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<strong>March</strong> <strong>18</strong>, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
CELEBRATING<br />
OUTSTANDING<br />
WOMEN<br />
UNDER
Contents - <strong>18</strong>/03<br />
email: <strong>allure</strong>fortheworld@vanguardngr.com<br />
Editor’s Letter<br />
There is no doubt that women are better administrators.<br />
Given half the chance to be in control, the world would be<br />
better ruled and be a better place. Women have the innate<br />
ability to multi-task yet be prescient on each activity. It’s an<br />
uncanny gift men do not possess. Men are easily distracted,<br />
especially by the scent of a beautiful woman! History is<br />
replete with men who fell from Olympus height just because...<br />
but, not the woman.<br />
And so, on <strong>March</strong> 8, the world marks the day of the<br />
woman. Set aside to celebrate women’s achievements, the<br />
International Women’s Day focuses all attention on the woman.<br />
There are speeches, seminars and pledges to give women more<br />
opportunities at decision making and political positions but<br />
more often than not, it is more ying yang. In practice, women<br />
are still given only token positions as if women need<br />
permission even to soar!<br />
Why can’t there be a woman president, an elected woman<br />
governor in Nigeria? After all, it happened in Liberia! I will<br />
tell you why? Fear, that the woman will do better and, thus,<br />
expose the weakness of our leaders.<br />
Allure, today, celebrates ‘Outstanding Women Under 50’;<br />
women who have achieved tremendous success in their various<br />
private endeavours. The 20+ ladies on the cover are just a<br />
small number in the sea of successful entrepreneurs,<br />
professionals in Nigeria. Space will only allow for this number.<br />
Imagine if these ladies had their future truncated when<br />
they were in the boarding school? The Chibok Girls and now<br />
Dapchi 110 have had their future compromised! No chance of<br />
becoming that woman the Almighty had designed for them.<br />
Or, do they still?<br />
Is it a case of being let down by a complicit administration<br />
that gives easy passage for all things wanton to befall its<br />
citizens? Another four years of this, wouldn’t Nigeria<br />
incinerate? If not Fulani herdsmen, sexual perverts in the<br />
guise of militants! Only God knows what tomorrow brings. As<br />
Barack Obama says,’’Don’t stay home.<br />
Vote.’’<br />
R .<br />
Enjoy your week!<br />
EDITOR<br />
REMMY IFUEKO DIAGBARE<br />
DEPUTY EDITOR<br />
JEMI EKUNKUNBOR<br />
ASST. EDITOR<br />
YEMISI SULEIMAN<br />
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FASHION<br />
4<br />
6<br />
Moms: Back To Work<br />
Clothes<br />
Bags To Own And Love<br />
FEATURE<br />
14 Sexmatics: Sleep<br />
Together, Stay Together<br />
11 Ask Dr. Viv: Have You<br />
Been Getting Enough Sleep?<br />
PEOPLE...<br />
15 • Cast And Crew Of Hear<br />
Word Meets The Press<br />
• African Young Chefs Hosts<br />
Winners Of The Future Awards<br />
Africa 2017<br />
12<br />
4<br />
14<br />
Quotes<br />
“You miss 100% of the shots<br />
you don’t take.”<br />
- Wayne Gretzky<br />
4<br />
“Love is blind; friendship<br />
closes its eyes.”<br />
- Friedrich Nietzsche<br />
/ February 4, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
“However difficult life may<br />
seem, there is always<br />
something you can do and<br />
succeed at.”<br />
- Stephen Hawking<br />
Celebrating<br />
Oustanding<br />
Women Under 50<br />
8ON THE<br />
COVER
ALLURE’S<br />
FASHION<br />
WEEKLY FAB LIST !<br />
By - Fatima Garba<br />
Looking for the latest trends to transition into? Hopefully our<br />
weekly fab list will help you decide the major trends to keep you<br />
looking fab all day and all week.<br />
LOUD LOGOS<br />
BELT BAGS<br />
There’s a real gamut of<br />
bag trends this season, but<br />
if one stands out the<br />
most above the rest,<br />
and it is the belt bag.<br />
So many iterations<br />
exist, from the sporty<br />
pouches you will see girls wearing<br />
crossbody through to luxe leather<br />
options courtesy of, who else,<br />
Gucci.<br />
Gucci GG Marmont<br />
belt bag<br />
MCM belt<br />
