Category: Public Figures

Dr. George Akuffo Dampare’s rise through the Ghana Police Service is an inspiring story of discipline, academic excellence, and steady leadership. From joining as a constable in 1990 to becoming the youngest Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in Ghana’s Fourth Republic, Dampare combined professional training with academic achievement to reshape perceptions…

Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka is one of the most exciting young footballers of his generation. Favoured for his pace, technique and tactical intelligence, Saka has emerged from the youth systems of London and Arsenal to become a regular starter for both club and country. This biography covers his early life,…

Tolami Benson has become one of the most talked-about names in modern football culture — not just because of her connection to Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka, but also for her own career, sense of style, and steady rise as a social media influencer and public relations professional. This…

Amina Agyeman-Rawlings — commonly referred to as Amina Rawlings — is known in Ghana and across the diaspora as a lawyer, public figure and member of the well-known Rawlings family. As the third daughter of the late former Ghanaian president Jerry John Rawlings and Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, Amina has navigated…

Joan Didion was one of the most influential American writers of the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st: an essayist, novelist, screenwriter, and memoirist whose precise, spare prose redefined literary journalism and personal nonfiction. She captured cultural dislocation, political unease, and the private architecture of grief…

Thomas George “Tommy” Prince (1915–1977) remains one of Canada’s most decorated Indigenous soldiers. A member of the Peguis First Nation (Manitoba), Prince served with extraordinary distinction during World War II and the Korean War. His life is a study in courage, ingenuity, and heartbreaking contradictions: a soldier celebrated on the…

Daddy Lumba (real name Charles Kwadwo Fosu) is one of Ghana’s most celebrated musicians — a singer, songwriter, and producer whose soulful voice and relatable lyrics transformed modern highlife and Afropop across West Africa. With a career spanning more than three decades, Daddy Lumba has produced dozens of albums and…

Wing Commander Afshan Akhtar is an officer in the Indian Air Force who came into the national spotlight following the tragic crash of an IAF Tejas aircraft at the Dubai Air Show in November 2025. In deeply emotional scenes widely carried by Indian and international media, Wing Commander Afshan paid…

Gladys Atieno Nyasuna Wanga is one of Kenya’s most prominent contemporary female politicians — a leader who rose from student politics to national office and in 2022 became Governor of Homa Bay County. Her story is one of persistence, public service, and breaking regional gender barriers in Kenyan politics. Early…

Brigadier General M. Uba (often reported as Samaila Mohammed Uba / Muhammed Uba in some outlets) is a senior officer of the Nigerian Army whose career spans decades of service, public relations roles and frontline command appointments. He attracted widespread attention in November 2025 after reports emerged about an ambush…