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In Interviews&profile February 12, 2020 By Women of Rubies

WCW | Beverly Naya is Our Woman Crush Today

Beverly Naya is a dark and lovely Nigerian actress, who was born in Nigeria, but raised in London. At 17, she began acting while studying philosophy, psychology and sociology at Brunel University. She also studied script writing in Roehampton University.

‘The wedding party’ actress was named the “fastest rising actress” in the City People Entertainment Awards in Nigeria, when asked why she returned to Nigeria by Encomium Magazine she said and I quote

“After I graduated from university, I just knew that I wanted to act, I knew I wanted to act, and in London I could shoot a film probably once in a year and that’s it. Whereas coming to this industry, I can build a brand as well as shoot films more often and be given a more diverse amount of scripts. So, I decided to come back for that reason.”

ACHIEVEMENTS

In 2014, Beverly Naya launched a campaign titled ‘Fifty Shades of Black’, aimed at inspiring young girls to feel confident about themselves.

Recently, she also started a documentary termed ‘Skin the documentary’. This is intended to tackle skin bleaching, and exploring the meaning of beauty in different shades of black.

AWARDS & ENDORSEMENTS

She also won the award for Fast Rising Actress at the 2011 City People Awards.

She won the Most Promising Talent category at the 2010 Best Of Nollywood Awards.

She also won the award for Fast Rising Actress at the 2011 City People Entertainment Awards.

We love you Beverly.

In Health February 12, 2020 By Women of Rubies

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In Inspiration February 12, 2020 By Women of Rubies

Why Environmental Activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is so Particular about Climate Change

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Chad is among the poorest nations in the world, and it is “already struggling with poverty and frequent conflict”. Making a reference to the Multidimensional Poverty Index, most of the population in Chad rely on subsistence farming.

Speaking with WEF, Hindou Ibrahim pointed out the size of the Lake Chad had depleted, compared to the size it was when she was a child which spanned about 10,000 km square. This is as a result of climate change, the rising population, and the most prominent occupation in Chad, agriculture.

Hindou Ibrahim, who is from the Mbororo pastoralist community, and an expert in how indigenous peoples and particularly women adapt to climate change, wants to highlight the impact a warming planet is having on communities across Africa.

During the WEF Sustainable Development Impact Summit in 2019, she shared that, “Climate change is real, and it’s not about our future. It’s about our present. It’s the issue of survival. It’s not the issue of economy or power, it’s the issue of life of hundreds of millions of people that depend on it. We need solutions, we don’t have time. It’s now time for action and immediate action for those peoples who are getting impacted who didn’t create this climate change.”

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In Inspiration February 12, 2020 By Women of Rubies

Tomie Balogun On Making Your Money Work For You

Tomie Balogun is an investment expert and author. A recognized speaker who has been invited to speak in multiple organisations and universities in Africa

She is on a mission is to help millennials learn how to invest correctly, and is a big advocate of investing in small businesses to help them grow. “One of the key things I see is that people take a lot of money out of the country to spend; the money is in the hands of a few.

The best way to do it was by investing with others. She joined an investment club as the best way to invest in others.

An investment club is a group of people who come together to pool their resources and then invest it in assets or business projects.

Tomie Balogun teaching an investment workshop

“When there’s talk about investing, many people think you have to be rich to do it,so they’ll start to do so once they have money,” she said. She believes that investing is not only for the rich, and it is a long-term strategy to creating wealth.

“People want to get rich in 2 or 5 years but if you look at stories of truly successful people, they built over decades,” she says. “I often ask, how much do you need to live a good life? People say billions. There’s a false sense that we need so much, but we don’t need it. Hoarding money is scarcity thinking. You don’t need to pile and stash. Get clarity on what your why is, and what you need to have a good life.” Tomie emphasizes that investment is a process—one that requires discipline and commitment. “Start with your why. Then take steps towards checking your expenses and investing,” Tomie advises. “Take baby steps. There are mutual funds you can start with N2,000; then add to consistently. When it grows, you can take it out and put in other things. If you put your money in a business and see it grow and be sustained for decades, that’s a legacy. That’s enough. Investment is not a product. It’s a plan; a path to a destination.”