bag<br />
Fendi! Gucci! Balmain! Versace!<br />
Balenciaga! Calvin Klein! No<br />
major brand could leave their<br />
own labelling alone for this<br />
season and we can not blame<br />
them—if you are spending the<br />
big bucks, you may as well shout<br />
it from the sartorial rooftops.<br />
Going all on that vintage-look<br />
Fendi monogram bag.<br />
LV Supreme<br />
logo<br />
tshirt<br />
Fendi<br />
logo<br />
tshirt<br />
waist belt<br />
ysl<br />
waist<br />
belt<br />
Balmain<br />
black suit<br />
Altuzarra<br />
red blazer<br />
WAIST BELTS<br />
It does not matter<br />
what kind of belt, just<br />
know that a waist<br />
belt is integral to<br />
the season’s bigger<br />
shapes and volumes.<br />
Belt jackets, sling<br />
a chain-belt over a<br />
slinky dress, fasten a<br />
man’s shirt… use it,<br />
daily, without fail.<br />
kerry<br />
washinton in<br />
polka dots<br />
dress<br />
Emma Pake<br />
polka dot<br />
maxi dress<br />
TROUSER SUITS<br />
Etro<br />
wide leg<br />
pants<br />
If there is one thing worth spending some<br />
money on, it is a perfectly tailored suit. These<br />
days you can find the style to match your<br />
personal taste because the concept is a nowconstant<br />
fixture on the runways. Whether you<br />
want to make a statement or opt for something<br />
more subtle, there are 1001 versions out<br />
there. And the best part is, they won’t date.<br />
D&G pencil<br />
skirt<br />
PENCIL SKIRT<br />
Gucci<br />
embellished<br />
pencil skirt<br />
If the past few years of leggings and<br />
track pants have destroyed your feminine<br />
fashion soul, then rejoice in the pencilskirt<br />
comeback. This time around they are<br />
longer-lined and therefore more flattering.<br />
They will replace your full-skirted midis<br />
for the time-being but are always worth<br />
keeping for the future.<br />
POLKA DOTS<br />
Carrying on from this year’s<br />
polka-dot popularity, you<br />
will find many a spotted<br />
item heading into stores for<br />
20<strong>18</strong>.Keep it monochrome<br />
and keep it in cool, modern<br />
shapes to avoid looking<br />
like a 1950s<br />
housewife.A<br />
must have<br />
trend this<br />
season.<br />
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FASHION<br />
navy<br />
tailored<br />
blazer<br />
TAILORED<br />
BLAZERS<br />
Blazers are great for<br />
projecting work life.<br />
Have three or four in<br />
conventional colours;<br />
grey,black, navy or<br />
brown and one bright<br />
colour when you want<br />
to look chic.<br />
Grey<br />
tailored<br />
blazer<br />
barbour Fell<br />
tailored jacket<br />
red tailored<br />
blazer<br />
ted baker<br />
nude floral<br />
scarf<br />
Moms:<br />
Back To Work<br />
Clothes<br />
By - Jemi Ekunkunbor<br />
With International<br />
Women’s Day and<br />
Mother’s Day celebrated<br />
and put behind us, its<br />
time to get back to work.<br />
Motherhood can be very<br />
exhausting, but a mother<br />
can get back to work<br />
again and look chic with a<br />
few guidelines. The key to<br />
looking chic as a mum, is<br />
to figure out what outfits<br />
work best for you keeping<br />
your body type in view.<br />
If you can’t figure it<br />
out, there is no harm in<br />
copying a celebrity whose<br />
body type is like yours.<br />
What is important is to<br />
be confident and stylish.<br />
Choose clothes that work<br />
best for the kind of work<br />
you do.<br />
Gaiety Rose<br />
gold tone<br />
wrist watch<br />
spiked<br />
flat<br />
Black<br />
pencil skirt<br />
SOLID<br />
BOTTOMS<br />
black suede<br />
flat<br />
4<br />
Omotola<br />
Jalade<br />
Ekeinde<br />
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print<br />
skirt<br />
The black pencil skirt is a<br />
great wardrobe building<br />
block-So also is a pair of<br />
black trousers. Arrange<br />
some in basic colours and<br />
wear the blouses earlier<br />
selected.<br />
Michael<br />
Kors chino<br />
mit trouser<br />
ELEGANT<br />
FLATS<br />
Moms are always very busy<br />
especially those who have to<br />
shuttle between work, school run,<br />
shopping etc. Flats are great not<br />
only for strutting around the office,<br />
but also for that walk from work<br />
home or to the shop.
