. Elizabeth “Liz” Sanya made the sandal measuring 10 feet, 4.2 inches wide and...
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‘I forgot I had cancer’: NFL star Jayden Daniels grants wish of cancer patient
Jayden Daniels, the standout quarterback for the Washington Commanders, made one of his fans smile amid his remarkable rookie season. Along with the other rookies, the 24-year-old recently visited patients...
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Get to know Queen Tahj Williams, the first artist to handcraft Super Bowl logo and theme art for NFL
Tahj “Queen Tahj” Williams, a New Orleans artist, is the first to create the Super Bowl logo and theme art by hand for Super Bowl LIX, one of the year’s most major events. The 26-year-old...
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Marcus Freeman: Meet the first Black coach to reach college football finals
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s head coach, Marcus Freeman, made history by being the first Asian American and Black coach to guide a team to the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship....
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Visually impaired Rwandan man finds vision with art
Jean de Dieu Uwukunda is proving that what limits us is our imagination. Despite being vision impaired, the Rwandan artist has created a thriving career in painting and drawing. His blindness has not hampered...
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How this ex-waitress built a multi-million-dollar beard care brand: ‘I felt overlooked and stuck’
Marcinda Hankins found herself after being dismissed from JPMorgan Chase in 2018. Today, the single mother is transforming men’s grooming with her multimillion-dollar beard care brand, X’clusive...
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Meet the Ghanaian appointed as UN’s first African woman force commander
Major-General Anita Asmah is the first African woman to serve as a UN Force Commander. The 59-year-old is the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF),...
