How a tradition that started off as a way to find a partner became a day for the industry to celebrate itself.

Last year, I was talking to a dear friend, a fashion designer in Paris. “What are you doing?” I asked. “I have to finish the hats for the Catherinettes,” he said, so matter-of-factly that, for a ...

Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has reaffirmed the ban of Okuku ( Benin Traditional Hairdo), Ada (Sceptre), and Eben (Scimitar) usage by unauthorised ...