They no longer make creative masters like the personable wonder simply called El Anatsui. El Anatsui came from Ghana to Nigeria and then conquered the world. It is no mean feat for a self-effacing man who never courted the klieg…
Zelenskyy named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’
Time magazine has named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 2022’s “Person of the Year” for his courage in the face of Russia’s invasion and for inspiring Ukrainians to remain steadfast and resist Russia’s full-scale invasion, which it launched in late February.…
The most impossible article ever written — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The most challenging article ever written by me was published in Time magazine. It was one of the many friends of mine who had been asking me to write my autobiography who wanted me to tell him of the most…
“TIME 100”: TIME names Tony Elumelu in world’s Most Influential People list 2020
TIME magazine has named Tony O. Elumelu, one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists, in the 2020 TIME100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its 17th year, recognises the activism, innovation, and…
The remarkable resurgence of Ben Enwonwu who was already Africa’s greatest contemporary artist
A few recent discoveries of long-lost works by Africa’s greatest contemporary artist, Ben Enwonwu, are leading to a reexamination of his legacy. How is it that the works of a man who in 1949 would be named Africa’s greatest contemporary…
Dangote responsible for over 10% of Nigeria’s GDP — Report (Vanguard)
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, and his conglomerate, Dangote Group, have been reported to be responsible for over 10 per cent of Nigeria’s gross domestic product, GDP. Alhaji Aliko Dangote The report, published by TIME Magazine, said Aliko Dangote was…
