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Women in renewable Energy
Energy; is one vital developemental facility that has otherwise remained elusive in Nigeria; despite all the monies that have been budgeted for it in...
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I freed a thousand slaves.
I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
Harriet Tubman
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You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out.
We’re always told what’s beautiful and what’s not, and...
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Oh Mother!
Our mothers, just like their mothers' mothers lovingly place in our hands an invaluable gem as we embark on our journey into matrimony. They place in our hands their gem of patience. They tell us that this gem has the power...
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Saturday Quote: Lina Abou-Habib
'Women are omnipresent”, and “there are absolutely no incidents of sexual harassment inTahrir Square.
The international media captured and hailed the visible participation of women from all walks of life in the Egyptian revolution.
For a moment in history it seems, society transcended...
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Olayemi Olusoga: From banking hall to bookshelf
Olayemi Olusoga
Olayemi Olusoga is a banker, writer and advocate for gender parity. She holds a BA in Mass Communication from Babcock University and a Masters in Media and Communications from the Pan-Atlantic University. She is a member of the Nigerian Institute...
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Sunday Quote: Aretha Franklin
'Be your own artist, and always be confident in what youre doing.
If youre not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it'.
Aretha Franklin
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Monday Quote: Oprah Winfrey
When I look into the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.”
Oprah Winfrey
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When you educate a girl, you kick-start a cycle of success.
It makes economic sense. It makes social sense. It makes moral sense.
But, it seems, it's not common sense yet.
Rania Al Abdullah
Queen of Jordan
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“I think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I’m still learning to love myself.”
Serena Williams
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Kaline Akinkugbe: Living her music
Kaline
Beautiful, warm and incredibly talented – Singer-Songwriter, Pianist and Film Composer, Kaliné Akinkugbe, is definitely not the average person you meet every day. In this interview with GuardianWoman, she shares how her journey to music began, what makes her style and...
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Holds the Key to Peace
"In the last decade, Nigeria has witnessed an unimaginable upsurge in killings due to insurgency and instability. Northern Nigeria has been especially affected by violence as...
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Sunday Quote: Aretha Franklin
'Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they're now more and more in the power seats'.
Aretha Franklin
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Before you go under that knife!
A few years back, a friend came back from London with a strange-looking capsule that promises larger and firmer boobs; the side effect (according...
Saturday Quote
'Forget conventionalisms;
forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place;
Think your best thoughts,
Speak your best words,
Work your best works,
Looking to your...
Hajara Gambo Sawaba
“If I don’t know book, I know rights… I have not been a member of any House of Assembly (legislature). I have not held...
The Violence Against Persons Act (VAAP Act)
The recent surge in rape, femicide, and domestic violence have necessitated a call to action by concerned individuals and stakeholders all over the country.
It...
We; are Ochanya of Ugbokolo
‘His voice husky and groggy from too much alcohol, he grabbed my arm fiercely and pulled me to himself whispering into my ear ‘I...
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Being a Nigerian woman is doubly exhausting.
Being a Nigerian woman from the North takes the cake'.
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Another divorcees mass wedding – kano state
The Kano state government says it has concluded arrangements to conduct a mass wedding for 1,500 prospective couples across its 44 local government areas.
This...
Hero’s Quote: Anthony Guteres
The world's most perversive manifestation of descrimination affects fully half of mankind - Women and Girls.
Let's never forget gender equality is a question of...
Sunday Quote
'Childbirth is more admirable than conquest;
More amazing than self-defense;
And as courageous as either one.'
Gloria Steinem
Hajara Gambo Sawaba
“If I don’t know book, I know rights… I have not been a member of any House of Assembly (legislature). I have not held...
Thursday Quote
'You have to decide at the end of the day;
If you can live with yourself'.
Princess Anne