Beauty queen and successful event entrepreneur Elizabeth R/The Dorchester/Avant Garde Ibidunni Ighodalo and her beautiful daughter Keke are celebrating their birthday today.

Renowned photographer Ty Bello in her usual style took to her Instagram page to share photos from their shoot accompanied with a beautiful message.

‘..A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds. She’s like a trading ship that sails to faraway places and brings back EXOTIC SURPRISES …. (from proverbs 31 . The message translation)

I was thinking about @ibidunni_ighodalo today and my heart went to proverbs 31. .. I read through.. and I was like yeah I know her .. the babe’s name is Elizabeth R.
Ibidun is really a proverb .. a beautiful mystery .. the baby-faced – delicate- always blushing flower .. but stronger than most people I know. Soft spoken and introverted yet open and spontaneous in her kindness. I’ve been through many season with’ Dun-dun ‘ .. I’ve never seen any one dare to dream so openly …and spread hope like she has even when going a tough season …But look at you ..Ibidunni…it’s clear .. God knows how to take care of his flowers .. I’ve seen him carry you wind-blown by faith to this most beautiful place .. making all things new .

Ibidun like in proverbs 31 .. God really is always using you to bring exotic surprises .Your life is such a testimony and I’m so proud of you . Happy birthday to you and your beautiful bundle of endless energy Keke. For every time your heart whispered the word ‘twins’ .. now you know what He meant.. ????????????????????????same birthday .. same smile .. same everything !!!this God amazes me..You’re both so beautiful.. so so so beautiful!! Thank God for the 19th of July !!#tybellophotography #mother-daughter #birthdaysession

Ailing actress, Halima Abubakar, has come out to defend Tonto Dikeh after fans came for her for posting a photo of sick Halima. In an Instagram post, Halima narrated how Tonto came to pick her from the hospital and took care of her.

See her IG post below;

“I want to use this Lil strength in me now to thank my wonderful friend @tontolet who came into town to shoot a movie, but left her work to come pick me up when I told her I was in the hospital. she said don’t move an inch give me the address (bless her) out of love she made sure I was safe and I already shared my journey with you all.

“How many friends will make sure you take your medication, force you to eat and monitor your temperature? All she did was out of love and so you all can pray for me         you all have seen me at my best and you should see me at my lowest (no shame)I basically showed you all my womb,a picture is nothing to me(I rocked the baldness) help me thank her for dropping all she had to do for me..Notting but pure love.

“Only good friends will do that.Money was never involved in her gestures.She is naturally a kind soul and I will forever be grateful @tontolet for that single post, you all have been praying for me❤️❤️❤️ that’s noble act. I love you for ever. you are a great friend #but those drugs bitter sha thank you mama king. pls thank her for doing that for me.

“I have nothing but respect for you. #womensupportingwomen#friendshipforever”

Former Arsenal Ladies’ striker Asisat Oshoala, who currently plays for Dalian Quanjian F.C., has donated a new branded 18 seater bus to her women’s youth club in Nigeria FC Robo. She donated the bus as a birthday gift to the club’s chairman, Emmanuel Osahon.

Osahon took delivery of the cars on Sunday, July 16, 2017 much to the delight of the club’s female players and technical crew.

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Emma Nyra, American-born Nigerian singer, formerly signed to MMMG label, has released stunning photos from her birthday photoshoot session as she celebrates her birthday today 18th july.

Here’s what she wrote;

“Happy Birthday to me!!! I want to say thank you to baba God for every single experience and exposure that He has allowed me to grow from. Thank you to every single person I have ever met along this journey that has supported me and shown me love!!! I will forever be grateful to my family for loving me and accepting me as I am! @nyranation we rise!!!! *NEW MUSIC IN MY BIO* #JAMINA #emmanyra#nyranation”

Omolabake Adenle is a 35-year-old Nigerian who founded Aja.la Studios, a company that builds natural language & speech processing applications for African languages.

She holds a PhD in Bayesian Signal Processing from Cambridge University where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and Tau Beta Pi Honors Fellow.

She had been shortlisted for the Innovation Prize for Africa for her voice recognition and speech synthesis software for African languages, a software that can understand and digitize spoken African languages.

Her software will not only help newer generations learn languages that are slowly dying, but will also afford those who speak only their local languages enjoy the benefits of the digital revolution – just imagine a voice assistant (Siri, Google Now) that can take instructions in and speak Yoruba.

Omolabake Adenle’s Aja.la Studios has already built SpeakYoruba, a Yoruba Language learning app (think Duolingo), and is looking to build more learning apps for African Languages under its SpeakAfricaApps project

While voice recognition and speech synthesis software have been developed for various Western and Asian languages, there has been very limited commercial application or academic research for African languages.

This innovation will open up opportunities for Africans with low literacy levels – or those that simply don’t speak English – to also enjoy the benefits of the digital revolution.

Janet Jackson was spotted stepping out of a mall in malibu yesterday. The glowing mum was all smiles as she excitedly waved at the paparazzi.

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Founder of the Malala Fund and girls’ education activist, Malala Yousafzai, pays a visit to the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, today at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, as part of activities to mark her visit to Nigeria which is the second in three years. She visisted Nigeria for the first time in 2014 shortly after theChibok school girls were abducted by Boko Haram members.

Leading a delegation of seven, Malala who is the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, reiterated her goal to an end to the deprivation of education among the girl child. The meeting with Osinbajo started at about 6pm and was held behind closed doors.

”Tiwaoluwa Aviella Chidera Oluwademiladeola darling you are blessed!!! God’s protection is always going to be on you, who ever that is born of a woman or any form of evil spirit from d pit of hell that cursed you is forever caused and curse will they be even in death, who ever wish you death will die a sudden, horrible $ untimely death, the mention of ur name will constantly run them mad till they meet their death they will know no peace till they die, AMEN!!! you are covered with d precious blood of Jesus my dear, the bible says children are d heritage of God you are a royal priesthood a peculiar nation, a choose general an innocent soul and as many eyes that seek ur destruction Tiwa they will be destroyed, Nothing do u my princess Tiwa……….. you are God’s choosen the olowogbogbo has u under his cover $ protection, you will grow up to be great and happy in life, you will live very long in great health, you are a testimony of God’s great work, your enemies will forever be put to shame even in their death they will know no peace, bcos they will never life to see u progress, you are Gods child ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????God’s got you”

 

Nollywood actress, Bimbo Thomas, is overjoyed as her son, Jayden, clocked one on July 15, 2017. The proud mom shared adorable photos from his birthday shoot, on her IG page.

She wrote;

”Jayden Oluwatobilola Ajadi Eniolorundalola Toluwanimi Olanrewaju you re my world, my joy n happiness, my breakthrough, my inheritance, my son u re the reason I’m called Mum …….. I love you son . Happy 1st bday , may you count many more days on earth ijn , may God grant me grace to be that mother I wished for , and be by you always. #bdayboy #mysonmypride#liljayden #july15th my name change #unforgettableday #prettyboy #julybabies#motherandson #bimbothomas#motherhoodmypride #luvyouson#fashionkids #yorubaboys #yorubaangels#nollywoodbabies #swagbabies#celebritykids #myboyistoocute #thankful”