ACCESSORIES<br />
Your basic outfits can be made<br />
to look glam with some nice<br />
accessories. Tire bags, scarves and<br />
jewellery.<br />
FASHION<br />
MULTIPURPOSE<br />
BLOUSES<br />
gingham<br />
peplum<br />
tops<br />
blouse<br />
These are great blouse that<br />
are versatile and can work<br />
double for you. They caan go<br />
from day to night and can be<br />
worn for work and off work.<br />
statement<br />
necklace<br />
Barbour<br />
check scarf<br />
Tri colour<br />
ear rings<br />
navy blue<br />
blouse<br />
oversized bag<br />
dark green<br />
wrap dress<br />
sky<br />
blue<br />
wrap<br />
dress<br />
spiked<br />
flat<br />
black suede<br />
flat<br />
WRAP<br />
DRESSES<br />
Wrap dresses are just<br />
suitable for work.They<br />
are also versatile as they<br />
are great for all body<br />
types. Pick colours that<br />
are suitable for the kind of<br />
place you work.<br />
mocheddah<br />
peggy wrap<br />
dress<br />
wrap<br />
dress<br />
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FASHION<br />
Belt Bag<br />
Distinct from the fanny<br />
pack, a belt bag is of a<br />
pouch or coin purse that is<br />
attached to, but separated<br />
from the belt. It’s a much<br />
easier item to style, but it<br />
doesn’t have the size of a<br />
fanny pack. Think of it as<br />
your go-to choice for casual<br />
nights going dancing,<br />
because all it will carry is<br />
a bit of cash and maybe a<br />
phone.<br />
Givenchy Belt Bag<br />
Structured work bags<br />
Work bags don’t have to be bulky, slouchy, or boring.<br />
Yes, you need something that can fit all of your stuff; all<br />
you need is a great designer work bag that will fly in most<br />
office environments.<br />
Saint Laurent Sac de Jour Bag<br />
BAGS<br />
toOwn & Love<br />
Studs/Punk<br />
Normally, when you think about metallic<br />
elements, you imagine them classing up a<br />
bag by adding an expensive element and<br />
studs are one way to get around that, it<br />
gives the bag a punk feel.<br />
Mouawad 1001 Nights<br />
Diamond Purse<br />
By - Yemisi Suleiman<br />
While we understand that the likes of the Hermes Birkin<br />
and Chanel 2.55 bags have owned the so-called ‘it’ bag<br />
title for decades, and there is no doubt there will be women<br />
who continue to buy them for years to come, nothing feels<br />
better than having different bags to flaunt for different<br />
occasions.<br />
From the structured work bags, oversized, transparent,<br />
floral to studs and beaded bags, here are the collections of<br />
bags you need to own and love. This season’ bags come<br />
with some fun twists, with the right amount of tassels and<br />
other statement details that command all the attention.<br />
Tassels<br />
Tassels are a fun element that is<br />
easy to create out of spare leather,<br />
and it always adds extra interest<br />
to a bag or purse. We saw all<br />
manners of tassels of different<br />
shapes and sizes decorating the<br />
20<strong>18</strong> bags.<br />
Burberry<br />
Round Bags<br />
6<br />
When it comes to<br />
smaller handbags, a<br />
rounder shape can be<br />
extra cute!<br />
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Balmin<br />
Mini hat box bag<br />
Box Bags<br />
When it comes to smaller handbags,<br />
a rounder shape can be<br />
extra cute!
FASHION<br />
Bucket Bags<br />
Bucket bags are a perfect choice for the 20<strong>18</strong><br />
handbag trends. Their shape is on the more<br />
casual side, and they look good when holding<br />
a lot of things, which means they are perfect for<br />
summertime outings. There is all manner of designs<br />
with feminine, sophisticated, and casual<br />
design elements like this at Miu Miu.<br />
Hermès bucket bag<br />
Handle<br />
with<br />
Charm<br />
If you are opting for a chain<br />
handle on your bag, opt for a<br />
truly charming one.<br />
Transparent Bags<br />
Transparent handbags made of clear, transparent<br />
materials were all over the runways, they would be<br />
perfect for a beach day or casual outings.<br />
transparent bag<br />
Miniature Duffels<br />
A duffel bag is a great accessory as it holds so<br />
many things, and it has a great shape that is<br />
perfectly gender neutral and sophisticated. Like<br />
this one at Coach, these duffel bags were simple,<br />
made of leather, with few flourishes.<br />
Gucci Tian GG Supreme Duffle<br />
Animal Print Bags<br />
glory onuoha<br />
Some trends come and<br />
go with the seasons, but<br />
the animal print bag is<br />
always a win.<br />
Salvatore Ferragamo<br />
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R EP ORTAGE<br />
CELEBRATING<br />
OUTSTANDING WOMEN<br />
UNDER<br />
Compiled By - Linda Orajekwe<br />
The world, on <strong>March</strong> 8, marked the<br />
International Women’s Day with the<br />
theme ‘#PressforProgress’. It was a<br />
call for women to be included in all<br />
facets of development and decision making. No<br />
doubt, women have come a long way from the<br />
days of the suffrages. Now, there are women<br />
presidents, women astronauts and in virtually<br />
every sector, women stand shoulder-toshoulder<br />
with men.<br />
Women have, indeed, proven themselves and<br />
Nigeria has no shortage of women who have<br />
done remarkably well in their respective<br />
endeavours. Today, we celebrate over 20<br />
women under the age of 50 who have done<br />
tremendously well professionally.<br />
These women have broken off from<br />
