People

Tara Fela-Durotoye is the founder and CEO of House of Tara International, the creator of the Tara Orekelewa Beauty range, and H.I.P Beauty range.

Joy Adenuga is a multi-award-winning makeup artist. The Nigerian born, London-based Makeup Artist, Beauty Expert and Educator, has made a name for herself as a melanin specialist. The beauty powerhouse has a  huge and loyal fanbase and has worked on global campaigns with leading brands such as Dark and Lovely,…

Nigeria is home to some of the biggest markets in West Africa serving its citizens and neighbouring countries. Some of the major trading hubs are Onitsha Market, Balogun Market (Lagos), Oshodi Market (Lagos), Computer Village and the grandest of them all, Aba Market. Located at the commercial nerve centre in…

being a model is more than just looking pretty and having a fantastic body. Instead, it requires certain skills which are mastered overtime.

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is the Chief Executive Officer of SoleRebels, a leading global shoe brand based in Ethiopia.

When Mudiagha Clement Enajemo moved to Lagos, Nigeria, in 1990, he had no idea it was his promised land. He had secured a job but lost it in eight months, leaving him devastated and in despair, not knowing it was fate rerouting his journey. Thankfully, some friends raised money for…

Ally Rehmtullah is a Tanzanian fashion designer of Indian descent. He studied at the Baum School of Art and Lehigh Valley College in the United States. He is the first East African designer to show at London Fashion Week.

One sunny Saturday afternoon, I visited a Next Salon outlet in Lagos. It was my first time there after a colleague had spoken so highly of the place, describing the salon chain as the very best in the country.

Evans Akere is the founder of Vanskere and a trained Nigerian lawyer who dumped the legal profession for fashion, and now building a luxury lifestyle brand that is converting window shoppers to avid clients with his outstanding designs and craftsmanship. The Vanskere brand was launched in 2004 with a goal…

Precious Okoye is a Nigerian model who’s taking Africa to the world with her exploits in the beauty industry.  She started modelling in 2013 in Nigeria’s fashion capital, Lagos. In 2017, she won the face of Black Opal Nigeria. She was crowned the winner and queen of the 2019 edition…