Rev. Mrs Funke Felix Adejumo, a preacher, writer and a champion for better womanhood who recently made the YNaija Inaugural #WOKE100 list started the year on an inspiring note. The Wife of the General Overseer of the Akure based Agape Ministries Bishop Felix Adejumo who also doubles as the President of the Funke Felix Adejumo... Read More
Former Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and newly-appointed International Institute for Electoral Assistance’s Democracy Ambassador, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, will chair the Women in Leadership Conference set to hold on Saturday, November 25th, 2017 at the Golden Gate, Ikoyi, Lagos. Themed ‘Revolutionary Thinking: Shaping the future for Nigeria’, the event features a Power Breakfast with season leaders, networking lunch, interactive panel... Read More
Ladies, if you needed a pep talk to summon the will power to leave an abusive relationship, @The_Kitchen_Guy has just the right words for you. Wake up and smell the coffee. https://twitter.com/The_Kitchen_Guy/status/927870213009395712 Guys- abusers and abuse apologists, here’s a fellow man calling you out on your bs. Let this be a hard reset to your... Read More
Super Falcons player, Francisca Ordega on Friday joined Atletico Madrid Women on loan. Ordega was a former player of the Washington Spirit. Her signing was announced on the club’s website and Twitter account. “The 24-year-old Nigerian footballer is on the front line and will wear our jersey until next March when she will start a... Read More
by Michael Ace I was traveling back to Ibadan on Thursday when something I would consider interesting but tense happened. We were about reaching Alakia when we got hooked up in a heavy traffic. Everybody was tired and stressed up so no one was ready to act Jesus for another. Everyone kept fighting for... Read More
FIFA’s disciplinary committee has expelled the Equatorial Guinea from the 2019 Women’s World Cup scheduled for France if its team qualified. The global football body also fined the African country 100,000 Swiss Francs. A statement on FIFA’s website on Thursday said Equatorial Guinea was sanctioned after an investigation showed it fielded ineligible players during the... Read More
It isn’t news that the average Nigerian has no idea what the Nigerian Constitution says about the most basic laws that govern our lives. If we did, we’d know that many of our laws are relics of a colonial past and haven’t been reviewed or updated in several decades. Take for example, the curious little... Read More
by Alexander O. Onukwue At least one in every three Ministers appointed by the President, and Commissioners chosen in the 36 states of Nigeria, will henceforth mandatorily be a woman. That is the result of one of the bills passed today by the Senate as part of the fourth review of the Constitution. Beside the... Read More
Online dating? Yes, Yes, Yes, it is a thing. This is 2017 with its gazillion social media apps and the huge endless hole called the internet has made meeting people online one of the easiest things to do. We spend at least 50% of our time on the internet either for work or for personal reasons... Read More
Do you know who Obianuju Ekeocha is? If you don’t, it is time to get acquainted with her. Obianuju Ekeocha is a pro-life campaigner for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, is the founder and president of Culture of Life foundation, a self-professed advocate for women has dedicated her life to fighting against... Read More
by Alexander O. Onukwue Let’s face it, everybody is looking for reasons to give women less roles in the public life. As much we want to see society advance and push forward the topics of equality amongst genders and greater opportunities for women in Governance, there will always be groups who argue against it. Alison-Madueke,... Read More
The male species are a genuine source of confusion to the women folk, regardless of how much they might pretend to understand the male mind and its inner workings. Every guy has his quirks and preferences, but are really not that complicated, when you pay attention. Now, since guys have a completely different ways of... Read More
It almost feels like since America elected Donald Trump into their presidency, America’s men have begun to chafe at many of the hard-won rights women have fought for since world war one. And if the events of 2017 are anything to go by, we are seeing first-hand proceedings that President Donald Trump has already managed... Read More
Imagine walking into a room, one of the most important rooms into your entire country. In the very next room is where many of your countries laws are decided. Many of the most important men in your country are gathered. You have all your papers ready, you’ve been preparing for this for months. But just... Read More
by Samuel Chiaba Yesterday, I stumbled on an interesting quote that aroused my interest. This quote, credited to a woman, addressed what women should do or aspire to. It stressed the implications of not pushing for greatness and self–empowerment. Initially, I thought this quote was brilliant and perhaps, on some other day, I would have... Read More
by Stan Ekezie Ksc In order to show my kids who is in charge, I have had to overrule my wife’s decision a few times on almost every aspect of our family life, not in a malicious way though. Just enough to show the kids that I am in charge and my consent or refusal... Read More
Looking Peng is an art, the beautiful art of putting pieces together and stepping out looking like a million bucks. This is the heart desire of many BUT boy! it can be expensive Keeping Up with the Kardashians with the times and trends without your account balance giving you palpitations. Confused about what “peng” even... Read More
When we wrote about the illegal practice of stealthing that is currently gaining popularity in homosexual and heterosexual relationships, little did we realise, this was only an augury of a far more disturbing phenomenon, the violation of women’s reproductive rights in relationships as a method of control for their partners. There is a whole discussion that... Read More
Flirting. It’s the beginning of it all, the age long ritual of boy-meets-girl that is sometimes conscious and most times unconscious. It is sexual behavior involving verbal or written communication, as well as body language between two people that suggests interest in a deeper relationship with the other person. You know that electrifying moment when... Read More
Despite years of hard work and proving they are “just as good as the boys”, African women (heck, Western women, too) are still finding it difficult to shatter the glass ceiling in various respects. Founder of the Flying Doctors, Ola Brown (Orekunrin) explores the different ways women are still stuck in yesterday’s patriarchy. These are... Read More
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Thursday emphasized that Lagos as a state would not relent in its efforts at improving the conditions of women in the state. The First Lady spoke at the 2017 WAPA Connect Conference, organized by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in Oregun,... Read More
by Alexander O. Onukwue The data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that Nigerian women are more unemployed than men, at the ratio of 16.3% and 12.3% respectively. Also, more women are underemployed than men, at the ratio of 24.2% to 17.9% respectively. As noted in the report, this is a continuation of the... Read More
Two flip sides of the relationship coin that infuriate womenfolk and, an age-long phenomenon out here in relationship streets. In this era of “wokeness”” and incessant demon behavior at an all-time high, we think it is safe to say that the “side-chick” is here to stay. So, here’s the major relationship categories; men and women who... Read More
She Leads Africa has just opened applications for the 2017 She Leads Africa Accelerator, a 3-month program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria’s brightest entrepreneurs. SLA’s 2017 Accelerator will take place in 4 locations across Nigeria – Abuja, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Kaduna. The 2017 Accelerator will consist of... Read More
Breakups are the worst. The absolute worst. Long cranky days, finding weird comfort in sugar filled foods, tears and a Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran playlist. Almost forgot! The sad, sad, movies.. We’ve all gone through it at some point, so we know losing someone you’ve created a strong bond with, someone you care about deeply can... Read More
Besides the hastag ‘Men Are Trash’, another thing that irritates men is women waiting around for men men to be the “providers” OAP, Osi Suave takes on this rather controversial subject. See below There are different types of women: https://twitter.com/Bhadoosky/status/867687841152806912 https://twitter.com/Bhadoosky/status/867688704894283777 https://twitter.com/Bhadoosky/status/867689020909907968 https://twitter.com/Bhadoosky/status/867689736017776640 https://twitter.com/Bhadoosky/status/867691536540217345 https://twitter.com/Bhadoosky/status/867692296694898689 Why the double standard, Osi Suave vents: Beats me how... Read More
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