stereotypes, broken barriers at home and in the<br />
corporate world, shattering stereotypes and<br />
inspiring younger generation of women to<br />
dream because their dreams are valid and<br />
achievable; that all glass ceilings can be broken<br />
and they can also be decision makers in their<br />
respective industries.<br />
This list is a compilation of some strong<br />
women in Nigeria who have shown, practically,<br />
the endless possibilities in life and their zeal to<br />
pursue these possibilities have inspired women<br />
before and after them.<br />
01<br />
Aishetu<br />
Dozie<br />
02<br />
Ndidi<br />
Nwuneli<br />
Aishetu Fatima Dozie is the General<br />
Manager and Division Head, Investment<br />
Banking West Africa at Rand Merchant<br />
Bank. She is passionate about global<br />
finance and demonstrable development<br />
impact.<br />
She worked closely with former President<br />
Olusegun Obasanjo and his economic team<br />
of cabinet ministers in crafting the National<br />
Economic Empowerment and Development<br />
Strategy (NEEDS), which drove several<br />
successful reforms including the US$<strong>18</strong><br />
billion Paris Club debt write-off. During her<br />
time working with the World Bank in<br />
Washington DC, United States of America,<br />
she focused on financing businesses in the<br />
manufacturing, infrastructure and service<br />
sectors in Central and South America,<br />
Eastern Europe and Eastern Africa.<br />
To showcase the essence of an African<br />
woman’s life to the world, Aishetu Dozie<br />
started ‘African Herstory’, a video series that<br />
shows how women live in Africa.<br />
CEO and founder of LEAP Africa, Ndidi<br />
Nwuneli, is a Nigerian social entrepreneur<br />
who, in her 21 years of experience in<br />
international development and business<br />
management, has been working with<br />
multi-national firms, the public sector and<br />
international organisations. In 2002, she<br />
founded LEAP Africa, a non-profit<br />
organisation which focuses on encouraging<br />
leadership and development initiatives for<br />
the youth and business owners in Nigeria.<br />
She is also the co-founder of AACE Food<br />
Processing & Distribution Ltd. (AACE<br />
Foods), an indigenous agro-processing<br />
company in Lagos, Nigeria and one of the<br />
directors of an agri-business advisory and<br />
private equity firm in Nigeria, Sahel Capital<br />
Partners & Advisory Limited.<br />
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03<br />
Tara<br />
Durotoye<br />
04<br />
Mayowa<br />
Nicholas<br />
05<br />
Chimamanda<br />
Adichie<br />
06<br />
Bukola<br />
Bolarinwa<br />
Nigerian-born lawyer turned Africa’s<br />
leading beauty and make-up entrepreneur,<br />
Tara Durotoye, is an inspiring woman in all<br />
frontiers and mentor to make-up artists<br />
and business owners across Africa. She<br />
started ‘House of Tara’ as an<br />
undergraduate when she was just 20<br />
years old back in 1998 and launched<br />
Nigeria’s first-ever bridal directory in 1999.<br />
In 2004, she opened the country’s leading<br />
beauty academy.<br />
Today, Tara has over 3,000<br />
representatives spread across Nigeria and<br />
14 stores to her name. She is steadfast in<br />
her dedication to her vision of building a<br />
globally respected beauty company which<br />
started from Africa.<br />
Five-foot eleven-inch Mayowa Nicholas<br />
emerged winner of the female category of Elite<br />
Model Look Nigeria in 2014 when she was 16.<br />
This became the turning point for Mayowa, who<br />
went from Elite Nigeria to be an international<br />
model. She was named by ‘Vogue’ magazine,<br />
in 2016, as one of the 15 new faces that ruled<br />
Fall 2015.<br />
In 2016, she became the first Nigerian<br />
model to grace a Dolce & Gabbana campaign.<br />
She has walked runways for Hermes, Dior,<br />
Prada and Balmain. Nicholas has also ripped<br />
runways for international designers - Hermes,<br />
Calvin Klein, Prada, Miu Miu, Dior and Kenzo.<br />
The Nigerian model has become the new face<br />
of Calvin Klein underwear and continues to<br />
make new strides in the modelling industry,<br />
showing young Nigerian models how far they<br />
can grow in their respective careers.<br />
Nigerian award-winning writer and woman<br />
activist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is one<br />
African woman that continues to inspire<br />
African women to speak up, own their feminity<br />
and do not allow the society’s expectation to<br />
be a parameter for their lifestyle. According to<br />
Chimamanda, we all should be feminist and<br />
her thoughts, expressed in her different<br />
international lectures, continue to strengthen<br />
the voice of women on social and political<br />
issues.<br />
She has books, articles and speeches that<br />
continue to change the African stereotypical<br />
narrative and women narrative. Her works<br />
have been translated into over thirty<br />
languages and have appeared in various<br />
international publications including The New<br />
Yorker, Granta, The O. Henry Prize Stories,<br />
the Financial Times, and Zoetrope.<br />
Bukola Bolarinwa is a lawyer and<br />
President of Sickle Cell Aid Foundation<br />
(SCAF), a non-governmental organisation<br />
established to raise awareness about<br />
sickle cell disease and related health<br />
conditions. She is also the Founder of<br />
Haima Health Initiative, (HHI), a platform<br />
