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Victor Boniface: the Akure striker in Leverkusen’s unbeaten title-winning team Profile Victor Boniface: the Akure striker in Leverkusen’s unbeaten title-winning team Joseph Paintsil: the Ghanaian winger who won the MLS Cup with LA Galaxy Profile Joseph Paintsil: the Ghanaian winger who won the MLS Cup with LA Galaxy Kamaldeen Sulemana: the Right to Dream winger who became Southampton’s record signing Profile Kamaldeen Sulemana: the Right to Dream winger who became Southampton’s record signing Wode Maya: the Ghanaian YouTuber who set out to show Africa through African eyes Entertainment Wode Maya: the Ghanaian YouTuber who set out to show Africa through African eyes Falz: the rapper, actor and activist who turned satire into a career Profile Falz: the rapper, actor and activist who turned satire into a career

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Femi Otedola: the Nigerian billionaire behind Forte Oil, Geregu Power and two famous daughters Celebrity Buzz Femi Otedola: the Nigerian billionaire behind Forte Oil, Geregu Power and two famous daughters France mobilizes 70,000 officers as widespread protests erupt in major cities News France mobilizes 70,000 officers as widespread protests erupt in major cities Ola Aina: the London-born full-back who chose Nigeria and found his best form at Forest Profile Ola Aina: the London-born full-back who chose Nigeria and found his best form at Forest

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Victor Boniface: the Akure striker in Leverkusen’s unbeaten title-winning team Profile Victor Boniface: the Akure striker in Leverkusen’s unbeaten title-winning team Victor Boniface, a powerful striker from Akure, moved from Norway and Belgium to Bayer Leverkusen in 2023. In his first season, Leverkusen won the Bundesliga without losing a match and lifted the German Cup, with Boniface among their key forwards. Joseph Paintsil: the Ghanaian winger who won the MLS Cup with LA Galaxy Profile Joseph Paintsil: the Ghanaian winger who won the MLS Cup with LA Galaxy Joseph Paintsil, a Ghanaian winger, played in Hungary and Belgium before joining LA Galaxy in 2024. In his first season in Major League Soccer, he helped the Galaxy win the MLS Cup in December 2024. Kamaldeen Sulemana: the Right to Dream winger who became Southampton’s record signing Profile Kamaldeen Sulemana: the Right to Dream winger who became Southampton’s record signing Kamaldeen Sulemana came through Ghana's Right to Dream academy, starred for FC Nordsjaelland and moved to Rennes in 2021. In 2023 he joined Southampton for a club-record fee and has played for Ghana's Black Stars, including at the 2022 World Cup. Wode Maya: the Ghanaian YouTuber who set out to show Africa through African eyes Entertainment Wode Maya: the Ghanaian YouTuber who set out to show Africa through African eyes Wode Maya, born Berthold Kobby Winkler Ackon, studied engineering in China before building one of Africa's best-known YouTube channels. His travel videos across the continent aim to show African cities, businesses and people in a positive light. Falz: the rapper, actor and activist who turned satire into a career Profile Falz: the rapper, actor and activist who turned satire into a career Falz, born Folarin Falana, is a lawyer's son who became one of Nigeria's best-known rappers and actors. His 2018 song This Is Nigeria satirised the country's problems, and he became a prominent voice during the 2020 EndSARS protests. Odunlade Adekola: the Yoruba film star whose face became Nigeria’s favourite meme Profile Odunlade Adekola: the Yoruba film star whose face became Nigeria’s favourite meme Odunlade Adekola is one of the biggest stars of Yoruba-language cinema, known for comic and dramatic roles. His expressive face became a hugely popular meme, and he took the lead in Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman in 2022. Calvin Bassey: from Leicester’s academy to Rangers, Ajax, Fulham and the Super Eagles Profile Calvin Bassey: from Leicester’s academy to Rangers, Ajax, Fulham and the Super Eagles Calvin Bassey, a left-footed defender, came through Leicester City's academy before thriving at Rangers, where he reached the 2022 Europa League final. He moved to Ajax and then Fulham, and played a key role in Nigeria's run to the 2023 AFCON final. Silverbird Galleria and the return of cinema-going in Nigeria Entertainment Silverbird Galleria and the return of cinema-going in Nigeria By the 1990s, most of Nigeria's old cinemas had closed. In 2004, Silverbird Galleria opened in Victoria Island, Lagos, bringing modern multiplex cinema back to the country. Its success helped spark a revival of cinema-going and a new box office for Nollywood. Elesin Oba: Biyi Bandele’s final film, adapting Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman Movies & TV Elesin Oba: Biyi Bandele’s final film, adapting Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman, a 2022 Netflix film directed by Biyi Bandele, adapts Wole Soyinka's 1975 play about a royal horseman who must follow his dead king into the afterlife. Bandele died in August 2022, weeks before its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Femi Otedola: the Nigerian billionaire behind Forte Oil, Geregu Power and two famous daughters Celebrity Buzz Femi Otedola: the Nigerian billionaire behind Forte Oil, Geregu Power and two famous daughters Femi Otedola built a fortune in petroleum distribution and later power generation. The son of a former Lagos governor, he is also known for his philanthropy and for his daughters, DJ Cuppy and actress Temi Otedola, who have their own large followings.

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Odunlade Adekola: the Yoruba film star whose face became Nigeria’s favourite meme Profile Odunlade Adekola: the Yoruba film star whose face became Nigeria’s favourite meme Calvin Bassey: from Leicester’s academy to Rangers, Ajax, Fulham and the Super Eagles Profile Calvin Bassey: from Leicester’s academy to Rangers, Ajax, Fulham and the Super Eagles Silverbird Galleria and the return of cinema-going in Nigeria Entertainment Silverbird Galleria and the return of cinema-going in Nigeria Elesin Oba: Biyi Bandele’s final film, adapting Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman Movies & TV Elesin Oba: Biyi Bandele’s final film, adapting Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman

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Tinsel: the long-running Nigerian soap opera about the film business Entertainment Tinsel: the long-running Nigerian soap opera about the film business Far From Home: Netflix’s Nigerian teen drama about a scholarship boy among Lagos’s elite Movies & TV Far From Home: Netflix’s Nigerian teen drama about a scholarship boy among Lagos’s elite Eyimofe: the Esiri brothers’ Lagos film that joined the Criterion Collection Movies & TV Eyimofe: the Esiri brothers’ Lagos film that joined the Criterion Collection Ramsey Nouah: Nollywood’s lover boy who became the director of Living in Bondage: Breaking Free Movies & TV Ramsey Nouah: Nollywood’s lover boy who became the director of Living in Bondage: Breaking Free