Archives Tag: Woman

Entertainment News

April 19, 2022

Tems has established a presence as one of the biggest Afrobeats stars in global music. She has collaborated with international acts such as Drake and Justin Bieber. Read more about News Superstar singer TemiladeOpeniyi, popularly known as Tems made history on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles, USA after emerging the … Continue reading 2022 BET Awards: Tems Becomes First Nigerian Woman To Win Best International Act

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Everyday Heroes

April 19, 2022

Vicky Umodu who is a granny said God has given her everything she has asked for, there was no need to steal another person’s money. Read more about Discover Nigeria Nigerians in Diaspora have always defied the odds to prove that Nigeria is a nation filled with great and trustworthy people. The story of a … Continue reading US-Based Nigerian Woman Returns Lost $36,000 Dollars

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Did You Know? Discover Nigeria Women

April 19, 2022

Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola (Nee Aboaba) was the Managing Director and Publisher of the National Concord Newspaper. She is the first Nigerian woman to be an editor of a Nigerian daily newspaper. Education and Career Read more about Do you know? Dr. Doyin Abiola was educated at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria where she earned a … Continue reading Doyin Abiola: The First Woman Editor Of A Nigerian Daily Newspaper

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Did You Know? Discover Nigeria

April 19, 2022

  Working in a male-dominated profession like ADR poses different challenges to women at every stage. As a young arbitrator, one of the first challenges I observed is the unwillingness of senior and older male lawyers to appear before you as an arbitrator, particularly as a Sole Arbitrator. But this is where Dorothy Udeme Ufot … Continue reading Do You Know Dorothy Ufot: The First Akwa Ibom Woman To Become A Senior Advocate Of Nigeria

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BUSINESS Did You Know? Personality

April 19, 2022

  Catherine Uju Ifejika (born 28 October 1959) is a Nigerian lawyer and Chairperson/CEO of Brittania-U Nigeria Limited (BUNL); an indigenous petroleum company for upstream exploration and production, and Brittania-U Ghana Limited (BUGL). She is believed to be one of the six most powerful women in oil and gas in the world and one of … Continue reading The First And So Far, The Only Woman To Become Chair And CEO Of An Upstream E&P Company In Nigeria.

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Personality Women

April 19, 2022

  Ndidi Dike was born in London in 1960. She is a Nigeria-based visual artist working in sculpture and mixed-media painting. She is one of Nigeria’s leading female artists. Biography Ndidi Dike first became interested in art as a very young child taking art classes in primary school. She completed secondary school in England, further … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Ndidi Dike

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Books Literature Reviews

April 19, 2022

By Ann Esievoadje Publisher: Pulchra Publishing, 2019 Page: 43 ISBN: 978-978-973-043-8 Troubled Horizon is a fictional collection of short stories written by Ann Esievoadje, the author of The Quilt. As the title suggests, it is a book that highlights through storytelling, the travails of human beings. The uncertainties of life are put to paper by … Continue reading Troubled Horizon: Through A Woman’s Eyes

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Personal Development Women

April 19, 2022

Nicole Asinugo is a Nigerian managing editor, storyteller, producer and screenwriter. She was the Joint Winner (with C.J. Obasi) of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards for Best writer in a Movie or TV series in 2020 for her first screenplay, Living in Bondage: Breaking Free. She was also the screenwriter for the forthcoming Nollywood … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Nicole Asinugo

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Everyday Heroes

April 19, 2022

  Ighodalo, 39, was due to celebrate her 40th birthday on the 19th of July 2020, and had been travelling across the country to build isolation centres for coronavirus patients, her family said. In addition to being the co-pastor of Trinity House church in Lagos, Nigeria, along with husband Ituah Ighodalo, she also ran upscale, … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Ibidunni Ituah-Ighodalo

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Literature Personality Women

April 19, 2022

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, was born, September 15, 1977, in Enugu, Nigeria. The Nigerian author is one whose work has drawn extensively on the Nigeria-Biafra war of the late 1960s. Background and Education Adichie was born in the city of Enugu in Nigeria and grew up as the fifth of six children in an Igbo … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Nigeria Personality

April 19, 2022

Oloori Kofoworola “Kofo” Aina Ademola, Lady Ademola MBE, MFR, OFR (née Moore) was a Nigerian educationist. She was born May 21st, 1913. She was of Yoruba extraction. She was the first president of the National Council of Women Societies in Nigeria, she was head of the women’s organization from 1958 to 1964. She was the … Continue reading Nigerians In History: Kofoworola Ademola

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Everyday Heroes

April 19, 2022

Oluwaseun Ayodeji was born and raised in Nigeria. She received a master’s degree in International Relations at Swansea University, United Kingdom and a bachelor’s degree in Local Government and Development Studies at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. As the Executive Director of Stand to End Rape Initiative (STER), she is responsible for conducting advocacy and project … Continue reading Everyday Hero – Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi

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International

April 19, 2022

It is a focal point in the movement for women’s rights. It is the International Women’s Day (IWD). It is celebrated on the 8th of March every year. Background of the International Women’s Day After the Socialist Party of America organized a Women’s Day in New York City on February 28, 1909, German revolutionary Clara … Continue reading 8th March: International Women’s Day

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Politics throwback thursday

April 19, 2022

When we talk politics in Nigeria, women are hardly seen at the forefront. But a daring woman who stopped at nothing to enter the political arena with the strongest of men in the early history of Nigeria changed that narrative. This icon was born Oyinkansola Ajasa to Sir Kitoye Ajasa, a prominent Yoruba who was … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Oyinkan Abayomi – The Woman Who Led a Political Party

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Everyday Heroes Personality Women

April 19, 2022

Twenty-two years old Kafayat Sanni, a Flight Lieutenant and one of the youngest of the Nigerian Air Force pilots and the first female fighter pilot recently decorated is today’s Everyday Hero. Not only because of her age, but also her gender; breaking the male stereotype for certain occupations and feats. Her own feat has wowed … Continue reading Everyday Hero- Kafayat Sanni

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