that links patients to blood donors and<br />
encourages the culture of voluntary blood<br />
donations among young people.<br />
Bukola is living a fulfilled life and tries<br />
to help others find life, purpose and<br />
support just like she has found hers.<br />
07<br />
Omoyemi<br />
Akerele<br />
08<br />
Bisola<br />
Borha<br />
09<br />
Ibidun<br />
Ighodalo<br />
R EP ORTAGE<br />
Lagos Fashion and Design Week cannot<br />
be discussed without mentioning its<br />
founder, Omoyemi Akerele, whose efforts<br />
have tremendously boosted the growth of<br />
the Nigerian economy by encouraging<br />
fashion entrepreneurship through her<br />
annual fashion week which she started in<br />
2011. The Week introduces African<br />
fashion brands to the international<br />
market, giving Africans a yearly fashion<br />
expose everyone loves to be a part of.<br />
She is the founder and executive<br />
director of Style House Files, a fashion<br />
business development agency that<br />
focuses, primarily, on the Nigerian and<br />
African fashion industry and has<br />
successfully given African fashion brands<br />
opportunity to showcase on ‘Pitti<br />
Immagine’ in Italy and the Lagos Fashion<br />
and Design Week.<br />
Bisola Borha is one of the leading event<br />
planners in Nigeria. Also known as “The Event<br />
Planner Extraordinaire”, before establishing<br />
‘Trendy Bee Elite Events’ officially in 2013,<br />
she worked briefly with Nigerian Liquified<br />
Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited.<br />
It was while working at (CDIL) that she<br />
started to help out at weddings, parties and<br />
other events. Recognising that this was more<br />
than just a hobby and her passion to manage<br />
outstanding events – individual or corporate<br />
– with great focus and confidence, Bisola<br />
Borha established Trendy Bee Elite Events.<br />
She went on to apply for an event<br />
management course at the Lovegevity<br />
Wedding Institute in the USA with the aim of<br />
making her brand a signature event outfit,<br />
producing jaw-dropping moments and<br />
customer satisfaction. So far, the<br />
extraordinary event planner has come<br />
through, living her dreams with what started<br />
off as a hobby.<br />
For some people, their purpose is in their<br />
struggles; that is the case of the Chief Executive<br />
Officer of Elizabeth R, Ibidun Ighodalo, who, after<br />
struggling emotionally and physically in an<br />
attempt to have children, has made it her duty to<br />
help couples dealing with infertility through her<br />
foundation, Ibidun Ighodalo Foundation (IIF). The<br />
purpose of the foundation is to create awareness<br />
on issues concerning infertility and provide<br />
treatment grants to couples struggling with those<br />
issues.<br />
Some of the treatments involve ‘In Vitro<br />
Fertilisation’ (IVF) and Intrauterine Insemination.<br />
These are not undertaken by the foundation on its<br />
own as it partners with highly reputable clinics in<br />
Nigeria and donors to provide support, financial<br />
and other resources needed by couples during<br />
treatment.<br />
She organised the first ‘Parent-in- Waiting<br />
Conference’ in 2017 when ten couples were<br />
given grants to cover the cost of fertility<br />
treatments. Her event planning company,<br />
Elizabeth R, continues to rank as one of the best<br />
in its sector for creating exquisite and upscale<br />
events that bring unforgettable memories.<br />
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R EP ORTAGE<br />
10 13<br />
Chinwe<br />
Egwim<br />
Chinwe Egwim is a seasoned economist<br />
with focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Currently,<br />
she works in the macro-economic and fixed<br />
income research unit at FBN Capital (the<br />
investment and asset management arm of<br />
FBN Holdings).<br />
Egwim has published over 150 financial<br />
notes and co-authored multiple macroeconomic<br />
and fixed income reports. She<br />
holds a Master’s degree in Financial<br />
Economics from Kingston University,<br />
London, a BA in Economics from Kwame<br />
Nkrumah University, Kumasi, Ghana and is<br />
an alumna of the European School of<br />
Economics. She is an associate member of<br />
the Nigerian Economic Society and Women<br />
in Management Business and Public<br />
Service (WIMBIZ).<br />
Halima<br />
Dangote<br />
At a time when women are doing great<br />
things in Nigeria and globally, Halima<br />
Dangote is not watching things happen:<br />
she is among the positive change makers.<br />
Currently the Executive Director of<br />
Dangote Industries, Halima Dangote does<br />
more with her time than just manage the<br />
Dangote business empire.<br />
Her N7 billion state-of-the-art operating<br />
theatre and diagnostic centre at the<br />
Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, in<br />
Kano, shows how passionate she is about<br />
the less privileged, working to ensure that<br />
they have better living conditions. This is in<br />
addition to several other projects she has<br />
embarked upon for the benefit of the less<br />
privileged.<br />
11<br />
Maymunah<br />
Yusuf Kadiri<br />
Dr. Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri is the<br />
Medical Director of Pinnacle Medical<br />
Services, a health and wellness centre<br />
which deals specifically with<br />
psychological, behavioural and mental<br />
health-related issues. She has facilitated<br />
