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Jemima Osunde is officially a graduate from the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos.

The beautiful actress took to her Twitter page on Thursday, March 28, 2019, where she shared photos from the graduation ceremony.

Jemima bagged a degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Lagos. She looked excited as she showed off her induction certificate.

Jemima Osunde joins other graduates as she bags a degree in Physiotherapy [Instagram/JemimaOsunde]
Jemima Osunde joins other graduates as she bags a degree in Physiotherapy [Instagram/JemimaOsunde]
Jemima Osunde flanked by her parents at her induction [Instagram/JemimaOsunde]
Jemima Osunde flanked by her parents at her induction [Instagram/JemimaOsunde]

 

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Etiquette expert and coach, Myka Meier has praised Chika Ike, calling her Angela Jolie of Africa.

Chika has been in New York taking classes on etiquette and her coach who chose to praise her on social media says she will miss her and she’s our very own Angelina Jolie.

Here’s what Myka wrote on her page;

”The greatest treat to have @chikaike today for tea! She is the Angelina Jolie of Africa in the way that she is an amazing actress, producer, and philanthropist 🙌 w her own foundation for children in need. Always about empowering others, her book Boss Up is what inspiration is made of👊 Will miss this Nollywood Sweetheart but Chika I promise I’m coming to Nigeria to visit you soon 😘❤️ ”

 

 

 

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A 20-year-old Bangladeshi woman welcomed a set of twins just 26 days after giving birth to a baby boy.

Arifa Sultana gave birth to a baby boy in February according to Dr Sheila Poddar, a gynaecologist at Ad-Din hospital in Dhaka. But on March 22 she was rushed to hospital after falling ill before shocking everyone by giving birth to a baby boy and girl through caesarean section.

Poddar told local media that the woman came to the hospital complaining of lower abdominal pain. Doctors performed an ultrasound and realised Sultana was pregnant with twins. This was shocking considering she just delivered a baby only days earlier.

Sultana had two uteruses, a condition called uterus didelphys.

A uterus didelphys is a rare congenital abnormality, and the occurrence of twin gestation has an overall incidence rate of 1 in a million, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Her first baby was conceived and grown in a different womb to that holding the twins, the NZ Herald reports.

 

Woman with two wombs gives birth to twins one month after having a baby boy

 

Sultana was unaware of her condition and double-simultaneous pregnancy as she did not receive an ultrasound for the birth of her baby boy.

“It’s a rare incident. I have seen such a case for the first time. I had not even heard about such an incident before,” Poddar said.

It is understood the mother and babies are healthy and doing well, according to The NZ Herald.

 

 

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Facebook’s Policy Programmes Head in Africa, Sherry Dzinoreva, says the company will intensify its female entrepreneurship training in 10 universities in Nigeria in 2019.

Speaking during the ”SheMeansBusiness” dinner in Lagos, Dzinoreva said that Facebook was collaborating with ”She Leads Africa”to intensify female entrepreneurship training in Nigeria.

She said that training would be intensified through its ”SheMeansBusiness” programme that was launched in Nigeria in 2018.

According to her, the company trained over 4,000 female entrepreneurs in the country in 2018, through the SheMeansBusiness programme.

”We are going to continue to train thousands of women as well this year. Not very different from what we did last year, the only difference this year is that we are going into university as well.

”So we are going to be crossing 10 different universities across the country, as well as continuing to train female entrepreneurs.

”The ideas of the programme is for women to come together to learn how to use digital platforms to grow their businesses, but in doing so, we also have a number of other types of engagements.

”And as they do this, there are opportunities to network and learn how to actually grow their businesses.

”This year, we are bringing financial literacy into the programme as well. it is opportunity to empower and support female business owners and aspiring female business owners,” she said.

Dzinoreva said that there was no specific criteria to engage on the programme, but just the entrepreneurial spirit of women who were either aspiring or existing entrepreneurs.

She said that Facebook felt that there was definitely a need to do something a bit different for the women.

”There is something about creating spaces for women because we know that when women are doing well, their communities are doing well.

”When women are doing well; their families are doing well, businesses, industries are doing well and ultimately, the economy is driving as well.

