Maggie Aderin-Pocock Honoured With Special Barbie Doll Barbie is set to honour Nigerian-British space scientist, Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock to commemorate the 2023 International Women’s Day and British Science Week which runs from March 10-19. For her work promoting science careers to girls, Aderin-Pocock will have a Barbie doll in her name. She is a former President of the British Science...
IWD 2023: Google Celebrates Women’s Day With Doodle International Women’s Day (IWD) is marked annually on the 8th of March. It is a global day set aside to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women while highlighting gender equality, equal pay, discrimination against women, and hoping for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive world. The theme for this...
Omotola Jalade Ekehinde has revealed how her father’s death changed her life. In an emotionally laden interview with Chude Jideonwo, the actress said the incident has made her more confident and emotionless at the same time She also revealed how desperation almost pushed her into prostitution. Watch the video below ...
Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi has fulfilled his promise to a young female entrepreneur who could not afford an oven for her baking business. Recall that Obi in a press conference recounted his conversation with the entrepreneur, Ms. Gimba Sophia Emmanuel expressed her inability to purchase an oven for her business. Emmanuel graduated in 2018. Mr. Obi was moved to...
Keke Palmer has applauded single parents days after welcoming her son, Leodis Andrellton Jackson. Recall that Palmer welcomed a baby boy with her partner on February 28, 2023. In a video she shared on Friday, the actress eulogized single parents who had to raise kids on their own. She said, “I just came on here to say, if you are...
Isha Sesay has welcomed her first child at age 47. Taking to Instagram to share the news, the former CNN correspondent revealed her daughter, Naimah, was born on February 17th. Here is what she wrote: My pathway to motherhood has been a long and at times difficult journey. But through it all, I have taken every step girded by faith...
Meet The 5 Nigerian Women Who Won National Assembly Seats In 2023 With the clamour for gender equality, the female gender has found the need to hold political positions in their various communities. As the 2023 elections in Nigeria take center stage, some women have shown they have what it takes to participate in politics. In the spirit of International...
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has lost the Kogi central senatorial district election to Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The result was announced by Rotimi Ajayi, INEC returning officer for Kogi central senatorial district on Tuesday, February 28. Ajayi said Sadiku-Ohere garnered 52,132 votes to beat Natasha of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who had 51,763 votes. The announcement is...
Actress Keke Palmer and her boyfriend, Darius Jackson have welcomed a son together. Recall that the 29-year-old had announced the news of her pregnancy during an episode of “Saturday Night Live” in December. Sharing the news on Instagram, ‘The Akeehlah and the Bee’ star wrote: Hey Son!!!! 1. Only 48hrs of being parents! 😳 2. Darius always made me playlists...
One woman on the lips of everyone during the 2023 elections is none other than Hajiya Ireti Kingibe. Ireti is a frontline philanthropist and outstanding advocate of women’s empowerment in the country. She won her polling unit representing the Labour Party in Saturday’s senatorial election in the FCT, defeating the incumbent by a wide margin. Kingibe garnered 202,175 votes to...