the development of “School-Based<br />
Mental Health Programmes” in nursery,<br />
primary and secondary schools across<br />
the Lagos metropolis as part of her<br />
community mental health advocacy<br />
activities.<br />
She is also involved in “Counselling<br />
Skills Training in Adolescent Sexuality<br />
and Reproductive Health” in secondary<br />
schools. Dr. Kadiri is the Founder of<br />
“Speakout Initiative”, an NGO geared<br />
towards creating awareness on<br />
psychological and mental health-related<br />
problems - nationally and internationally.<br />
14<br />
Kechi<br />
Okwuchi<br />
Thrown into the limelight after her<br />
performance while auditioning at<br />
‘America’s Got Talent’, survivor of the<br />
Sosoliso plane crash, Kechi Okwuchi<br />
is one woman whose life, persistence,<br />
tenacity and goal-getter spirit<br />
continues to inspire the world. It is rare<br />
to see someone who has decided,<br />
against all odds, to say ‘yes’ to the<br />
world and her dreams while in a<br />
situation that would have broken a lot<br />
of people.<br />
She’s a first class graduate of the<br />
University of Saint Thomas, Texas,<br />
USA. She was inducted into six<br />
academic honour societies due to her<br />
extraordinary brilliance, including the<br />
International Economics Honour<br />
Society. She currently uses her story<br />
of survival and recovery as a burn<br />
patient to inspire people around the<br />
world to live their best lives no matter<br />
what they have been through.<br />
12<br />
Bukky<br />
Shonibare<br />
Bukky Shonibare is the Group CEO for the<br />
555 Group which includes 555, a<br />
consulting firm that caters to human<br />
resources (HR) solutions and consultancy.<br />
She has years of experience in HR<br />
consulting and possesses a certificate in<br />
Journalism and Creative Writing from the<br />
London School of Journalism as well as<br />
certificates in Entrepreneurial Management<br />
and Social Sector Management from the<br />
Pan African University in Nigeria.<br />
Bukky Shonibare has been one of the<br />
constant voices in the ‘Bring Back Our<br />
Girls’ campaign after the ‘Chibok Girls’<br />
were abducted. She, along with other<br />
advocates, have also visited the internally<br />
displaced persons (IDPs) camps in Yola.<br />
Their tenacity, selflessness and love for<br />
other people have helped to make the<br />
empowerment of girls a key issue in the<br />
hearts of Nigerians as they work tirelessly<br />
to see that the Chibok and now Dapchi<br />
girls are back home to their families.<br />
15<br />
Uche<br />
Pedro<br />
Uche Pedro is a Nigerian blogger, writer,<br />
social media expert and entrepreneur.<br />
She is the founder of BellaNaija, an online<br />
entertainment, fashion and lifestyle<br />
magazine, established in 2016, that has<br />
taken its place in the African online media<br />
scene as number one with content that<br />
positively represents Africa.<br />
With a business that started off as a<br />
hobby, Uche Pedro has passionately<br />
taken the BellaNaija brand to greater<br />
heights than imagined with rich content,<br />
representing and promoting the African<br />
reality. In 2014, she was named among<br />
Forbes’ list of “30 Most Promising Young<br />
Entrepreneurs in Africa”.<br />
She has gone ahead to win various<br />
awards in the fashion industry such as<br />
‘The Future Award’, ‘Creative Industry<br />
Award’ and ‘Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice<br />
Award’ in 2016.<br />
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R EP ORTAGE<br />
16<br />
Linda<br />
Ikeji<br />
With a story that continues to surprise and<br />
inspire many, Linda Ikeji has taken what<br />
started as a hobby and built an empire with<br />
it. After her Bachelor’s degree from the<br />
University of Lagos in 2006, Linda Ikeji<br />
started blogging but took the enterprise<br />
seriously in 2007; beginning with a free<br />
blogger sub-domain: Lindaikeji.blogspot.<br />
com. She has grown into an empire<br />
consisting not just blogging but also radio<br />
and TV, transmitted via her online platform<br />
LindaikejiTV.<br />
From being an amateur blogger in 2006,<br />
Linda Ikeji has become a media mogul in<br />
African. One thing that has kept and grown<br />
this hard working woman is her consistency<br />
at putting out controversial and timely news<br />
content to an information-thirsty generation.<br />
Achieving strides many don’t consider<br />
possible, Linda Ikeji is proof that hard work<br />
and consistency will bring you your dreams<br />
and, of course, a mansion among the elites.<br />
19<br />
Reni<br />
Folawiyo<br />
“I felt that we needed something iconic that<br />
would change our city and change the way<br />
we see ourselves and also change the way<br />
the world sees us’’. These were the words<br />
of Reni Folawiyo, CEO of luxury retail<br />
fashion store, Alara, who understands that<br />
there are people who would take the extra<br />
mile to shop for luxurious fashion pieces,<br />
the reason she decided to make them<br />
available in Nigeria. This businesswoman<br />
seeks to redefine luxury fashion for<br />
Nigerians as Nigeria has become a fashion<br />
destination for Nigerians and westerners<br />
alike.<br />
Alara, meaning ‘wondrous performer’ in<br />
Yoruba, has the potential to be a<br />
pacemaker for other fashion retailers and it<br />
has positioned itself as a centre of gravity<br />
