All posts tagged "first women"

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  First Women: Josephine Okwuekeleke Tolefe Is The First Woman To Become An Army Captain In Nigeria

  In our time, women did not hold sway. We did not know where to turn because every civil servant in the country...

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  NneNne Iwuji-Eme Becomes UK’s First Black Woman Ambassador

  Noting her appointment as “an honour and a privilege,” NneNne hopes she would inspire others to pursue their ambitions.

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  First Women: Zaynab Alkali – The First Woman Novelist From Northern Nigeria

  By the time she was 20 years old, married and still a student, she started writing but the stories weren’t for publication....

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  First Women: Jamila Malafa Is The First Northern Woman To Rise To The Rank Of A Commodore

  “I am the first female of northern extraction to be promoted to the rank of a general in the Nigerian Navy. The...

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  First Women: Zulu Sofola – The First Female Professor Of Theatre Arts In Africa

  She was criticised for being a liberal feminist, because her plays analysed the ill-treatment of women in African societies, however, she is...

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  First Women: First Woman To Be The Chair Of The British Nigeria Law Forum

  Seye Aina is the first woman to be appointed as the chair of the British Nigeria Law Forum since its foundation in...

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  Simidele Adeagbo Is On Her Way Being The First Woman To Represent Nigeria As A Skeleton Athlete At The 2018 Winter Game In Korea

  “I want to be an example and inspire others by showing them what’s possible. I want to change the conversation and the...

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  First Women: First Woman In 28 Years To Graduate With Distinction In Surgery At Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife

  Aarinola Olaiya will be the first woman and student in 28yrs to have a distinction in Surgery at the Faculty of Clinical...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Woman From Nigeria To Serve In Israel’s Defense Forces

  My mother and my entire family attended the officers' graduation ceremony. It is very touching to be the first woman officer from...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Obtain A Ph.D. Degree In Mathematics

  The University of Ibadan later sponsored her to the University of London, the First University Statistics Department in the world, for her...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Become An Air Hostess

  She was first married to late Chief Alfred Rewane and later married the love of her life, Herman. D. Stallings, an African...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Become Google Developer Expert

  She studied Experimental Psychology for her undergraduate degree and Law for her Masters but had to pursue Web design and development because...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Become A Broadcaster

  The men all laughed and thought that was a loose end on my part because for them there was no way an...

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  Shahida Sanusi, Daughter Of The Emir Of Kano Becomes The First Non-Title Holder And Woman To Represent An Emir In The North

  And as my father said, the twelve of us, are ready to take his place if anything happens and not just that...

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  Demi Grace Becomes The First Nigerian Woman And The First Model With Dreadlocks In A Pantene Commercial

  I made the first Nigerian woman on a Pantene campaign, the first woman of color with dreadlocks. I mean, so many firsts....

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Become A Governor

  Etiaba is the only person who served as deputy governor, governor and then deputy governor again, in the same administration.

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Become A Physician

  She was a woman of many firsts, many titles and many awards in the medical field in Nigeria, she also owned a...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Study At Cambridge Univeristy And To Female Professor In Nigeria

  She is the first women to do five different great things in Nigeria!

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Become A Military Pilot

  “As a first female pilot I would want to make a mark that would encourage other females to join the military because...

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  How A Tiny Girl With A Big Afro Created The First Quality Women Magazine In Nigeria

  I remember when people used to ask when they would see my boss! Well, do you blame those male ch......? I'm a...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Win The Miss World Title

  She was invited by Naomi Campbell to participate in Frock 'n' Roll - a charity fashion show in Barcelona and soon negotiated...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Coach A European Football Club

  Presently in Norway living her dreams, Maureen is the first Nigerian women’s football coach attached to a top European club at Avaldsnes.

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Become A Cabinet Minister

  If we are created by God, why are we afraid of our males, the ones we give birth to? That was why...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman Senior Advocate Of Nigeria

  She is the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria and the first Nigerian female lawyer to wear the silk gown as Senior...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Become Minister Of Industry

  She became Nigeria’s first female Minister of Industry after she was appointed twice in December 1997 and August 1998 under the Sani...

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  25-year-old Hindatu Umar Becomes The First Woman And The Youngest Person To Be A Local Government Chairperson

  She is a 25 year-old secondary school graduate and the youngest female to occupy such position in Nigeria. However, not all the...

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  FIRST WOMEN: First Nigerian Woman To Become A Rear Admiral In the Nigerian Navy

  For more stories on Nigerian women who were first in their fields, visit FIRST WOMEN page for our past collections. Rear Admiral Itunu Hotonu,...

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  FIRST WOMEN: Ojeme Ewhudjakpor Becomes First Nigerian Female Deputy Corps Marshal

  For more historical women stories visit FIRST WOMEN page for our past collections. The Federal Road Safety Commission has appointed Ojeme Ewhudjakpor as its...

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  Ogadinma Mgbajah Is The First Female Cardiothoracic Surgeon In West Africa

    Dr Ogadinma Mgbajah is the first woman to become a Cardiothoracic Surgeon In West Africa With no clue that that there...

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  Amina Yahaya Breaks Record In The North As She Becomes The First Woman To Lead Student Union At Usman Danfodiyo University

  Amina Yahaya has become the first female university student in northern Nigeria for more than three decades to lead a student union. Now,...