Two weeks ago, Nigeria’s first female skeleton athlete, Simidele Adeagbo made history when she became the African woman to qualify for the Winter Olympics in that category. She will be joining Nigeria’s other history-making athletes, The Ice Blazers, in PyeongChang, South Korea next month.

Well, just like Beats by Dre did with The Ice Blazers a week ago, Nike just released a short film which celebrates Simidele’s historic achievement.

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The 40-second clip, Forever First, is narrated by New York Times best-selling author and fellow Nigerian, Luvvie Ajayi

“Being first, it doesn’t always last. But being the first to go where they said you shouldn’t…that lasts forever”, says Ajayi in a powerful voice-over.

Speaking about the film and Simi, the brand director of Nike South Africa, Alissa Jenkins said:

“At Nike, we believe in the significance and legacy one can leave behind through sports. 

‘Forever First’ is a film that will inspire others to follow in Simi’s history-making tracks; she is the first and we hope she won’t be the last to do the unthinkable.

At Nike, we are proud to have a culture that fosters the power of sport inside and outside the doors of the brand.”

Watch the inspirational short film below:

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Tennis superstar and new mother, Serena Williams has shown her support and excitement for the first Nigerian bobsled team to compete in the February Winter Olympics.

Serena shared a video on Instagram of the Nigerian team training saying, “This video literally gave me chills. I am so excited to watch Nigeria compete in the winter Olympics bobsledding race, the first time an African country has ever competed in bobsledding.”

The video shows Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga training hard for their competition coming up in February.

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The boiling Borno State capital, Maiduguri is one of the places in the north east that many dread to visit, especially if they do not have to – this is due to the unpredictable activities of the terror group Boko Haram in the city.

But On-air personality Toolz Oniru-Demuren, who was motivated by by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, recently visited the Bakassi IDP camp in Maiduguri, and she shared her experience on Instagram.

She shared a video showing fun moments with the camp kids, who she described as “Spirited”.

“Last year the British High Commissioner @PaulTArkwright challenged me to accompany his team on their next trip to visit an IDP camp. Today, I visited Maiduguri for the first time and met these spirited kids at the Bakassi I.D.P Camp. ❤❤ Thank you so much for the invitation!”, Toolz captioned the video.

Watch the video.

Boko Haram has launched countless suicide bomb attacks in the city – major markets, mosques and motor parks are often the target of the bombings because of the huge crowd these spots attract daily.

Hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost in these attacks, and more people have had to live with the scars, physical and mentally, for life.

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Nollywood star, Laide Bakare has joined the growing league of folks who have delved into the music business from the neighboring movie Industry.

The popular Yoruba actress has launched her new record label which she announced on social media.

The mother of one who posed with her daughter in her record label vest, in her press release stated that this move wasn’t done overnight and has been a long term ambition of hers.

Announcing the new Simline records on her social page, Laide wrote;

“YES WE ARE HERE �� DA BOSS (SIMLINE INTERNATIONAL ) I don’t just talk , I make moves � NOW ITS MADE, READY TO RULE THE WORLD � � MAKING AND SPENDING � MONEY � WE ARE OPEN SERIOUSLY FOR BUSINESS �#laidebakare #anticipate”

She also shared:

The latest achievement by Amena Khan, a  mother, model, blogger, Youtuber and co-founder of Ardere Cosmetics highlights major steps being taken in the representation of Muslim women within the beauty industry. The muslim lady has been included in L’Oreal’s new campaign for hair.

Collaborating with a team of British ambassadors and influencers, the new campaign for L’Oréal showcases a diverse cast of men and women in a bid to explore the unique relationship each of us have with our hair.

However,  it is L’Oréal’s including Amena Khan who wears a hijab that has amazingly hiked the importance of the campaign and placed it in history.

In an interview which she granted Vogue, she said:

“How many brands are doing things like this? Not many,” Khan said in a powerful interview with Vogue.

“They’re literally putting a girl in a headscarf – whose hair you can’t see – in a hair campaign. Because what they’re really valuing through the campaign is the voices that we have.”

The campaign was shot by Rankin, award wining photographer. Khan dresses her hair in a pink headscarf and uses the same shade on her lips.

Amena also hopes that by starring in the history-making project, there will be a correction about common misconception about Muslim women’s relationship with their hair.

We have her Instagram post below.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Friday she is expecting her first baby in June, making her the country’s first leader to give birth while in office.

The 37-year-old, who took office in October, said the pregnancy was “unexpected but exciting”for her and partner Clarke Gayford.

“We’re both really happy. We wanted a family but weren’t sure it would happen for us,” she said in a statement.

The charismatic leader enjoyed a meteoric rise last year, winning office just months after taking the helm of the centre-left Labour Party.

“We thought 2017 was a big year!” she tweeted.

“This year we’ll join the many parents who wear two hats. I’ll be PM and a mum while Clarke will be ‘first man of fishing’ and stay at home dad.”

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Ardern said she would take six weeks off after the birth of her child, with maverick Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters taking the reins of office.

She said she would be “contactable and available” during the period and would resume all leadership duties when it was over.

Ardern, who did not reveal whether she was expecting a boy or a girl, said she and Gayford previously had doubts they could conceive.

“Clarke and I have always been clear we wanted to be parents but had been told we would need help for that to happen,” she said.

“That’s made this news a fantastic surprise.”

Ardern’s plans for a family sparked a sexism row during the election when a television host quizzed her on the issue, saying voters had a right to know before they cast their ballots.

She rejected the line of questioning as “unacceptable”, saying pregnancy and child rearing should not hinder women’s opportunities in the workplace.

“It is a woman’s decision about when they choose to have children and it should not predetermine whether or not they are given a job or have job opportunities,” she said.

Late Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is believed to have been the first head of government to have given birth while in office, when she had a baby in 1990.

‘More excited than election’

Ardern said “there’s no doubt times have changed” making it possible for her to juggle motherhood and a high-profile political career.

But she played down suggestions she was a trailblazer.

“There are plenty of women who have multi-tasked… in terms of being a woman in politics,” she told reporters.

“There are plenty of women who carved a path incrementally to make it possible for people to look upon my time in leadership and think ‘yes I can do the job and be a mother’.”

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull offered his congratulations on the “wonderful news”.

“When we spoke this morning you sounded more excited than you did when you won the election!” he tweeted.

“Lots of love and best wishes from me and Lucy and all of us across the ditch.”

Ex-New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, Ardern’s mentor early in her career, said her former charge was in for “a super busy year”.

“Every woman should have the choice of combining family & career,” she tweeted.

Green Party co-leader James Shaw said Ardern’s announcement was significant for many women.

“That a woman can be the prime minister of New Zealand and choose to have a family while in office says a lot about the kind of country we are and that we can be -– modern, progressive, inclusive, and equal,” he said.

Source: Pulse News