Author: Rachel Ogbu

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Rachel OgbuJune 22, 2017

“Giving up is not an option” | Nigerian-British PR executive, Ronke Lawal advises young entrepreneurs

Ronke Lawal is the Founder of UK based Ariatu PR, a PR company that works with a variety of entrepreneurs from ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 22, 2017

Dentaa Amoateng is invested in celebrating Ghanaian-based businesses in the UK

Award-winning Ghanaian-British entrepreneur, actress, TV presenter, singer, producer, Dentaa Amoateng is the founder of the annual Ghana UK Based Awards (GUBA) which took ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 22, 2017

Meet Irene Agbontaen, creator of London-based fashion label, Taller Than Your Average

Irene Agbontaen is a London-based fashion stylist who created Taller Than Your Average (TTYA) London: an apparel brand offering accessible, ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 22, 2017

I used to sell ice cream – British-Ghanaian star actress, Freema Agyeman

38-year-old Ghanaian-British actress Freema Agyeman who played the Time Lord’s companion Martha Jones on Dr. Who series from 2007 to ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 22, 2017

Amma Asante honoured by Queen Elizabeth II, appointed Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Award-winning British director, screenwriter, actress Ghanaian-British, Amma Asante, 47,  has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth II and appointed Most Excellent Order ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 21, 2017

Temi Mwale makes the Forbes 30 Under 30 list following London’s Young Person of the Year Award

Earlier this year, Temi Mwale made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her community project: 4Front which works with ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 21, 2017

Ghanaian-British Olympic bronze medalist Joshua Buatsi set to make professional boxing debut

Ghanaian-British Olympic bronze medalist Joshua Buatsi will make his professional boxing debut this July. The 24-year-old just signed for Matchroom Boxing in ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 21, 2017

Neequaye Dreph Dsane paints London in #BlackGirlMagic as part of his ‘You Are Enough’ series

As part of his ‘You Are Enough’ series, London-based Ghanaian artist Neequaye Dreph Dsane has painted London walls with huge images ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 21, 2017

Tinie Tempah urges students to stay in school

by Rachel Ogbu// Nigerian-British rapper and entrepreneur Tinie Tempah has been inspiring students at his former school- St Francis Xavier (SFX) ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 20, 2017

Record attendance at the 25th Africa Oyé Festival in Liverpool

There was an attendance record last weekend at the 25th Africa Oyé Festival which attracted over 80,000 people to Sefton ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 19, 2017

Ghanaian-British celebrity fitness expert Efua Baker is ‘THE’ Body Producer

Efua Baker is a Ghanaian-British celebrity fitness expert and personal trainer. She became known to us in the health and fitness scene in 2004 when she was ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 19, 2017

Double bass player, Chi-chi Nwanoku appointed OBE in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours

Nigerian- British double bass player Chi-chi Nwanoku just been appointed OBE in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours, this adds to her other ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 19, 2017

Reni Eddo-Lodge shares her racism struggle in new book, “Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race”

Reni Eddo-Lodge, Nigerian-British journalist focused on feminism and exposing structural racism speaks on her new book; Why I’m No Longer Talking ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 19, 2017

Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire

In 2016, Nigerian-British Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp was one of almost 300 British actors, musicians, writers and artists that signed a ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 19, 2017

UK-based James Barnor is Ghana’s father of photography

by Rachel Ogbu// As part of the festivities marking Ghana at 60, ‘the James Barnor Homecoming Exhibition’ has been showing ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 19, 2017

Sade Adu appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Sade Adu, born Helen Folasade Adu was on June 10, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 18, 2017

John Akomfrah, OBE, speaks on Trump, Brexit migration debates

by Rachel Ogbu// In January Ghanaian-British video artist John Akomfrah was named the winner of 2017 Artes Mundi, the UK’s biggest ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 17, 2017

Say hello to EastEnders actress Bunmi Mojekwu

by Rachel Ogbu// EastEnders is one of the longest-running British soap operas showing on BBC One since 1985. Nigerian-British actress Bunmi Mojekwu joined ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 17, 2017

British media tags Edward Enninful, the most powerful man in fashion

by Rachel Ogbu// In April, Edward Enninful was announced as the Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue. He has become the first ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 16, 2017

Anthony Joshua could start earning more than Floyd Mayweather

by Rachel Ogbu// Nigerian-born British boxer, Anthony Joshua seems to be the most humble heavyweight champion today. Since knocking out Wladimir Klitschko ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 15, 2017

Zimbabwean-British playwright, Zodwa Nyoni to release new play July 1

by Rachel Ogbu// Zimbabwean-British playwright Zodwa Nyoni has been hailed by the BBC for making her voice heard with her new play Ode ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 15, 2017

24-year-old artist, Khadija Saye’s friends desperately finding her following Grenfell Tower fire

by Rachel Ogbu// Amongst the hundreds missing or even feared dead in the tragically burnt Grenfell Tower West London is ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 15, 2017

Nigerian-British Hannah Agboola sparks race argument on Big Brother UK

by Rachel Ogbu// There is trouble in the Big Brother UK House – but when is there not? This time ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 15, 2017

Africa Fashion Week takes over London fashion scene this August 2017

by Rachel Ogbu// African-inspired designs are dominating the international fashion scene like never before and now everything is set for Africa ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 14, 2017

Nigerian-British Conservative MP Kemi Badenoch speaks about the threats she receives

by Rachel Ogbu// Nigerian-British Kemi Badenoch has been speaking openly about the threats she receives as a public servant. The ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 14, 2017

Facts and figures from the Grenfell tower, London fire

by Rachel Ogbu// Early Wednesday, at about 1am, firefighters were called to a 27-storey building engulfed in flames at Grenfell Tower in ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 14, 2017

Photos from the annual Fashion Africa Conference in London

by Rachel Ogbu// The annual Fashion Africa Conference took place last month at the Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Rd, Chelsea, ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 13, 2017

Dele Aro, founder of Amacoast Cinema UK speaks on the need to tell African stories across the world

by Rachel Ogbu// Nigerian-British Dele Aro is the founder of Amacoast Cinema, an experimental cinema company focused on Black film in ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 13, 2017

2 African entrepreneurs launch African dolls collection in the UK

by Rachel Ogbu// South African Khulile Vilakazi-Ofosu and Caroline Hlahla, a Zimbabwean based in the U.K. are the entrepreneurs behind the ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 13, 2017

Who is Chi Onwurah? The Nigerian, re-elected Labour MP of Newcastle

by Rachel Ogbu// Chi Onwurah, the re-elected Labour MP of Newcastle has been speaking about how her party would change the ...

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