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TIWA SAVAGE, NAOMI CAMPBELL ATTEND ‘GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MANDELA 100’ PRESS CONFERENCE

To announce the star-studded lineup as well as other details about the upcoming Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 event, a press conference was held today at Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The press conference was attended by Tiwa Savage, Naomi Campbell, Sho Madjozi, Precious Moloi Motsepe, Kweku Mandela as well as Minister of Energy for South Africa Jeff Radebe, CEO and Co-Founder of Global Citizen Hugh Evans and more.

See photos from the press conference below.

 

 

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CHIKA IKE”S NEW BOOK “BOSS UP” TALKS ABOUT CONQUERING & LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE

Nollywood actress Chika Ike has just unveiled her new book ‘Boss Up!‘ in which she’ll be sharing a Guide to Conquering and Living your Best Life.
According to her, Boss Up! is a 41-chapter book that covers most of the obstacles we all confront – fear, love, money, self-esteem. Some are internal, existing only in our minds, and some are external, found in other people’s attitudes.


The book is a guide on how to overcome such obstacles by some of the lessons and experiences of Chika Ike.

The actress shared the cover of the book on her Instagram page where she wrote:
It took me over seven years of writing to finally publish Boss up! Seven years of documenting my thoughts, emotions, truth and events that taught me some life lessons and brought me to this point . Three years ago before my mum passed , she was also an author and was aware of my unpublished book, she looked at me, held my hands and told me to tell my truth.

I’m a very guarded person, my walls are up because life has thrown me so many curved balls, I brought down all my walls in this book , because the truth is we are on this earth to share and not just to take. I finally bossed up and got my book published.

Boss up is one of my ways of giving back. Telling my truth isn’t so comfortable, it has been a roller coaster ride to get here. I have failed, made mistakes, trusted, had my lows and highs. But today I stand firm, stronger than ever and living my best life.
Boss up is a 41 chapter book, which covers most of the obstacles we encounter in life, fear, convention, betrayal, love, self-esteem and money. Some are internal existing in our minds and some are external found in other people’s attitudes. It will give you a guide to conquering such obstacles and living your best life. You asked and I answered, all my tips and tricks on how I became this successful are in this book.
A girl who had nothing but just her dreams, now a successful Filmmaker, a Harvard trained business woman, philanthropist and passionate about empowering people. I remember the days I struggled to pay rent, now I don’t just live in my dream home but I also develop and rent out properties and my list is endless. So dip in with both feet and enjoy the book.From me to you with love .❤️#bossup#focus #living #conquer #book@bossupbook

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360 WOMAN HOSTS DIALOGUES AND COCKTAIL

360 women Africa, a leading personal development enterprise for women in Africa, held the first edition of its personal development, mentoring and networking event called Dialogues and Cocktail in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.
Founded by Yvonne Chioma Ofodile a UK certified personal development coach, public speaker, and business woman, the objective of the event was to engage women in Africa by creating a platform that seeks to deliver transformational knowledge, impact and soft skills to its participants.
Dialogues and Cocktails round-table meeting gave its participants access toreal talks from expert speakers on lives success, failures, hope, clarity of vision and a total paradigm shift; access and opportunity for speed mentorship, among other things.

The event gathered great speakers and industry holders such as Ayo Mairo-Ese, a multiple award-winning broadcaster, event compere and public speaker; Felicia Odumosu, an astute HR Consultant with over 17 years work experience and Alexandra Amuche Asogwa, TV personality, dancer, writer and brand/social influencer who recently emerged fifth runner-up at the Big-Brother Naija 2018.
The first speaker Felicia Odumosu spoke on Becoming and Remaining Employable. She went further to speak on what employability skills were and desirable employability skills across all employment sector.
Alexandra spoke on The Road To Discovery: How Real Can It Get? She also went further to share her journey and tools that has helped her in this process of evolving. Ayo Mairo-Ese spoke on Been Limitless.
She started with sharing her success story and how she has emerged. She encouraged her audience to engage in a lot of personal development activities like reading, researching, affirmations, seeking mentorship and hard-work.
The dialogue session had a lot of questions and answer for the speakers and it ended with the founder speaking on The Power of Imagination.