“I find that there are many people who have been working for years, yet have no financial security. So they can’t just quit to do an MBA, or even quit because they’re in an unhealthy work environment,” she says as she makes a case for investing. “In the end, the real thing most of us need is the freedom to make choices. Investing allows you to do that. I never want to feel stuck, and that is why I invest. It’s not about piling billions of money in an account. It’s putting your money to work.”

With her wealth of experience Tomie insists that she is still on a journey. “I can’t say I’m totally free, but I’ve learnt that investment is long-term,” she says. “My story has evolved a lot from starting an investment club to stepping out of paid employment. It has given me freedom to make choices.”

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In Inspiration February 12, 2020 By Women of Rubies

Meet Ghanaian Math-goddess Angela Tabiri Defying the Odds

Dr. Angela Tabiri, a young female made headlines for the superior quality of work she produced for her PhD in Mathematics for the University of Glasgow. She has recently completed her PhD.

The maths goddess is currently an AIMS-Google AI Postdoctoral fellow at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Accra, Ghana. She is the founded @femafricmaths.

While for most women, Mathematics is a no-go area Angela, is challenging this narrative with her recent work.

The high quality of her work gained traction on social media and many showered accolades on the math-goddess.

Truly, ”this language is of the gods” and Angela is a notable goddess.

A mastery of the field can help in solving problems including finding solutions to diseases, researching into its causes and developing long lasting solutions to it. This field could be applied to every facet of human life to improve or cause a change for the better.

And Angela’s passion for maths continues to motivate her to defy the difficulty and challenges associated with studying mathematics and its application.

Dr Angela also founded a charity to inspire young girls to take up careers in mathematics and related fields. Previously, she worked as a Teaching Assistant at the Department of Mathematics, University of Ghana. Angela has also volunteered for the Glasgow Science Festival and represented the University of Glasgow at the European Science Slam Finals.

In Inspiration February 11, 2020 By Women of Rubies

Genevieve Nnaji Spoke About Global Collaboration At Essence House

Genevieve Nnaji continues to bring the Nigerian movie industry into the spotlight. Her movie, Lionheart, was one of the first movies to be featured on Netflix, and then went on to become the first Nigerian movie to be considered for an Oscar nomination.

After gracing the Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheon, the producer/actress went on to the 13th Annual Women in Film Female Oscar Nominees Party, joining stars like Lulu Wang, Mj Rodriguez, Idina Menzel.

Genevieve sat on a panel of amazing women to discuss “Global Collaboration” in the movie industry at the Essence House: Hollywood Edition. Moderating her panel was Director of Entertainment at Essence, Cori Murray (Moderator); with fellow panellists – Director, Writer & Producer, Euzhan Palcy & Comedian & Producer, Gina Yashere.

Gnevieve Nnaji at Essence House Hollywood Edition 2020

During her session, she threw light on diversity and the need to accept those who may not look like you. She said – “One thing that was more important than diversity was inclusion. And inclusion means showing you me and you accepting who I am and where I’m from, rather than integrating me into your culture and changing me into who you are.“

Other amazing women at the Essence event include Celebrity Hairstylist, Felicia Leatherwood; Writer, Creator, Producer & Actor, Lena Waithe; Entertainment Attorney, Nina Shaw; TV Executive, Pearlene Igbokwe, Alana Mayor and more.

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In Inspiration February 11, 2020 By Women of Rubies

Meet Fatmata Bangura, the Female Mechanic From Sierra Leone

Fatmata Bangura, is a mechanic in Freetown. In this video she talks to us about working in an industry normally dominated by men.

