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CELEBRATING WOMEN; IWD2013: MARIAM MAKEBA
I love it when I wake up and Google’s Doodle is not just “GOOGLE” but something else……. and interesting too! Today’s Google Doodle subject is Miriam Makeba, and since I am celebrating African women this month, I will be celebrating her just like Google. Mariam was born Zenzile Miriam Makeba. Makeba was a singer and…
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CELEBRATING YOUNG WOMEN; INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2013: GENEVIEVE NNAJI
Genevieve Nnaji was born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. The fourth of eight children she was brought up in a middle class environment. Her father worked as an engineer and her mother as a teacher. She attended the Methodist Girls College Yaba before heading onto the University of Lagos. While at the university…
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THREE MAJOR PRIORITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
In recent decades, the status of women and girls has improved around the world, but much more needs to be done. The vicious rape and death of a young woman in Delhi recently horrified us all, and also underlined just how far the world needs to go in order to protect women and girls. Violence against women…
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A MUST WATCH; SHORT FILM ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The film ‘when fishes drown’, serves as an advocacy material against domestic violence, When the fishes drown tells the story of a young hardworking guy who witnesses domestic violence both at work and at home but soon learns that the simplest actions actually could avert cases of domestic violence. The film was directed by Soji…
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CHECK THIS OUT! SHE’S HOT
picture courtesy Bella Naija I love this. I just saw this picture and I loved it. she’s rocking her bump! A very big congratulations to Titi and Gbemileke Oscar Oyinkan who are both On-Air Personalities (OAPs) with Inspiration FM and City FM respectively. Whyte’s Community is wishing them a safe pregnancy and delivery. Pssssst..I hear…
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY; CELEBRATING WOMEN: CHINEZE ANYAENE
Founder of Pr I am celebrating Nigerian women on my blog in commemoration of this year’s International Women’s Day and I’ll be profiling Chineze Anyaene who was a school mate and also the Director and Producer of ‘IJE’: The journey“-a film which highlights gender violence. Chineze Anyaene was born and raised in Abuja, Nigeria. She graduated…
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VAGINA 101; FOR THE LOVE OF MY VAGINA
For every woman, the Vagina is a very important part of our body whether one is sexually active or not. Sometimes if your Vagina feels good you feel good and if it doesn’t….you don’t feel good!. Scratching one’s private part in public is very embarrassing and not a a good sight at all….crossing your legs and dancing…
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LAUNCH OF NEW YELLOW FEVER CARDS IN NIGERIA
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday, launched the new yellow fever cards. Prof. Chukwu said that the Federal Ministry of Health had started the printing of new yellow fever cards with encoded security details to replace the old ones and will be made available from September, 2013. The new Yellow card was launched in…
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OSCAR’S LOSERS ARE WINNERS; BIG TIME!
The Oscar is the most coveted award in Hollywood – everyone wants an Oscar badly. But even the stars who don’t win a Oscar at this weekend’s ceremony won’t go home empty handed. A Los Angeles-based marketing firm will be handing out gift bags worth $45,000 to all the nominees and presenters at the prestigious event…
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NUDITY AND PROTESTS; TO WHAT EXTENT?
Why should any woman go nude just to prove a point? I have found myself asking this question several times and I just can’t seem to find a suitable answer. Protesting for a cause is a huge thing and it is one of the essentials in a democratic government; everyone has the right to a…
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