for global luxury brands.<br />
17<br />
Lanre<br />
Da Silva<br />
Ajayi<br />
<strong>18</strong><br />
Oluwaseun<br />
Owoshobi<br />
Ayodeji<br />
Nigerian fashion designer, Lanre Da Silva<br />
Ajayi, is the Creative Director and CEO of<br />
the Lanre Da Silva luxury brand, LDA By<br />
Lanre Silva. This brand started while the<br />
designer was awaiting jobs upon returning<br />
from Leicester University in the UK, where<br />
she had completed her Master’s degree in<br />
Finance.<br />
The appreciation of pieces made for<br />
family and friends encouraged Lanre Da<br />
Silva to realign her focus and pursue a<br />
career as a designer. From then, she has<br />
taken the LDA brand and made it something<br />
loved by all; her designs are majorly for the<br />
classy woman with a luxurious taste of<br />
fashion.<br />
So far, Lanre Da Silva has grown in the<br />
Nigerian fashion industry, becoming one of<br />
the A-list designers with her pieces<br />
showcased locally and internationally on<br />
runways and by celebrities.<br />
Oluwaseun Owoshobi Ayodeji is one strong<br />
Nigerian woman who has successfully<br />
turned her mess to a message, helping<br />
people that have been broken like her to<br />
rise above their pains. After surviving rape<br />
in 2011, she was inspired to work to achieve<br />
a different future for women, a resolve<br />
which prompted her to start an NGO, Stand<br />
To End Rape Initiative (S.T.E.R.). The<br />
organisation is geared towards helping rape<br />
victims overcome their hurts and helping<br />
them to speak up.<br />
In 2013, she started an online platform<br />
as a means of helping rape survivors speak<br />
out. This was borne out of the need to<br />
provide those who are violated with<br />
opportunities for justice as well as<br />
psychological and social support.<br />
Oluwaseun Owoshobi Ayodeji was<br />
awarded ‘The Future Awards Africa Prize for<br />
Advocacy’ in 2017.<br />
20<br />
Pamela Adie<br />
21<br />
The trio of<br />
Seun Adigun,<br />
Ngozi Onwumere<br />
& Akuoma Omeoga<br />
Pamela Adie is a Senior<br />
Campaigns Manager at All Out, a<br />
global lesbian, gay, bi-sexual,<br />
trans-gender and inter-sexual<br />
(LGBT) advocacy organisation.<br />
She is also a writer and an LGBT<br />
rights activist. Through her<br />
boldness, she has encouraged<br />
other members of the LGBT<br />
communities to come out of the<br />
closet and speak up.<br />
These three ladies made history as Nigeria’s first<br />
women’s bobsled team at the recently concluded<br />
Winter Olympics 20<strong>18</strong>. Seun, Ngozi and Akuoma<br />
have become established athletes who have engaged<br />
in many hustles.<br />
Ngozi has background work experience in the<br />
mortgage industry and is now a full-time student<br />
pursuing a doctoral degree. Akuoma, who is the<br />
brakeman for the Nigerian women’s bobsled team,<br />
also works as a health care recruiter. Seun is the<br />
driver of the team and is currently a Chiropractic<br />
student.<br />
These women made Nigeria proud as their stories<br />
of sponsoring themselves and working hard to qualify<br />
for the Olympics was<br />
achieved through their own<br />
initiative, hard work and<br />
persistence. Although they<br />
did not win any medal at<br />
the competition, they<br />
continue to give us hope,<br />
as women, that we can<br />
achieve anything when we<br />
work hard in unity.<br />
<strong>March</strong> <strong>18</strong>, 20<strong>18</strong> / 11
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Sleep Together, Stay Together<br />
Talk<br />
SPOT<br />
By - Yemisi Suleiman<br />
What some of your favourite<br />
celebrities said and we listened.<br />
Bed time should be for sleeping, for sex and<br />
conversation and not for scrolling mindlessly through<br />
your social media handlers; face book, twitter and<br />
lnstagram feed.<br />
Going to bed together allows room for pillow<br />
conversation, thus, fulfilling the three C’s – connection,<br />
clarity and communication within the relationship.<br />
Making headway to bed together, allows you to<br />
stay on the same schedule. If a partner goes to bed at<br />
a later time, there is the possibility of waking the<br />
sleeping mate and when this becomes a habit, there is<br />
the tendency that anger and resentment can build up<br />
and cause tension in the marriage.<br />
Retiring for the night in unison promotes intimacy.<br />
God wants married couples to be intimate regularly. So<br />
when you are not in the same place at the same time,<br />
it makes it difficult to do so. Do not make love and run<br />
to the kitchen to wash plates, watch television or go<br />
read a book. Know that the time after copulation is to<br />
be used to build the emotional and relational side of<br />
your relationship.<br />
A number of couples take the advantage of going to<br />
bed at the same time, to pray together which is a great<br />
habit to develop. Once in bed together, it gives you<br />
time to talk about your successes in the day, give<br />
thanks to God for what he has done and entreat him<br />
for the day ahead.<br />
One of the most important activity a cohabitating<br />
couple can do to ease their differences, is to go to bed<br />
at the same time. A 2010 study on the effect of sleep<br />
on 29 heterosexual couples, found out that if a man<br />
reported having a good night’s sleep, he would report<br />
