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In self development February 6, 2018 By Editor

FAITH OYEDEPO@60: FEW AMAZING FACTS ABOUT PASTOR MRS FAITH OYEDEPO

Pastor Faith Abiola Oyedepo is the wife of Dr. David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide a.k.a. Winners’ Chapel, and Senior Pastor of Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, Ota, Nigeria.

In her own way, she has managed to help her husband move his ministry woman in ways that most would imagine a woman cannot.

She is 60 years old and definitely a woman who is worth celebrating. So, we join the world as they celebrate this great icon.

1. She got married to her husband in 1982

2. She was still in school (University of Ife) while her husband was still a student in Kwara polytechnic when they met at a motor park.

3. Before marrying her, he took her to church and made her sign an agreement to marry him in whatever condition.

4. She propagates the Good News of Jesus Christ along with her husband, in numerous nations of the world, with a mission to liberate the oppressed.

5. Pastor Faith Oyedepo, is the Vice President, Education, of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (the Proprietor of Covenant University) .

6. Pastor Faith is endeared to many in Nigeria, and across the globe, especially for her endless work in strengthening the family unit.

7. She has written several books, and maximized various avenues of communication, such as media outlets, to become an authority in the area of family, youth, and women empowerment, as well as marital success.

8. She has been happily married for over three decades now, with four wonderful grown up children, and grandchildren.

Culled from fabwoman.ng

In Career Gems February 6, 2018 By Editor

MARGOT DUHALDE, CHILE’S FIRST FEMALE FIGHTER PILOT, DIES AT 97

Margot Duhalde, who flew Spitfires in World War II as Chile’s first female fighter pilot, has died at the age of 97, the government said Monday.

Duhalde smashed gender tradition in Chile by learning to fly at age 16. Years later, she answered the call of French President Charles de Gaulle to fight the Nazis.

A country girl from southern Chile of French Basque ancestry, Duhalde became her country’s first female pilot — and the only woman aviator to join the Free French Forces of de Gaulle’s government in exile.

“Ever since I can remember, I wanted to fly,” she told AFP last year. “According to my mother, I started saying ‘plane’ before I could say ‘mummy.'”

Duhalde convinced her parents to let her leave home in the town of Rio Bueno aged just 16 and go to Santiago to train as a pilot.

She lied about her age and enrolled in a flying school.

In 1940, she joined the French forces as a volunteer. She was recruited as a pilot, then just 20 years old, by the Free France consulate in Santiago.

Duhalde headed to Buenos Aires and from there by ship to brave the war in Europe.

She ended up being incorporated into Britain’s Royal Air Force as it fended off the Nazi threat.

At first, Duhalde was made to look after the sick and help mechanics.

But eventually, she was recruited into the British force’s Air Transport Auxiliary to help with the war effort.

Her mission was to fly Spitfires and other aircraft from one British airfield to another to prevent them from being destroyed on the ground by the Germans. She never flew an actual combat mission.

Apart from the English weather, she faced the barriers of language and sexism at a time when women pilots were rare.

“The men always said that women were never going to be able to fly airplanes,” she said in the interview. “But they had to swallow their pride, because really we flew just as well as they did.”

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs said on Twitter: “We regret the death of Margot Duhalde, Chile’s first female pilot.”

The cause of death was not given.

For her service in the war, Duhalde was decorated by Britain, Chile and France, which inducted her into the Legion of Honor.

Duhalde last flew a plane in 2007.

Source: Pulse News

In Career Gems February 6, 2018 By Editor

OAP DAALA ORUWARI’S TESTIMONY IS A PROOF THAT SOMETIMES DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE

You know how they say disappointments are blessings in disguise? Well, Daala Oruwari is living proof of this.

The OAP just took to Instagram to share the story of a chain of disappointments that ended up saving her life.

According to her, she had gone out with her family to apply for their permanent voter’s card (PVC) but were met with one delay of the other.

From the registration itself to car battery issues, everything that could go wrong went wrong. That is until she started feeling dizzy and passed out.

Waking up in the hospital, Daala was told that her blood pressure had been very low and if they had left the premises of the Ikoyi club where they had gone to register for their PVC, she may have died.

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Presently, Daala who is a graduate of Mass Communication from the University of Lagos, works with Ovation TV. She used to be a VJ for Hip TV and prior to that, she worked with Dynamix TV.

Once again, an age-old proverb is proven right and another life saved.

Source: Pulse

In self development February 5, 2018 By Editor

READ HOW A WIDOW AND MOTHER OF FOUR STARTED HER AKARA BUSINESS WITH #3,000 AND MAKES UP TO #150,000 IN A MONTH!

