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Sunday Quote: Shirin Ebadi

Shirin Ebadi- 'I manintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence'  

Saturday Quote: Hannah Uiri

Hanah Uiri wrote: 'I am fighting for all the pieces if myself they told me I should have hid. This is my story; This is my truth; And I am still healing from you'  

Friday Quote- Former American President Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Former American President said- 'This is an extra-ordinaty time to be a woman; We shouldn't downplay how far we've come. That would be a disservice to all those who spent thier lives fighting for justice. At the same...

Winnie Harlow: From Cow to Top Model

The story of top model Winnie Harlow is an inspiring as well as uplifting one. She was born Chantelle Brown-Young on July 27, 1994 in Toronto, Canada and is  a Canadian fashion model, spokesperson, and activist. At...

Singing helps women overcome postnatal depression, study reveals

Chidinma Ekile. Photo: womenofrubiesSinging helps women overcome postnatal depression, new research reveals. New mothers who struggle with moderate-to-severe symptoms of the condition recover significantly faster if they sing in a group, a study found. Although the study...

Oyo women will not compromise political rights – Women leader

Chief Adeyinka Adegbite, a women rights and political activist in Ibadan, says women in Oyo State will no longer compromise their political rights in the next political dispensation. Adegbite, the President, National Council of Women Societies...

“I evolved from being a timid woman who endured domestic  abuse to an assertive woman” – Olubunmi Ajai Layode

Olubunmi Ajai Layode Olubunmi Ajai Layode (Jopa's daughter), is a campaigner against domestic violence (DV), she also fights for the emancipation of women from the shackles placed on them by harmful cultures and traditions. She is...

Salihat Rahaman: The making of Abaya Diva

Salihat Raham Salihat Rahaman was born in Ile-Ife, Osun State to Prof. Moruf Rahaman and Hajiya Aisha Abdulrahman. She is one of three daughters. She received all her formal education in Nigeria, (primary at Corona School,...

Salihat Raham

Salihat Raham Salihat Rahaman was born in Ile-Ife, Osun State to Prof. Moruf Rahaman and Hajiya Aisha Abdulrahman. She is one of three daughters. She received all her formal education in Nigeria, (primary at Corona School,...

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Deb Haaland: US Congress Woman

It’s not that native women haven’t tried. Ada Deer tried. Kalyn Free tried. Denise Juneau tried a couple years ago, I’m not exceptional. I didn’t grow up with privilege. I...

Saturday Quote: Anne Hathaway

'I've always believed in people's capacity for goodness. I still believe that people are good. What I'm not so trusting about anymore is their relationship to...

Princess Olufunke Deborah Adedoyin

Princess Olufunke Deborah Adedoyin was a wonderful, dynamic, joyful part of our lives. She was a constant source of strength, leadership, encouragement, and joy....

The Northern Woman’s life of violence and domestic abuse

From being deprived of access to equal education, work and a free reign to effectively compete with their male counterpart, Northern Nigerian women are...

Sheroes Quote: Hawwah Jiddare

'Being a Nigerian is simply exhausting. Being a Nigerian woman is doubly exhausting. Being a Nigerian woman from the North takes the cake'. Hawwah Jiddare