Mansa Musa (Mansa means “Emperor” or “Sultan”), was born and lived from 1280 to 1337 into a ruler family, where his brother, Mansa Abu-Bakr, ruled the empire until 1312. When Abu-Bakr failed to return from an ocean expedition, Musa inherited the throne of the gold-rich kingdom. Read more
“Jeff Okudah is going to be a star at the NFL level — there’s no coverage he can’t play, no role he can’t fill in the secondary. Okudah pairs prototypical size with trust in his technique and dynamic movement skills and should be a lockdown cornerback at the NFL level in just about any system. This is a top of the 1st-round caliber player that will excel in man or zone and can be used to mirror and erase the opposition’s best receiver in the NFL. A future Pro Bowl and All-Pro player,” Crabb said. Read more
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, born 3 March 1965. Dr Tedros elected WHO Director-General in May 2017. Dr Tedros Heads WHO to Tackle Covid-19 Pandemic. He has been praised for reforming the health sector and improving access to health care in Ethiopia, Africa’s most populous state after Nigeria. But when he was in charge, his ministry was known to discourage journalists from reporting about suspected cholera cases in the country. Tedros holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Community Health from the University of Nottingham in the UK and a Master of Science in Immunology of Infectious Diseases from the University of London. Read more
Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, was born 26 August 1969, Borno State. Babagana Umara Zulum is a Nigerian politician and Governor of Borno State. Here’s Babagana Umara Zulum Biography and Profile. Read more
Manu Dibango, Cameroonian singer, best known for his hit single “Soul Makossa,” was born 12 December 1933. Dibango achieved a considerable success following in the U.K. with the disco hit “Big Blow,” and in 1998 he recorded the album CubAfrica with Cuban artist Eliades Ochoa. Manu Dibango died on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 after contracting the new coronavirus, his representatives have confirmed. Dibango was “a fatherly figure who was always ready to advise, hold the hand of younger musicians and lead them to success,” fellow musician and journalist Ateh Francis, also known as Bazore, said. Here’s Manu Dibango Biography and Profile. Read more
King Sunny Ade is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and a pioneer of modern world music was born on 22 September 1946. Sunny Ade was deemed ‘King’ because he is his country’s No. 1 popular musician. Here’s King Sunny Ade Biography and Profile. Read more
Diseye Tantua, Nigerian Sculpture and Ghanaian Sculptures, Postwar & Contemporary painter best known for the Afro Pop Art, was born August 23, 1974 in Accra, Ghana, to a Nigerian father and Ghanaian mother. Here’s Diseye Tantua Biography and Profile. Read more
Larry Ndianefo, professionally known as Larry Gaaga, is a Nigerian industry entrepreneur, and music mogul. Larry Gaaga emerged as the cover face of Tush Magazine’s 26th issue. Larry Gaaga finally released his long-awaited single with Wizkid tagged “Low“. Here’s Larry Gaaga Biography and Profile. Read more
The son of a government clerk, he was born Muhammed Hosni El Sayed Mubarak in the Nile Delta village of Kafr Musailha on May 4, 1928, when Egypt was still heavily supervised by Britain. He was Egyptian President. Here’s Hosni Mubarak Biography and Profile. Read more
David Orobosa Omoregie, born 5 June 1998, known professionally as ‘Dave’, is a Nigerian-British rapper, singer, songwriter and musician from Streatham, South London. Dave is the crème de la crème of the next generation of British rap stars (alongside J Hus, AJ Tracey, Skepta, MoStack, Slowthai and Loyle Carner) to come through and feel the heat of some significant commercial success. Here’s Dave Biography and Profile. Read more