”So we wanted to create a programme that was exclusively for women who were either one of you or are women who are thinking about opening a business and just need a little bit of inspiration,” Dzinoreva said.

The Director, Public Policy Africa at Facebook, Ebele Okobi, said that there was the need for women to be in charge of their destinies, as it would affect the nation.

Okobi said that Facebook was interested in ensuring that women used its platforms – Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – to create economic independence.

The Co-Founder, She Leads Africa, Afua Osei, said that this was the company’s third year of working with Facebook on a programme to teach, train and support women entrepreneurs.

”And last year, we had the opportunity to work on a programme that was just focused on women, understanding the unique challenges, as well as opportunities for women entrepreneurs.

”We changed more than 4,000 women all across Nigeria. So we are so excited that our training continued to have a serious impact in helping women all across Nigeria.

”This year we are going to drive around in Nigeria, and we are going to get 10 universities all across the country.

”We know that young people are entrepreneurial, they are excited, but they don’t really have that much money. So we are going to teach them how to start getting into businesses with a little cash,

”We are going to bring the training and the expertise to them, so that they can have that experience on their campuses,” Osei said.

 

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Former first lady Michelle Obama‘s best-selling memoir, “Becoming,” has sold nearly 10 million copies, and is set to become the best-selling memoir in history.

The parent company of publisher Penguin Random House announced Tuesday.

“We believe this could be the most successful memoir in history,” said Thomas Rabe, the chief executive of Bertelsmann, a parent company of Penguin Random House, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The candid memoir, which was released in November, quickly became a best-seller and one of the most popular books in the World.

In its first week, “Becoming” sold more than 1.4 million copies, Penguin Random House said in November.

 

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Doctors, teachers, and complete strangers from across the Bay Area, California,U.S, are rallying behind Atsade Nigese from Ethiopia, who survived a brutal act of domestic violence when her husband poured acid all over her face and body.

Speaking through her friend who served as an interpreter, Nigese says her husband, who was a federal police officer in Ethiopia, regularly beat her and broke her teeth.

But one night, a year ago, after she told him she wanted a divorce, she said he threw acid on her.

 

Photos: Community rally behind Ethiopian woman disfigured, blinded by acid attack by her abusive husband after she asked for a divorce

 

Nigese is now blind with scarred skin. Her body is disfigured and even her own son initially rejected her, saying he knew her by her voice but could not identify anything else about her.

 

Photos: Community rally behind Ethiopian woman disfigured, blinded by acid attack by her abusive husband after she asked for a divorce

 

Menbere Aklilu of Richmond said she wanted to help. Two years ago, she helped another Ethiopian woman, who had also been burned by acid, something she said her ex-fiance had thrown on her.

Because of that experience Akilu, who also survived an abusive relationship,  knew how to get Nigese a visa. And she flew to Ethiopia to retrieve Nigese and invited her to live with her and get some medical help. Akilu said she’d love it if Nigese could one day see again.

“I want her to get her vision, that’s my dream,” Aklilu said.

 

Photos: Community rally behind Ethiopian woman disfigured, blinded by acid attack by her abusive husband after she asked for a divorce

 

For nearly seven months, Nigese has been living with Aklilu. The two women, both from Ethiopia, share another special bond, one they don’t wish on anyone else. Both have survived domestic abuse.

“I see myself through her,” Akilu said. “I’m lucky I run from him. So today I have the ability to help others.”

In her short time living in the Bay Area, Nigese is slowly learning to become independent once again. She’s learned to get around using a cane. Three hours a day, five days a week, Nigese learns Braille and English, with volunteers at her side.

On top of that, doctors from the University of California at San Francisco are donating their time and talents to reconstruct her ears, eyelids nose and mouth.

 

Photos: Community rally behind Ethiopian woman disfigured, blinded by acid attack by her abusive husband after she asked for a divorce

Photos: Community rally behind Ethiopian woman disfigured, blinded by acid attack by her abusive husband after she asked for a divorce

Photos: Community rally behind Ethiopian woman disfigured, blinded by acid attack by her abusive husband after she asked for a divorce

Photos: Community rally behind Ethiopian woman disfigured, blinded by acid attack by her abusive husband after she asked for a divorce

Photos: Community rally behind Ethiopian woman disfigured, blinded by acid attack by her abusive husband after she asked for a divorce

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Adeagbo joins a network of 346 Fellows representing 91 countries.

