All posts tagged "Profiles"
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422ProfilesHow Chidiogo Akunyili Is Helping Women To Tap Into Their Full Potential Through Her ‘She ROARs’
Chidiogo’s greatest lesson since she started her platform is doing things afraid. If a woman has an idea that inspires her, Chidiogo...
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626ProfilesHow Spirit Payton Is Making Sounds With Her Mouth To Heal, Comfort And Relieve People With Insomnia, Anxiety And Depression
Popularly called the pickle lady, Spirit Payton munches on lettuce, pickles, candy, and other foods directly into a microphone to create soothing...
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625Profiles11 Nigerian Women Who Made It To Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 List For 2018
These women are said to be challenging conventions and rewriting the rules for the next generation of entrepreneurs, creatives and tech gurus....
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818ProfilesAdebimpe Adebambo Was Inspired by Lion King to Write an African Animated Film Titled ‘Tejumade’
She then wrote to Walt Disney that she would like them to produce the cartoon but she got a reply in 1997...
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687ProfilesHow Aisha Addo Is Keeping Women Safe Through Her Female Only Ride-sharing Service
After a long day, Aisha wanted to get home as soon as she could and she hailed a taxi. But after she...
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682ProfilesHow Kelechi Okafor Is Helping Women Heal Through Dance And Fitness
Kelechi was abused as a child, dancing and fitness was a way to heal.
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572ProfilesLauritta Onye Wanted To Be a Super Actress but She Became a Super Athlete and Now She Is Setting Super World Records
Lauritta was 12 years old when she realized she wasn’t going to grow as tall as her siblings. So, in 2011, she...
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810ProfilesAula Arthur Helps People Plan For Their Death While They Are Still Alive
Aula’s job goes beyond helping people to plan their death and burial, she helps them to go through their life, look back...
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707ProfilesNonyelum Ekwempu and Olufunke Ogundimu Have Been Shortlisted For The 2018 Caine Prize For African Writing
Writers, Nonyelum Ekwempu and Olufunke Ogundimu have been shortlisted for the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing. The Caine Prize for African Writing is...
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1.8KProfilesThey Deserve Some Accolades! The Aghoghovbia Sisters Bottle and Sell Chapman In The UK
Growing up, Voke, Vona, Vese and Vome were surrounded with parents whose love for food inspired them to create many recipes.
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1.1K1ProfilesSome people thought they couldn’t win, others laughed at them but Tele Lawal and Princess Bright have been elected Councillors of their wards in the UK
Two 22-year old women have been elected as Councillors of their wards in the UK. Princess Bright was elected the councillor for...
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853ProfilesObia Ewah Beat Cancer To Create a Booming Natural Hair Care Company
Surprisingly, the mixturethat Obia originally created for her hair alone, worked great for others also! Friends began to ask for and purchase...
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586ProfilesA Peek Into Uche Pedro’s Life as The Founder of Bella Naija
Uche Pedro speaks on how she started her business and the challenges she has had to overcome to get to where she...
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662Profiles“This One Is For All The Small Girls In Villages Back Home In Nigeria” –Dreams Come True For Didi Emah And Kendra Onasanya As They Perform With Beyonce At Coachella
For Kendra Onasanya, it is a dream come true!
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7081ProfilesNdidi Nwuneli Talks About The Role Of Faith And Belief In Modern Africa
I live in the Lekki area of Lagos,and in my community, there are at least 50 really nice churches,but there’s no adult...
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674ProfilesNkiru Emodi Speaks On How She Started Her Shoe Making Business
A graduate of Accounting, 31-year old Nkiru Emodi was tired of being told that she needed some years of experience before she...
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526ProfilesHow Seyi Oluyole Uses Dance To Keep Street Kids In School
At 10, Seyi’s parents sold their house at Mile 2, which made them move around a lot. Finally, they rented a house...
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508ProfilesThings To Know About Arike Ogunbowale, The Basketball Player Who Made The ‘Shot Of A Lifetime’
Her shot will reportedly go down as the greatest last-second shot in championship game history as she was named the tournament’s most...
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467ProfilesHow Karen Okonkwo Is Transforming Stock Photography with Images of Diverse People and Their Stories
Karen was working on a project when she realized that she wasn't able to present any sort of diversity in her work...
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557ProfilesKeturah Adams Is Here To Ensure the Well-Being of Every Mother and Child
As a child, Keturah Adams was diagnosed with osteomyelitis — inflammation of the bone marrow — in her shoulder, which often left...
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562Profiles“Can A Woman Have It All?” The Price Morenike Toyin Folayan Has Paid For Her Successful Career
I think one of the things that probably made me call for a divorce was that I could not sacrifice my career...
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537NewsThe 5 Nigerian Women on the 100 Most Reputable Africans List
Go women! You rock.
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531ProfilesListening To Tomi Adeyemi Talk about Her Best Selling Book ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Is Super Satisfying
it has been described the biggest fantasy debut novel of 2018 and has obtained a movie deal reported to be worth seven...
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6723ProfilesIfeoma Fafunwa Is Staring Down Patriarchy In Nigeria Through Her Play ‘HEAR WORD! Naija Woman Talk True’
Inspired by the generational stories of inequality and change, Ifeoma is telling the story of the issues affecting the lives of women...
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1.1KProfilesOtegha Uwagba Is Providing The Tools And Resources Women In The Creative Industry Need To Further Their Careers
The women she chose are those she knew would have interesting things to say, women who she admired and who would give...
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744Personal StoriesFrom Nothing To Better Things! Let Mama Chi’s Story Inspire You To Keep Moving
This woman started with selling 1 crate of beer, I know because I was one of her first customers. 1 crate of...
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856ProfilesTola Okogwu is Changing Perceptions of Race and Gender Roles with Her Series of Children’s Books
Tola wants to tackle the relationship between young black girls and their natural afro hair in a vibrant, entertaining and educational way.
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1.0KProfilesHow Funke Adeniji’s Intiative Is Empowering Women Through Sports Across Africa
...the series of challenges she faced on her journey led her to conclude that many women have limited options and opportunities to...
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732ProfilesNnedi Okorafor Is Opening Strange Doors Through Her Afrofuturist Writing, And She Is Taking The World In With Her
My science fiction has different ancestors, African ones. So, I’m Nigerian-American. I was born to two Nigerian immigrant parents and raised in...
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6161ProfilesAs Much As They Would Have Loved To Win, They Are Glad They Gave Their Best And Made History!
“It’s quite amazing, I’m overwhelmed with joy and overwhelmed with the idea of knowing that history was made and we gave everything...