Afua Kyei, the Bank of England’s chief financial officer, has been named the UK’s most influential black person. The 43-year-old is one of the UK’s most senior finance leaders, in charge of the financial governance of the Bank’s £1 trillion balance sheet and funding reforms. The BoE executive director topped the 2026 Powerlist, which recognises…
By the time the lights dimmed at AfroTalks Lagos 2025, one truth stood firm: the African Dream is still trapped in systems Africans didn’t design. Yet on that stage at Alliance Française, Ikoyi, a generation of thinkers and creators decoded the deceptive idea of the African Dream hosted by Global MCs Beatrice Afful and Ebo…
Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first billionaire player. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, an external index that tracks the world’s richest people based on their net worth, has measured the 40-year-old Portugal and Al-Nassr striker’s wealth for the first time. The valuation takes into account career earnings, investments, and endorsements and says Ronaldo’s net worth is…
Tesla boss Elon Musk has become the first person ever to achieve a net worth of more than $500bn (£370.9bn), as the value of the electric car company and his other businesses have risen this year. The tech magnate’s net worth briefly reached $500.1bn on Wednesday afternoon New York time, before dipping slightly to just…
Ghanaian actor and filmmaker Fiifi Coleman has tied the knot in a heartwarming wedding ceremony that brought together family, friends, and notable figures from the film industry. The event, marked by elegance and joy, saw fellow actor Adjetey Anang and other industry colleagues present to support and celebrate with Fiifi on his big day. Their…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has presented diplomatic passports to five distinguished Ghanaians in recognition of their contributions to promoting Ghana and Africa’s image on the global stage. The recipients — travel vlogger Wode Maya, reggae icon Rocky Dawuni, broadcaster Anita Erskine, visual artist Ibrahim Mahama, and entrepreneur Dentaa Amoateng MBE —…
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has broken the world record for cooking the largest ever pot of jollof rice in Lagos last week. Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed the achievement on social media, saying Ms Baci’s concoction of the popular West African dish weighed in at a staggering 8,780kg. After nine hours of cooking, the effort…
Temi Otedola, actress and daughter of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has released pictures of her wedding with Nigerian singer, Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi. The couple tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony at Hallgrimskirkja Church, an iconic landmark in Iceland on August 8. Notable guests at the wedding included Africa’s richest…
Pretoria, South Africa — Raymond Smith, founder of AfriMass Network Advocate, delivered an inspiring and timely presentation at this year’s Media Impact Africa Conference 2025, held under the theme “Media, Faith in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (AI).” The event, organized by TBN AFRICA in partnership with University of South Africa UNISA brought together thought…
Nigerian media personality Toke Makinwa has joyfully announced the birth of her daughter, expressing overwhelming gratitude and describing the experience as the happiest moment of her life. Sharing the news, Toke wrote: “I’m a mommy. This is the happiest I’ve ever been. My precious daughter, the love I never knew existed, my heart in another…
