Nigerian musician and song writer, Omawumi Megbele recently gave an electrifying performance in front of world leaders and dignitaries at the 2017 edition of the World Food Prize award . The World Food Prize is an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world. The songstress powerfully rendered...
There is no doubt that what a man can do, a woman can do even better. This is the case of Aarinola Olaiya, who reportedly broke a record recently by being the first student in 28 years to have a distinction in surgery at the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun. She reportedly also bagged distinctions in...
Three daring girls who in their little ways showed love to President Buhari were invited to meet with him on Monday, 16th of October, 2017. These girls though not related have shown that love can be expressed no matter how young you are or which tribe you are from. 10-year-old girl Aysha Aliyu Gebi who had written to President Muhammadu Buhari, in...
Nigerian TV/ Movie producer and Media personality, Mosunmola Abudu was recently included in the 25 Most Powerful Women in Global Television list by Hollywood Reporter. The media mogul took to her Instagram page to make the announcement and thanked God and everyone who has supported her thus far. Here’s what she shared on her Instagram page. Yipee ?????????? It’s such...
We can say that Njideka Akunyili Crosby, daughter of the late NAFDAC boss Dora Akunyili, is gradually following her mother’s footsteps with her recent feat of being awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Enugu-born Njideka, who now lives in California, was described by the foundation as “a figurative painter whose large-scale works express the hybridity characteristic of transnational experience through...
Lola Ogunyemi, the Black woman featured in the Dove campaign, has spoken out about the role she played in the advertisement, adding that the commercial was misinterpreted. Recently, Dove, a beauty brand owned by Unilever, was heavily criticized for a racist ad campaign it ran on Facebook. Last Saturday, the multinational issued a public apology regarding the advert, but it...
The International Day of the Girl Child is a day set aside to recognize the rights of all girls globally. It’s an opportunity to build confidence in girls and help them realize their potential. On December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to recognize girls’ rights and the...
“What a man can do, a woman can do better,” summarizes the story of Lt. Tobi Cohen, the first Nigerian woman in the Israeli Army. The young military officer, one of the best officers in the Army, has a Nigerian mother and an Israeli father but grew up in Nigeria. Narrating her experience on the IDF website, Lt. Cohen said...
Nothing beats the joy of finally being a mother. A certain Mrs Olaosebikan and her husband have welcomed a set of twins after 27 years of marriage. According to reports, she had them at age 57. A big congratulations to them....
On Tuesday, October 3rd, Barack Obama, Ex-United StatesPresident surprised his wife, Michelle Obama at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women in Philadelphia where Michelle was in a conversation with Shonda Rhimes with an incredibly tear-jerking and gracious video message. During the event, Obama had appeared on a screen, first quickly apologizing for “crashing” the event, before diving into a two-minute speech...