Welcome to Vol 89 of The Spread!
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🔥 Trending Stories
- Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya plays for 60 hours in Times Square via CNN
- What's Driving West Africans' Recent Guinness World Record Attempts? via OkayAfrica
- This Ghanaian artist covers the Barbican Centre in a sea of pink traditional cloth via BBC
- How Nigeria's 1970s make-do-and-mend attitude resonates in today's slow fashion culture via BBC Culture
- How K-Drama Has Transcended Mere Fandom for Nigerian Women via OkayAfrica
- A New Tokyo Art Space Will Champion Contemporary African Art via Artnet
- Davido Talks Wanting to Work With Rihanna and Headlining Madison Square Garden via Variety
⏳ Trivia Time
Tunde Onakoya is best known for founding which initiative that uses chess to empower disadvantaged children in Nigeria?
A) Chess in Slums Africa
B) Chess for Change
C) Pawns to Kings Initiative
Scroll to the very bottom for the answer.
🧭 A Marmalade Guide To...
The Otedola Billionaire Sisters
Curious about who in Nigeria is cruising around in a pink Ferrari? Well, look no further than the Otedola sisters - Tolani, Florence (aka DJ Cuppy), and Temi. These three are rocking Nigeria with their unique talents and vibes. Straight out of Lagos, these daughters of billionaire Femi Otedola are proving they're more than just their family name.
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What We're...
📰 Reading: This Week in African Tech Newsletter by Tech Safari.
📺 Watching: Michael Palin in Nigeria on Channel 5.
🎧 Listening to: Ngozi Diamond's mix on aprtment life featuring special guest, Ayra Starr.
🎟️ Booking: Dine with Mentality. A unique dinner designed for building lifelong friendships and support networks among like-minded men.
👀 Eyeing: Zashadu on Industrie Africa. Handmade by skilled artisans in Lagos, Nigeria, using upcycled leather and vegetable dyes, each item is a testament to effortless style.
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