The event was powered by 360 Woman Africa and fully supported by Veleta Sparkling Wine, Talent Bureau Limited, YMC Beauty and GuardianWoman.

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NIGERIA’S ZURIEL ODUWOLE LISTED AMONG TOP 15 EMERGING BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD

The phrases “Action” or “Cut” and “That’s A Wrap” are truly synonymous with the entertainment industry, specifically filmmaking and motion picture development.
But these scenes do not occur, without the backing and funding from studios, production houses or deep pocket independent producers and directors.

A new generation of powers behind the industry is emerging – Black Women, and this month, 15 of such influencers are profiled in a new feature in LA Magazine, and they are directors, movie funding gatekeepers, producers, program executives and writers from big-name players such as Paramount Pictures, BET Networks, Extra!, AEG, City National Bank and Revolt.
And then a certain 15-year-old documentary filmmaker called Zuriel Oduwole, youthfully perched at the top left of the group portrait, made the cut.

She made her first film at the age of 9 about the Ghana Revolution, and her fourth film at the age of 12, showed in 2 movie theatre chains overseas and screened in Ghana, the UK, Nigeria, South Africa and Tokyo – Japan.
It made her the youngest producer in the world to show their self-produced and self-edited film in a commercial movie theatre chain. Indeed, a new dawn is breaking in Hollywood.

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WUNMI OBE BAGS NEW APPOINTMENT WITH PUNCH

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, Mrs Valerie Omowunmi Tunde-Obe was appointed as a non Executive Director by the Board of Punch Nigeria Limited.

She attended Grange School and Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Lagos. Between 1995 and 2001, she worked as a Senior Manager, Copywriting at LTC/JWT Advertising. In 2001, she and her husband founded KOPYKATS & Associates, a  scriptwriting, music production and marketing company.

Tunde-Obe is the owner of Hair Afrique Beauty Salon, a subsidiary of United Hairways Beauty Company and Iya Ibadan Local Cuisine and Foods which promotes foods from Western Nigeria.

A certified member of the Association of Advertising Practitioners of Nigeria since 2004, Tunde-Obe is a  director of Punch Commercial Printing…..

Continue reading on http://punchng.com/punch-appoints-new-chairman-director/

 

Culled from Punch

 

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BETTY IRABOR SET TO RELEASE NEW BOOK “DUST TO DEW”

Genevieve magazine founder Betty Irabor  will be releasing her new book soon.

Titled “Dust to Dew“, the book will chronicle some of the most interesting parts of her life journey while she shares learning points from them.
She posted the cover of the book on Instagram and captioned:

I am So Excited to unveil the cover of my book 😁😁💃💃 “Dust to Dew”… Dust is chaos, Dust blinds, it inhibits. Dew is Life, it is Hope, it is New Beginnings 💧💧💦 It’s been an interesting journey putting several emotions into a book that chronicles the darkest period of my battle with depression. I didn’t lose those 7 years, Rather it was a period of Learning and Unlearning! This is me being audacious about sharing my most intimate battle with depression with you. May all our aspirations distill into the morning Dew!

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ACTRESS OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE HAS BEEN INVITED TO BECOME AN OSCAR ACADEMY VOTER

This year, the Oscar Academy is making impressive effort to diversify its members, by inviting 928 new people from 59 countries – 49% of which are women and 38% of which are people of colour – and one of those who received an invitation is Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde.

Omotola who was cited for her work in Last Flight To Abuja and A Private Storm, joins an impressive list of invitees, which includes Kendrick Lamar, Gidi Blues’s director, Femi Odugbemi, Black Panther stars, Danai Gurira and Daniel Kaluuya, and British-Nigerian, Wunmi Mosaku.

 

(Photo: AMPAS)

(Photo: AMPAS)

 

 

 

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GRACE LADOJA MAKES VOGUE’S LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN BRITAIN

Music Executive and media personality, Grace Ladoja, has been honored by British Vogue in the #Vogue25 list as one of the Most Influential Women in Britain.

