All posts tagged "Profiles"
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252ProfilesMo Fayose Offers Christmas Dinner To Lonely People In Nottingham
In an interview with BBC she said she had "been through it all" in life, including the breakdown of her marriage and...
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783ProfilesYagazie Emezi Is Using Her Story And Her Art To Address Violence Against Women And The Vulnerable Young In Nigeria
The day that his father came for me, I prayed & prayed & with all my heart, wished him dead. I was...
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3671ProfilesHow Sandra Igwe Is Providing Support Black Mothers Through Her Motherhood Group
After Sandra Igwe had her baby girl, she started to get anxious about if she was raising her right. She soon met...
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426Profiles11-Year-Old Misimi Isimi Is On The Mission To Save Lagos From Environmental Waste
Misimi Isimi is an 11-year old advocate for the environment. Coming from a family that is Eco-friendly inspired, her interest in the...
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301ProfilesNadine Ijewere Becomes The First Black Woman To Shoot A Vogue Cover
“….. Nadine Ijewere – who, with her portrait of global superstar Dua Lipa (herself a remarkable game changer) has become the first...
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448Cover GirlSomeone Once Offered To Buy Her Business And Give Her Two Cars, A House And Other Riches Of The World, But Eno Essien Said NO
Hearing from two mothers, I turned the offer down. Some weeks ago, he called to ask how my business was faring as...
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365ProfilesThey Are Black, They Are Women, They Are Disabled – They Are Here And Are Not Going To Be Ignored Any Longer
Olajumoke, who is a Nigerian has polio, while Kym, a Ghanaian, has multiple sclerosis.
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362ProfilesThis Is Why Farida Bedwei Created A Comic Book Hero With Cerebral Palsy
Growing up, Farida loved reading about superheros but she never found a superhero with her condition, so, she decided to create one...
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374ProfilesEzinne Kwubiri is the First Head of Inclusion and Diversity for H&M North America
As the new Head of Inclusion and Diversity, Ezinne will report directly to the president of H&M North America — as well...
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444Profiles4 Nigerian Women Make The 2018 BBC 100 Women List
Well done!
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565Profiles19-Year Old Mirabelle Morah Is Building A Strong Community Of Young African Writers
“There was always this fear, ‘if I try this, it might fail. What if I’m not good enough? But then, the whole...
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542ProfilesTito Ovia Makes The 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Tito is a public health enthusiast passionate about improving the quality of healthcare in Nigeria. Her passion led her to co-founding Helium...
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643Profiles7-Year Old Moyinoluwa Oluwaseun Is One Good Photographer!
Growing up, Moyinoluwa had a toy camera she was so attached to. So, when she clocked 3, her grandmother, who is also...
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904ProfilesDoyinsola Ogunye Deserves All The Accolades For Making Lagos Beaches Clean And Saving The Turtles!
Growing up, Doyinsola played on the shorelines of Lagos State with sand and sand castle toys. While at the university, she always...
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888ProfilesAdejoke Lasisi Is Recycling Old and Abandoned Aso Oke Into Other Beautiful Things
Many couples after the wedding, abandons their aso-oke. Just like people who use it keep it away until they need it again....
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695#SheSaidThisThese Are The Four Life Lessons Simidele Adeagbo Learnt From The Sport of Skeleton
Even though she discovered the sport only 100 days to the Olympics, Simidele went for it because she was determined to create...
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578CreativesJekein Lato-Unah Is Using Art To Speak For The Women Who Need A Day Or Two To Recover From The Brutalities Of Patriarchy
I am learning to be patient with my healing and never to carry fire when all i want to do is feast...
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557ProfilesThese Professional Women Are Countering Every Stereotype about Women with an Empowered Statement
Your gender should never get in the way of your success!
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1.4K5ProfilesDays After Saying Her Wish Is To Model For Rihanna, Adetutu Gets a Followback From @Badgalriri
Yesterday, she posted her wish to model for Rihanna, and we believe that is about to happen as she got a follow...
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1.4KCelebrity5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Sisters Niniola And Teniola Apata – Everybody’s New Favourite Entertainers
Teniola and Niniola are the daughters of the Late (RTD) Brigadier-General, Simeon Olaosebikan Apata, a military man, who fought for the Nigerian...
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624ProfilesChoreographer and Performer, Okwui Okpokwasili Named One of 2018 MacArthur Fellows
The Fellowship supports their recipients with a stipend of $625,000 paid out in installments over five years.
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652ProfilesHow Elizabeth Uviebinené and Yomi Adegoke are Helping Young Black Women Navigate Life Through Their Book ‘Slay In Your Lane’
Their book was hotly fought over by nine different publishers and won by 4th Estate, which also publishes Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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708ProfilesChi-Chi Nwanoku Named Music’s Ninth Most Powerful Woman by BBC Woman’s Hour Power List
Born in London, to a Nigerian father and an Irish mother, Chi-Chi’s career in music began at the age of 7 when...
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585ProfilesThree Nigerian Women Who Made It To The 2018 Facebook Community Leadership Program
Described by Facebook as aspiring leaders building meaningful communities and connections, both online and offline, these women will receive training, support and...
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704ProfilesHow 17-Year Old Sharon Is Using This Ingenious Idea to Help Fishermen in Makoko Get Better Income
However, as many fishes as these fishermen and their women sell, a 17-year old daughter of a fisherman, Sharon believes that they...
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689CelebrityMariam Kayode’s Journey To Becoming The Youngest AMVCA ‘Best Actress’ Nominee
On the 1st of September, an 11-year old girl, Mariam Kayode became the youngest to be nominated for the Best Actress in...
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1.0KCreativesA Closer Look at Modupeola Fadugba’s Socially Engaging Multi-media Art
In April this year, she became the first African to grace the cover of the issue of Harper Bazaar’s Art Magazine.
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508UncategorizedThis Is Why This 9-Year Old Artist Draws Women
“I also teach children because if you have a talent, don’t say “its mine alone, I should not teach others.” So you...
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590CreativesAyanfe Is Doing Great Things With Scribble Arts
Olarinde Olayemi Ayanfeoluwa is a student of the department of Microbiology, Unilag. She is a visual artist and photographer. She uses various...
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8856ProfilesHow Chimmie Gbugu Is “Igborizing” The Next Generation With Akwukwo
Beyond eating Igbo food, wearing the traditional clothing and listening to Igbo music, Chimmie wanted to make sure her children could speak...