Ankara Fashion

Hajar Saaid never planned to become a fashion designer. For most of her life, she worked as an environmental consultant, thinking in terms of watersheds and impact assessments, measuring what a project leaves behind on the land and on the…
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The men at BellaNaija's 20th anniversary Grand Red Carpet Experience had their own ideas about what a High Fashion Icon should look like, and they were not all heading in the same direction. Shawn Faqua went vintage, Larry Hector brought…
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On Thursday, October 1st, 2026, the already charged Nigerian pre-election atmosphere gained a new dimension: cultural preservation and governance. During an Independence Day edition of The Platform Nigeria, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Lagos…
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Wunmi Mosaku made her mark on The Jennifer Hudson Show's Spirit Tunnel, and anyone familiar with that backstage hallway knows she was never going to simply walk through it. The Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning actress brought plenty of…
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Nigerian model and creative director Rachael Ojuromi has walked in Chanel's Spring/Summer 2027 show at the Grand Palais in Paris, turning a viral Lagos recreation into a full-circle fashion moment.The 22-year-old first drew international…
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Feranmi, 26, loves her girlfriend. She has also cheated on her with three other women. She knows it is wrong, but she describes infidelity as a weapon she uses to shield herself from being hurt. After discovering that her girlfriend has…
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In January 2012, Wawira Njiru raised A$1,680 to start Food4Education. Having grown up seeing children in her community struggle with hunger, and after speaking with local schools, she came to understand that for many children, food and…
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Isaac*, 26, is learning to slow down. After a series of relationships that taught him hard lessons about love, money and the pressure to provide, he is hoping to find a balance that works. In this episode of On the Streets, a Zikoko series…
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Fatimata B. Sawaneh didn't build Future Models of Africa from the outside looking in. She built it because she had been on the inside and saw exactly what was missing. As a model who worked with international brands and appeared on…
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Ayra Starr has released the official music video for her song “Heaven Baby,” featuring Zayn Malik. The track appears on her sophomore album, Starrgirl, which arrived in August 2025 and has since become a playlist staple.A Dark, Sleek Visual…
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