Also included in the list is Kenya’s Wanjiru Mukoma, a health and wellbeing advocate who particularly works in HIV prevention and care, and cross-cutting issues of human rights, sexual, and gender-based violence.

Evan Mawarire, a Zimbabwean clergyman who founded #ThisFlag Citizen’s Movement to challenge corruption, injustice, and poverty in his country, is also included in the list. The movement empowers citizens to hold government to account.

Announcing the class of 2019, Emma Sky, director of the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program said: “Their courage, ingenuity and passion will be an inspiration to us all at Yale.”

The World Fellows program is Yale University’s signature global leadership development initiative and a core element of Yale’s ongoing commitment to internationalisation.

Each year, the University invites a group of exemplary practitioners from a wide range of fields and countries for an intensive four-month period of academic enrichment and leadership training.

The mission of World Fellows is to cultivate and empower a network of globally engaged leaders committed to making the world a better place. The program is part of the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, which prepares Yale students for global leadership and service through its master’s program in global affairs, master of advanced study in global affairs and undergraduate major in global affairs.

World Fellows is committed to three main goals:
• Leadership: To strengthen the knowledge and skills essential for global leadership

• Service: To provide opportunity to serve others through sharing knowledge and
experience, and collaborating on initiatives

• Network: To grow a global community of people with shared values, connected to each other and to Yale.

See the full list and biography here.

 

 

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American rapper, Cardi B has come under fire globally following the release of some controversial old videos where she admitted to drugging men and stealing from them.

After the video went viral, the rapper was unapologetic and warned people to stop harassing her.

But as the backlash intensified and people called for her to be arrested for sexual assault, she posted another update addressing the videos.

Now, everyone is reacting to the story and calling for her to face the full force of the law just like R Kelly.

See all the reactions below…

Legendary Hustler@otunba_adedayo

Feminists have suddenly gone mute on this episode but they all had erections for R Kelly, Harvey, Cosby… lol

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💜@Kyrah_D

“The men that I drugged were conscious and willing”

39 people are talking about this

Wavo@d_yates_wavo

@iamcardib sometimes you talk too much and too loud. I don’t wish downfall on successful peps, HOWEVER!! you bragged about the same wrong doings that got one of my Idol Legacy ruined!! 🤦🏾‍♂️

And think we gonna let this fly?

You next!! 😌

713 people are talking about this

minaj mania@minajmania1

She made racist and transphobic comments.
She publicly admitted to using payola and to having a ghostwriter.
She got innocent women beaten up.
She publicly admitted to robbing men and stealing money from them.
It’s time that this disgusting pig gets locked up.

511 people are talking about this

Nass 🇩🇿@NaSs0283

Nicki: “I am the female weezy”
Cardi b: ” i am the female cosby”

1,050 people are talking about this

Who is JB?@Blvck_No_Cream

Ladies and gentlemen of the twitter jury… In her defense she never said she “drugged and had sex” she said she “drugged and robbed”. Making my client innocent of any sexual based crimes

652 people are talking about this

Relli-P@JustinPirelli

Strippers and prostitutes be playing mfs all the time, that’s what happens when you fall victim to lust. Crazy thing is this shit is new to some people with all this shit, smdh

452 people are talking about this

ℙ𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕪 ℙ𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕖𝕒𝕟@PrissThePisces

This hashtag is just another example of fake outrage. Do you know HOW MANY RAPPERS you would have to CANCEL based on their “street life”? Chile! Tupac, Biggie Smalls, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Jay Z? Do I need to keep going? Nobody said its right. Thats HER REALITY.