Instead of begging for alms after she lost her husband, Fatima Abdullahi, a mother of four decided to go into the business of selling bean cake popularly known as “akara.”

Surprisingly, she makes an average of N5000 daily from selling akara and pap, known as “koko”.

Fatima said she started her business about 10 years ago after the death of her husband because there was no one to help her and her kids, and she hated the idea of begging.

“I started with as little as N3000, and gradually expanded the business by adding sweet potato and now I make an average of N5000 daily, about N150,000 monthly. Although the business is stressful and dangerous because you have to seat by the fire every day, it is helping me to pay the bills, take care of my children. At least I can afford to pay school fees for my children and medical bills when the need arises. Whether a widow or housewife, you can start a business, no matter how small, so as to have financial freedom,” she said.

HOLLYWOOD’S ACTOR, DAVID OYELOWO GRANTS 5 CHIBOK GIRLS, BOKO HARAM SURVIVORS SCHOLARSHIPS

David Oyelowo is not just an actor, he’s also a humanitarian and he flexed these muscles in August 2016 when he spearheaded a scholarship which aims to ensure that young Nigerian girls have the necessary tools to excel in society.

In partnership with an LA-based NGO GEANCO, the David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship For Girls specifically aims to support female victims of terror attacks and gender-based inequality.

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The foundation donates important supplies to schools in Nigeria, while providing scholarships to young female victims of terrorism in order to give them a fighting chance. The scholarship was named after the actor because he encouraged the creation, and he also plays an active role in selecting recipients and raising money to ensure its continued success. He has got his important friends like Oprah and others involved in funding the foundation.

Speaking about the scholarship on Instagram, David Oyelowo said:

“We cannot stand idly by while thousands of innocent girls remain under serious threat. With our help, these bright and resilient girls can blossom into Nigeria’s most inspiring leaders in government, education, business, entertainment, and so much more.

Proud to present the glorious recipients of the David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship. They survived terror at the hands of Boko Haram, now the journey toward their true destiny has begun.”

Go to Davido Oyelowo’s Instagram page to see the latest recipients of the David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship:

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Source: konbini.com

In Career Gems February 5, 2018 By Editor

NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS, CHIKA IKE GRADUATES FROM HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

In her post, the actress take about her consistent struggle to get into Harvard and how she had been denied repeatedly but she never gave up. She also wrote of the pressure she had juggling her business together with schooling.

We have her Instagram post below

In Career Gems February 3, 2018 By Editor

LAGOS STATE OPENS FOUR NEW COURTS FOR SPECIAL AND SEXUAL OFFENCES

In 2015, UNICEF reported that one in four girls and one in ten boys in Nigeria experience sexual violence before the age of 18. And according to a survey by Positive Action for Treatment Access, over 31.4 percent of girls surveyed said their first sexual encounter had been rape or forced sex of some kind. Narrowing it down a little, in Lagos, the number of reported sexual assault victims increased by 100% between 2006 and 2015; and between 2015 and 2017, it went up by 200%.

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But the Lagos State government, thankfully, looks like it is taking a definite stand against sexual assault and related offences. Yesterday, four Special Offences and Sexual Offences courts were commissioned in Lagos by the wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, the state’s Deputy Governor Idiat Adebule, and the Lagos State First Lady, Mrs Bolanle Ambode. Two of the courts will adjudicate on economic and financial crimes, while the other two will try sexual offences. The state is also working on expanding the operations of the DNA and Forensic Centre and Chemistry section.

If you’re wondering why this is huge news, it’s because this is the first of its kind in Nigeria. That’s right, after 58 years of existence, Nigeria (the government) has yet to take sexual offences seriously. Between 2015 and now, the DSVRT and Mirabel Centre (both in Lagos) have handled over 400 cases of sexual offences while 376 cases are being prosecuted in the various courts. And, there are currently about 600 pending sexual offense cases in the high court of Lagos, not including the ones in the Magistrate courts.

Dedicated courts for sexual crimes are now more mandatory than ever. The hope that we all have is that one, the establishment of these courts will facilitate faster hearing and trial of sexual crimes and get survivors justice and closure; two, that this will jumpstart a nationwide establishment of special courts like these; and three (this the most important), that the judges who hear these sexual cases will really not be the kinds who will blame the victim.

But more than anything, thank you, Lagos. Other states need to absolutely follow.

Culled from konbini.com

In Career Gems February 3, 2018 By Editor

HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS, SIENNA MILLER, VISITS IDP CAMP IN MAIDUGURI

American actress, Sienna Miller has visited the Internally Displaced People’s camp in Maiduguri.

