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Celmira Amade builds vegan beauty wonder product in the UK To revolutionise skincare For Melanin-rich skin
by Rachel Ogbu// When Celmira Amade came to study International Business at Royal Holloway University of London in 2010, she was not quite ready for the impact of the English…
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British-Nigerian Ganiyat Alli overcame depression to launch the UK’s first Nigerian Diaspora male & female pageant
by Rachel Ogbu// Ganiyat Alli is a woman on a mission to unite the Nigerian Diaspora in the UK. The 27-year-old entrepreneur has the ambition and drive to make a…
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He’s Nigerian-born, a British broadcaster and world record swimmer. Meet Ayo Akinwolere
by Rachel Ogbu// Throughout his career as a British television presenter, he has gone by the name Andy but last year, he made news and shocked fans when he went…
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Meet Fahma Mohamed, one of the youngest people in the UK to receive a PHD aged 19
by Rachel Ogbu// Fahma Mohamed, 20, became one of the youngest people in the UK to receive the honorary doctorate degree in the UK last year, at only 19. Mohamed,…
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Meet Nigerian-British Turner Prize-winning painter, Christopher Ofili
by Rachel Ogbu// It has been an exhilarating few months for Christoper Ofili: last month, he received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to…
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Meet 27-year-old British-Nigerian child prodigy, Anne-Marie Imafidon
Anne-Marie Imafidon (full name Anne-Marie Osawemwenze Ore-Ofe) Imafidon, 27, British-Nigerian computing, mathematics and language child prodigy has received an MBE, Member of the Order of the British Empire on May 19, for…
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Police falsely accused my father of being a drug dealer – UK Member of Parliament, Chuka Umunna
Nigerian-British Labour MP and former leadership candidate for the Labour Party, Chuka Umunna, 38, has been speaking about the party’s future as Britain gets ready to vote in the General…
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Nigerian-British comedian, Nabil Abdulrashid’s tough job of making Britain laugh about Islam
At 29, Abdul Rashid made history becoming the youngest black comedian to perform stand-up at the Hammersmith Apollo. Although suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, he wrote, acted and directed…
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Patti Boulaye speaks about her new book, “The Faith of a Child”
by Rachel Ogbu// British-Nigerian singer, Patti Boulaye (OBE), 63, began this year talking about her new book The Faith Of A Child, an autobiography chronicling her life through wealth, poverty, civil war…
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Acting for me is a vocation, not a job – Chuk Iwuji
by Rachel Ogbu// Chuk Iwuji was born in Nigeria in 1975. When he was ten, he started boarding school in the United Kingdom after his parents began working for the…
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Omolara Sobajo launches makeup brand for women of colour in the UK
by Rachel Ogbu// Omolara Tayo Sobajo holds a degree in Microbiology and an MBA, however beauty and makeup are her true calling, and after 8 years of working as a…
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Meet Mariatu Turay, the homeless immigrant who built a business empire in the UK
by Rachel Ogbu// Gitas Portal Founder, Mariatu Turay opened the first Gitas (Named after an acronym for "God Is Truly Amazing,") Portal boutique in London in 2016. As a self-taught designer-maker, Mariatu’s…
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Sierra Leonean-born British entrepreneur Sadia Sisay launches lingerie outfit
by Rachel Ogbu beingU is the brainchild of Sadia Sisay, a 47-Year-old Sierra Leonean born British woman who believes the identity of a person is more important than what they have…
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Attacker detonated an “improvised explosive device” | 7 facts about Ariana Grande’s Manchester concert explosion
by Tolu Omoyeni 23-year-old multiple award winning American singer, Ariana Grande had just performed before thousands of her fans who packed the 21,000-capacity Manchester Arena for one of the…
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Nigerian-born British actress, Wunmi Mosaku basks in her BAFTA award
by Rachel Ogbu Nigerian-born British actress, Wunmi Mosaku born as Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku, has won her first British Academy Television Award (BAFTA). She received the accolade for Best Supporting Actress…
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Lesley Nneka Arimah is carving out a niche in Literature
by Rachel Ogbu Lesley Nneka Arimah has been shortlisted for this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing. Now in its 18th year, the shortlist was announced by the chair of…
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“Skepta is not a rapper, he’s an activist” | British-Nigerian singer at the forefront of the grime scene
by Rachel Ogbu 34-year-old Joseph Adenuga better known by his stage name Skepta just won the Songwriter of the Year award, and Best Contemporary Song for Man at the prestigious…
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