It is truly inspiring to see women dominate in several areas of life. A spanning move of change is taking over in this era.

Watch the short video below of Fatmata as she speaks with BBC:

In Inspiration February 11, 2020 By Women of Rubies

This Five Sisters Are An Amazing Bunch

The former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, dropped a comment on Twitter saying, “Awesome. If you educate a woman, you educate the family and the community”.

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In Entertainment February 11, 2020 By Women of Rubies

Beverly Naya Wants Society To Stop Pressuring Ladies About Marriage

Beverly Naya said that societal pressure on people to get married is the major reason for wrong marriages.

Speaking to Sunday Scoop, the actress said: “I don’t do things I shouldn’t be doing. It’s easy when one is living one’s life and one stays away from certain things. That’s it really. I am not hiding anything. If I were hiding anything, it would have been revealed by now. I just don’t do things that would lead to scandals. It’s just the way I am.”

The ‘Skin the Documentary’ founder advised that society should put less pressure on women to get married. She said, “It’s only an expectation if one allows it to be an expectation. It’s all about what one feels and when one is ready to do (certain) things. When one starts allowing people determine how one lives, it becomes an expectation. It becomes pressure. It all begins and ends with one.

The actress also said: “I also believe that pressure on women to get married should be reduced, especially in this part of the world, . That’s how people– men and women–end up in wrong marriages.

It’s obvious Naya is confident about sharing this with a mind of her own. And to say recently, there have been lots of abusive marriages revealed on the media.

In Career Gems February 10, 2020 By Women of Rubies

Mercy Aigbe Shares Her Horrific Marriage Experience | Advises Women

Popular Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has opined that marriage which many women see as achievement is highly overrated.

The single mother of two, who got separated from her husband, Lanre Gentry, in 2018, amidst allegations of domestic violence, said mothers usually brought up women to take whatever their partners did to them, all because they wanted to stay married.

In a lengthy YouTube video, Mercy Aigbe who has been married twice while replying to all the questions her fans asked on Instagram, explained how she survived to put many thing together as a single mother.

While narrating her marital ordeal, Aigbe said, “Our mothers brought us up, as women, to take whatever our partners do to us. They tell us to take it because we want to remain in a man’s house. To me, it is not an achievement.

“Let’s just say as it is– marriage is overrated. It takes two people to make it work; it’s not just about the women. But, everybody keeps heaping all the responsibilities on the woman. That shouldn’t be,” she said.

Talking about the horrible assaults she faced, Aigbe said, “The first time the slap came, it felt like I was dreaming. I wasn’t expecting it, and I was shocked beyond words. I didn’t know it was going to happen but it happened. The begging would then come after that.

“Once a man raises his hand to hit you, he is going to do it over and again. However, because it was my second attempt (at marriage), I was ready to make it work, even with all the violence. I was there hoping and praying. I just wanted a happy home.

“The incident that broke the camel’s back was the one where I almost died. The beating was horrible. People often say actresses don’t want to remain married. Who told them that? (You think) being a celebrity doesn’t make me human? Does (being a celebrity) mean I don’t want to have a happy home? They say actresses are promiscuous but promiscuity is not (the exclusive preserve of) any profession. When mine (break-up) happened, it wasn’t easy because I am a celebrity. I read a lot of things online. Some people even said I made it up. But, nobody can dictate to me how to live my life.”

The actress also noted that religion doesn’t encourage women to speak up when they are assaulted by their husbands.

“I have been through domestic violence and I came out strong. I would love to see the end of domestic violence in society. It wasn’t easy for me because society always shames one. Everybody believes if one is experiencing domestic violence, one has to be patient as a woman and take it all to remain in one’s husband’s house.

“A lot of people have lost their lives as a result of domestic violence. And religion is not helping. An assaulted woman could go to her pastor and the cleric would say, ‘Oh madam, you need to keep praying’. Is it until she loses her life?” she asked.

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