The movie star who also doubles as a global ambassador for the International Medical Corps visited the camp with her team and gave out items to the mothers and children at the camp.

Sienna Miller who joined the International Medical Corps in 2009 joins a number of celebrities who have visited the IDP camps in Maiduguri.

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The last celebrity to have visited the IDP camp in Maiduguri was On-Air personality, Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru. Toolz said she was motivated by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, recently visited the Bakassi IDP camp in Maiduguri, and she shared her experience on Instagram.

Sienna Miller interacting with people at the camp

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Sienna Miller with women at the IDP camp

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In Inspiration February 3, 2018 By Editor

GROWING UP AS A REJECTED CHILD FROM BOTH PARENT WAS A BIG LIFE CHALLENGE FOR ME – DEBORAH FUNMI MUPAPA

Deborah Funmi Mupapa was abused physically and sexually abused by her step father at the age of 12, after years of emotional healing and redefined life purpose she founded “Empowerment of African women” a branch D&Ks foundation, based in Finland , DRC Congo and Nigeria. She has a strong desire to help other women in Africa that are undergoing similar experiences and are not able to speak out. The Inspirational speaker, author, gospel singer and entrepreneur is passionate about providing a secure future to the needy especially in Africa.

For Deborah, it has been an incredible journey. She narrates how she feels when she sees her reflection in the mirror which is a feeling of success despite her previous life experiences. She also goes ahead to tell of how one cannot appreciate good health if one has never been seriously ill, neither appreciate the food if one has never faced a famine or even appreciate peace if one has never been at war.

Growing up as a rejected child

My childhood prepared me to do what am doing without looking back No matter what I will come across on the journey. I do understand when a woman cries to me and…Deborah i was abuse or someone is going through life challenges of nothing to eat

Growing up as a rejected child from both parent was a big life challenge for me.
My mother left me at a tender age of 2yrs due to her second marriage issues, with this I couldn’t enjoy my childhood. I was left with my grandma whom I came to refer to as my mum. Back then my growing was not very rosy, later at the age of 7 years I lost my grandma. This made me lose hope in life since my grandma was like an angel to me and losing her left an empty feeling within me. From then on my life started to turn to the worse and the whole experience started feeling like a movie.

When my grandma died, I was with her in a sleeping room for more than 2days.I never knew that I was sleeping with a dead body, I had no meaning of death at that time, I just woke up each morning played outside and later come back to sleep by her side. This was until people around the village came to check on her because she had not been seen for a couple of days and found her dead. People started crying but I couldn’t get the meaning of that, I just knew she was sick that’s all. I still remember her last words to me was that, Deborah try to share with others whatever God gives you as much as you can, she also said that I should know that God is in my heart as He is in heaven. I never understood the meaning of those words until I grew up and found myself in a real world.

After death had dealt a cruel blow by snatching my grandma, family members from different places had to come so that they could decide who would take care of me. Despite all these meetings no one was ready to take me in thus I had to be placed under some temporary care by an unknown family. While under this care the search for my mother continued. However while living with these families I faced serious challenges because I was used as a housemaid whereby I slept in stores where they kept their firewood and sheep. Sometimes I would experience severe beating and also sometimes I had to eat leftovers and stay without food, as far as I can remember there was a time I have to eat the dog leftover food.

Women are faced with many responsibilities and are also faced with a lot of problems such as discrimination and domestic violence, why? Because the role of women in society has been greatly overseen in the last few decades. However, people now share a different perspective of women and their role in society today. This has been achieved through empowering young girls and women.

The D&K foundation of Empowerment of African women is a non-profit organization which is in the forefront to ensure that women have restored their rightful and dignified status in the society.

Our mission is to empower women thorough micro-enterprise, education, jobs and skills acquisition e.t.c. We are also currently working on certain projects which will help solve problems which in one way or another affect women and young girls thus preventing them to fully exploit their potential and abilities, some of these projects include:

Abused by my step dad at the age of 12 & how I healed

I was united with my biological mother at the age of 12, however my stepfather didn’t want me in their house and my mother was powerless to change that course. This brought more and more suffering even in my mother’s house since I was physically and sexually abused by my stepfather at 12 years old. I was so humiliated, and kept asking why I had to experience all this and who can take these pains away from me. I felt like I couldn’t make it any more in life, I felt less of a woman and thought that no man could ever look at me because of all what I have been through in my life. I was told to keep within me..which kill me within every single day of my at that time
Loneliness, pain and despair started to take a toll on me. I thought all my dreams were gone and wondered: why I was here at the first place?

Those were very painful moments, but the very moment I realized that the point of every failure is to make me move on; I realized that each day of my life would always present a new chance.

