Author: Prudence Makoge
Quiz time. Of the 62 teams who both finished last season and started this one in the EFL, who has won the most points in 2025 so far?Surely it’s Coventry? Nope, not even close. It must be Bradford then? No. Wrexham? Afraid not.Birmingham’s back-to-back 4-0 home wins this past week took them up to 83 points and counting this year.League One leaders Stockport are second with 78 while it’s little old Charlton who are third, a further three points back, after their last-gasp win over West Brom at The Valley on Tuesday.In a world where Sunderland have bounced straight from…
Photo Credit: Omoyemi Akerele/Instagram What does it take to change one of the world’s most wasteful industries? For Lagos Fashion Week, it’s been over a decade of persistence, innovation, and a belief that fashion can do more than just dress people — it can reshape how we see, make, and sustain the things we wear. This week in Rio de Janeiro, Lagos Fashion Week was announced as one of the winners of the 2025 Earthshot Prize, a global honour established by Prince William and natural historian Sir David Attenborough to recognise changemakers working to protect and restore the planet. The…
Content creator Stephanie Mawdsley, who shines a light on untold stories about women in football and has become a trusted social media source for the beautiful game, has solidified her success with a nomination for Sports Content Creator at the 2025 TikTok Awards in Sub-Saharan Africa following her finalist spot at the 2025 gsport Awards. Mawdsley chatted to gsport about her career moves, and elaborated on how she got started in the industry. “My career in media has been an interesting one so far – I started off quite young as an aspiring sports photographer and journalist while playing for…
The boys can’t understand the fear factor of a team that’s beaten the Boks once in nine Tests over the past 15 years. Siya hits 100 for Boks, Gaza returns The post Keo & Zels: Rassie’s Boks to fry the Frogs appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Source link
Inverroche, an ultra-premium South African gin crafted with rare Fynbos botanicals from the Cape Floral region, has announced a cultural partnership with The Afropolitan Lifestyle Podcast, a platform celebrating Africa’s creative excellence and global influence. The collaboration marks the beginning of a new storytelling journey for Inverroche in Nigeria, one that blends heritage, craftsmanship, and culture through conversations with Africa’s most innovative thinkers and tastemakers. Through its partnership with The Afropolitan Lifestyle Podcast, Inverroche brings its story to life, where heritage, craftsmanship, and the wild beauty of fynbos come together in every bottle. From hand-harvested fynbos to final distillation, every…
The Noella Foundation, reaffirmed its commitment to shaping Nigeria’s future workforce at the second edition of the Life After School Summit. The event brought together over 500 students for capacity-building sessions led by industry leaders, policymakers, and creative sector influencers. The summit brought together over 500 students from tertiary institutions across Lagos State for a full day of learning, mentorship, and career preparation. The 2025 edition introduced new and expanded sessions focused on digital literacy and financial knowledge, aimed at enhancing youth readiness for the workplace and broadening their understanding of employability beyond the traditional focus on personal branding…
A Mamelodi Sundowns attacker has completed a move to a fellow Tshwane side. Moving to South Africa is never easy, and such was the case for Abubeker Nasir. Nasir joined Masandawana back in 2022 after bossing things back home in Ethiopia. The speedy winger set the PSL alight with a stunning debut goal against Kaizer Chiefs however it was all downhill from there. Mamelodi Sundowns attacker joins neighbours Nasir was plagued by injury and subsequently lost his place at Mamelodi Sundowns. He was loaned back home before being loaned to Supersport United. Unfortunately for him, his loan at the now…
Mo Abudu CEO, EbonyLife Group On 6 November, the EbonyLife Group launches EbonyLife ON Plus, a groundbreaking global digital platform that reimagines how the world experiences African creativity. Available via the App Store and Google Play, the platform blends entertainment, learning, fashion, and live experiences to create what founder Mo Abudu calls “a complete lifestyle ecosystem.” “EbonyLife ON Plus puts African stories back in African hands,” says Abudu. “We pride ourselves on being more than a streaming platform. This is a space that celebrates every dimension of African creativity, from the stories we tell to the way we live,…
Beryl Lodewyk has been passionate about sports since childhood, attending cricket and rugby matches at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town with her father. By 2025, she has built an impressive broadcasting career, working with SuperSport, the Indian Premier League, and serving as a Director’s Assistant for several ICC World Cups. Lodewyk shared how she, as she puts it, ‘became hooked’ on cricket, despite the segregation laws then in place in South Africa. “Growing up in the years of apartheid, it was difficult to enjoy a good sporting event, as all non-whites were restricted to one certain area of the stadium,…
Sunday, October 26th, 2025, marked a significant moment for the Nigerian fashion industry as the documentary ‘Model Citizen’ premiered in Lagos. Hosted by Aniyota Media, the private screening brought together models, fashion creatives, and non-models from across the city, all eager to witness a documentary that promised to shed light on an often-overlooked aspect of the fashion ecosystem: the lives of models themselves. What began as a beautiful gathering, people taking pictures, exchanging hugs, and sipping mocktails, soon transformed into something deeper. After the screening, conversations began to flow both onsite and online, with attendees sharing shock, empathy, and solidarity…