1,503 people are talking about this

Jamaican_4Skin@JAMAICAN_4SKIN

The amount of women defending CardiB is fucking mind blowing, let it had been a woman being drugged and taking advantage of, they’d be throwing themselves on the ground like burn victims

1,337 people are talking about this

👑Tayana👑@tayanasoto

She be telling on herself 🤦🏽‍♀️ talked about dead babies, called black people roaches 🙄, be sayin n***a all the time and etc y’all be letting her get away wit this just to hear the next rap she didn’t write or do on her own 🤦🏽‍♀️📝

743 people are talking about this

lazyjc@Supremejc11

How Cardi B fans look trying to defend her while Bill cosby is in jail for the same thing

582 people are talking about this

Tracy Marie@MsTracyMarie

These men were soliciting sex. Everybody needs to calm the f**k down. She robbed men that keeps human sex trafficking going. Yal’ act like her actually fucking men 4 money would have been better. I’m not mad. @iamcardib explanation seemed honest.

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Con-Troll@DeWeirdest1

anybody seeing nothing wrong in what Cardi B did is blinded by ignorance.
Like wtf. Trying to make it look like an equality shit and all about women.
You want equality? Go share a cell with Bill Cosby. We’ll start from there.

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justice icon@Justice_Icon

And to be honest, I work with teens who have been kicked out of their homes and have had to do the same shit to survive. We’ve all done shit to survive.. so I’m not judging or approving the actions.

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JONAM’S PRINCESS👑👑@AtimCharlotte

So we are now

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Grizzly@Grizzly95924198

Cardi B says shes not proud of her past in response to the backlash she received after saying she used to drug and rob men when she was a stripper.

Bill Cosby were you proud of what you did?Nope

Ok we will be uncanceling Bill Cosby. Sources say he was NOT proud

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kenz@Bokenza1

when you approach a stripper and ask to take them to your room you just agreed to prostitution. You are going to pay for sex which is illegal and punishable by jail time and you cry foul when a stripper robs you?

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Wendy Williams is presently recuperating at a hospital after she was found drunk immediately after checking out of a sober home.

According to Daily Mail, Wendy Williams was taken to the hospital to sober up and recuperate.

It also reports that the TV host was given a banana bag, which is a bag of IV fluids which is a new tab used as a treatment for vitamin and electrolyte deficiencies in patients with chronic alcohol use.

Wendy Williams found drunk, rushed to the hospital after checking out of sober home [Instagram/WendyShow]
Wendy Williams found drunk, rushed to the hospital after checking out of sober home [Instagram/WendyShow]

Her representatives are yet to release a statement as at this time of the report. Wendy Williams’ latest relapse is coming barely a few weeks after she revealed in her show that she was battling addiction and has decided to stay in a sober home.

Wendy Williams has revealed that she is presently living in a sober house because of her battles with addiction. The media personality made this personal revelation known live on her show. Wendy said she is currently living in a sober house somewhere in the Tri-State Area of New York, New Jersey & CT and has been there for some time now.

Wendy teared up quite a bit as her audience listened intently and in shock. She went on to reveal how she has battled cocaine addiction for a long time without seeking help until recently.

Earlier in the year it was reported that Wendy Williams and husband, Kelvin Hunter were reportedly set for divorce
Earlier in the year it was reported that Wendy Williams and husband, Kelvin Hunter were reportedly set for divorce

Even though she didn’t mention which substance she is presently addicted to, the very vocal media girl talked about her experience with other guys at the sober house where she is presently receiving treatment.

 

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Former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has been announced as Forbes Woman Africa Social Influencer at the Forbes Woman Africa Awards inaugural gala dinner which held in Durban, South Africa.

The Anti-corruption campaigner and convener of the Bring Back our Girls movement was celebrated for her efforts in launching the viral #BringBackOurGirls campaign.

Other recipients of awards at the prestigious gala were Dr. Divine Simbi-Ndhlukula (Business); Rachel SibandeCaster Semenya (Sports); Sho Madjozi (Entertainment); Uche Pedro (New media), among others.

The Managing Editor of Forbes Africa and Forbes Woman Africa, Methil Renuka, said:

 The ceremony was the perfect conclusion to a highly constructive day of networking and concept sharing by Africa’s most dynamic women.”

Renuka congratulated the women for their efforts in impacting the lives of young women worldwide.

Ezekwesili was also named among the World’s 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine in 2018 and was shortlisted for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.

 

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