With this I have been able to move on and be happy I have also learnt not to look back but always focus on what to come. I also believe I have a mission to show the world how important women are.

Education also proved to be my only way of my hope and I had to sell boiled eggs and yam to be able to pay my school fees. That was the only thing I had to do, since my step father hated me and he was not ready to pay for my school fees. Thus I had to do everything to make sure I finished my polytechnic in business Admin.

What and who inspire you….

God is my Power: There is beauty in my broken heart since I was able to identify who I am and I know that all what I went through and whatever I will face is never my battle, they all are process to another opportunities to the next level.. All I need is to find a way to pray and to look for His grace to be able to listen to what God is about to tell me for that very situation or Direction. Because I know in life, I have to break to be able to be through.

Though I learnt a lot from Oprah Winfey she INSPIRED me, I missed to meet her during WOMEN IN WORLD Conference. I have learnt to pick up my broken pieces to build my plan B, which became amazing. I have leant that I am here for a reason and that is bigger than my imagination, my thinking…Which I have to go deeper with God and able to move in real me.

Success story of our organization

The success stories D&Ksuomi foundation EOAW since 2008 is that today we can see the smile on the faces of women and children around in our field.
we have been able fight for the space that most of our young girls and women have been lacking by providing and ensuring women to get the opportunities they deserve.

Greatest Reward

My greatest reward is when I saw women and children were happy and sent video message of what God has used me for. I am so grateful and I felt like I am on my way to my goal..That is what I was called to do.

Where I see our Organisation in 5 years

In the next five years D&Ksuomi Foundation of Empowerment Of African Women..Between now and five years, we will be able to accomplished our goal on eradicating poverty throughout Africa with the plan of BlackGirlsLand which would be free education Centre for Africa girls and we will as well reach a Lange amount of women for the micro loan business.

Do you think women in the advocacy and development sector are appreciated enough?

I will say yes. Women in advocacy are less appreciated due to the disregard of their efforts, by saying women are not capable of the work that is required to be at Top
As a woman we need to believe in our self as pillar to build a solid foundation and to embrace the power in us can make a change. We need to let go of what the world is painting women that Women are not capable of doing the work that is required at the top.Women do not have the desire to be at the top,the change we need in our society is not require gender , These are structural preventing women from reaching the top and women in advocacy need to be appreciate more in our society.

Other projects and activities

BlackGirlsLand is one the programme that DKsuomi Foundation is working on. BlackGirlsLand is a mentorship program that works to improve the lives of Black women and girls in our communities, mostly throughout the Africa.
The main mission is to improve girls’ perspective towards education and Increasing girls’ sense of worth, giving encouragement to girls and provide support by helping Black girls to become self-sufficient in all areas.

Also, The pen is my power, Permission to heal; a sister to sister healing process for women going through abusive life , the D&Ksuom Humanitarian awards and the annual international conference which will be held in Nigeria this year.

Any plans to come back home and contribute to Nation building

I cry for my Nation, that is where I come from, it is my Image…my work is base there.We have a land in Nigeria to build the BLACKGIRLSLAND center. The micro business loan that will start in March 2018 is to support women and children of Africa. I calL STAR, they are my HIDDEN HEROS because I believe in them and the inner talents are hidden within them . Also, I am working towards my Cosmetics lines in Nigeria.

Giving hope makes me a Woman of Rubies

What makes me a woman of Rubies hmm, living a life of giving Hope for people in need, been the voice for the voiceless is Doing what i was called to do, to secure life for women and children Because the role of women in society has been greatly overseen in the last few decades and i am bless to be part of the solution.

Final word for a woman or girl out there who is presently going through abuse and keeping silent…

I want you all to know that we cannot keep silent than to break the silent, Breaking the silence is a big medication to your healing process and you have to let go your past and embrace the new you. Pick up your pieces and reform it to build a new you. There is power in all your broken heart; you have the power to change your life. Its written in there. All you have to do is to identify who you are, and remember before you can have a breakthrough in life, you have to break to be able to be through.

If I can make it….you can do better.

In Career Gems February 2, 2018 By Editor

DJ CUPPY IS SENDING 10 STUDENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY THIS YEAR!

Femi Otedola’s daughter Dj Cuppy, is setting her 2018 plan in motion with supporting 10 students to school.

The billionaire heiress will be paying for the school tuition of 10 students this year. The welfare plan is already in motion as the first student is set to go to school.

Gospel artiste, Nikki Laoye has commended Cuppy for her support. Nikki Laoye is the founder of the Angel4Life Foundation, that helped the first student Akeem Owolabi get his tuition for his studies.

Keep up the good work Cuppy.

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Source: fabwoman.ng