According to British Vogue, the list was compiled to shine a light on the powerful women driving forward their respective industries.

Vogue wrote:

What does power look like now? As we assembled Vogue’s inaugural list of the most influential women working in Britain for the July issue, it became clear that this question is more complicated than ever to answer. How telling, for example, that while there have never been more women in cabinet, 2018 did not feel like a year to shine a light on the ever-shifting sands of power in the old establishment. It is no longer enough simply to hold a great office of state, it seems.

Power and influence now take many forms. It does, however, still require an eye-watering level of achievement, regardless of age (the oldest entry, Baroness Hale, is 73; the youngest, Dua Lipa, is 22). It also demands the ability to inspire, and the clout to change the conversation.

Drawing from the worlds of politics, fashion, the arts, media and sport, we have had to make notable omissions. For some, authority remains too precarious (Theresa May), for others it is eternal (the Queen). So these are the women of this year: the Vogue 25, an extraordinary cast of leaders defining – and redefining – the way we live now.

Grace Ladoja earns a coveted spot in the #Vogue25 list  (Vogue)

Praising Grace in her capacity as a Music Executive and looking at the amazing work she has done with Skepta and the whole BBK crew,

Vogue writes:

GRACE LADOJA
Music executive

When Skepta won the Mercury Prize for his album Konnichiwa, it was thanks in no small part to his manager: fast-rising music executive Grace Ladoja, otherwise known as the Godmother of Grime. In 2018, in a move unimaginable a few years ago, Buckingham Palace recognised her services to music in the New Year’s Honours List – proof of her crucial role in Britain’s burgeoning DIY music scene, and her talent for shaking up the status quo.

 

 

 

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SKELETON ATHLETE, SIMIDELE ADEAGBO IS INSPIRING AND GROOMING NIGERIA’S NEXT GENERATION OF SKELETON ATHLETES

Skeleton athlete, Simidele Adeagbo has teamed up with non-profit organization, Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (YEDI) to organize ‘SimiSleighs Leadership and Sports Masterclass’ for secondary school girls in Lagos State.

As a part of YEDI’s SKILLZ Girl project, 100 schoolgirls took part in a skeleton clinic led by her. Since the masterclass was also a means to teach the participants leadership skills, the Olympian took them on demonstrations, drills and activities centered around teamwork and the skills needed to be a champion.

Speaking about what the clinic means to her, she said:

“The students at State Civil Service Senior Model School are the future leaders of Nigeria and I’m honored to have the opportunity to share this unique experience with them.

Sport is a powerful tool to create change and I hope that I’ve empowered the girls and cultivated future leaders in the classroom and community.”

See photos from the masterclass below:

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NIGERIA HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF EXTREME POVERTY GLOBALLY

In a new report by the World Poverty Clock, Nigeria has overtaken India as the country with the most extreme poor people in the world – 86.9 million people, with the number increasing by six people every minute.
The report added that the Democratic Republic of the Congo could soon take over the number 2 spot.
By the end of 2018 in Africa as a whole, there will probably be about 3.2 million more people living in extreme poverty than there are today, the report added.
The report stated that with the rate people living in extreme poverty is reducing, it’ll be extremely difficult to achieve SDG 1 – No Poverty.
According to Brookings Institute:
Each April and October, the World Poverty Clock data are updated to take into account new household surveys (an additional 97 surveys were made available this April) and new projections on country economic growth from the International Monetary Funds’s World Economic Outlook. These form the basic building blocks for poverty trajectories computed for 188 countries and territories, developed and developing, across the world.
See the top nations below:
Nigeria – 86.9m
India – 71.5m
Democratic Republic of Congo – 60.9m
Ethiopia – 23.9m
Tanzania – 19.9m
Mozambique – 17.8m
Bangladesh – 17m
Kenya – 14.7m
Indonesia – 14.2m
Uganda – 14.2m
Photo Credit: Brookings Institute

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