less negative interaction the next day. Conversely, the<br />
fewer negative interactions a woman had with a<br />
partner during the day, the better both of their sleep<br />
efficiency would be.<br />
One of the common struggles that married couples<br />
face, is going to bed together and this process can<br />
actually, reinforce good sleeping habits.This in turn,<br />
can have a positive influence when it comes to keeping<br />
reasonable bedtimes. On the other hand, women who<br />
go to bed earlier or later than their partners, reported<br />
lower relationship satisfaction, the study found.<br />
The above is just one big reason going to bed at<br />
the same time makes a difference. A partner’s later or<br />
earlier bedtime can disturb the other especially if he<br />
snores or tosses and turns a lot. This may lead to the<br />
couple sleeping apart. But if couple discusses this, they<br />
could come to a decision together that can be a viable<br />
option.<br />
• COUPLE SLEEPING TOGETHER<br />
When spouses don’t sleep together, they may be<br />
losing on the benefits of a shared sleep schedule, one<br />
of which is touching. Studies have suggested that<br />
physical touch between two humans, releases oxytocin,<br />
the chemical that among other things, helps to promote<br />
and maintain healthy relationship and bonding. Also,<br />
closeness with your partner leads to better sleep. There<br />
is a ‘’suggestive evidence that couple’s emotional<br />
closeness and physical intimacy during the daytime and<br />
prior to bedtime, may promote sleep.’’ Yes, that means<br />
there is a scientific benefit to spooning position.<br />
Note that better sleep means better sex. So having<br />
the same sleeping time table is not all about better<br />
relationship quality, rather it has to do a little with sex<br />
too. Partners who have the same sleep pattern, are<br />
more likely to have regular sex than those who don’t.<br />
This is because, going to bed together gives room for<br />
spontaneous cuddling and touching that can lead to<br />
intercourse.<br />
Sleeping together as a couple, has a number of<br />
health benefits- You tend to fall asleep faster and<br />
deeper when you sleep as a couple. It de-stresses you<br />
and even protects your heart and keep it healthy, as<br />
sleeping with your mate allows your brain to tune out<br />
quickly and you sleep off immediately.<br />
You feel safe and secure when you sleep together;<br />
this in turn affects the quality of your sleep- as it has<br />
been discovered that couples sleep longer when they<br />
sleep together.<br />
Sleeping huddled up together, promotes warmth<br />
which helps you to sleep more deeply than you normally<br />
do.<br />
If you sleep so well and in such comfort, you will<br />
definitely wake up refreshed. Sleeping together ensures<br />
that you are more energetic when you wake up; thus,<br />
you are ready to take on the world, all of which begins<br />
with sleeping with your partner.<br />
Sleeping well and for the right amount, keeps the<br />
heart ticking the right way. There is almost a guarantee<br />
that ensures that your heart is properly relaxed and<br />
ready for another tough day.<br />
There are two dynamics for couples going to bed<br />
together. First, if possible, go to bed at the same time,<br />
avoid going to sleep angry at one another. The more<br />
healthy habits you can cultivate together, the greater the<br />
chance you have in building successful and thriving<br />
union.<br />
Going to bed at the same time might not always be<br />
practicable but you can try to make it a regular<br />
occurrence. This will introduce a new level of intimacy to<br />
your marriage. Habits do not appear, it has to be<br />
cultivated and nurtured.<br />
So, if you desire a strong<br />
and flourishing<br />
relationship, you will have<br />
to develop those habits<br />
that can empower your<br />
marriage to be greater.<br />
And going to bed together<br />
is one of those habits.<br />
Couples who get better<br />
sleep are actually better at<br />
keeping their goals.<br />
Only happily married<br />
partners can sleep<br />
together in peace. This is<br />
a fact! Sleeping together<br />
is healthy for couples.<br />
They become emotionally<br />
close to each other when<br />
they share their bed.<br />
“As a matter of fact, like<br />
many men in my shoes, I<br />
can testify that without<br />
my loving and adorable<br />
wife, friend and<br />
companion life in<br />
government would have<br />
been a very lonely and<br />
difficult journey. But with<br />
her loving support and<br />
constant<br />
encouragement, the task<br />
of governance has been<br />
significantly made<br />
tolerable despite all the<br />
odds against me. “<br />
Oyo State Governor<br />
Senator Abiola<br />
Ajimobi elugisies wife<br />
for her support in<br />
commemoration of the<br />
International Women’s<br />
day celebrated last<br />
week.<br />
“I had an absolute blast talking to<br />
these teenagers from Apata High<br />
school on “the importance of having a<br />
vision and writing it down” It is<br />
imperative to teach the next<br />
generation the importance of<br />
Documenting everything ... visions<br />
written turn to setting goals , setting<br />
goals leads to action”.<br />
Musical artist and fashion<br />
entrepreneur Mocheddah<br />
contributing her quota to youth<br />
empowerment.<br />
“I have been told I don’t<br />
smile enough.. So I’m<br />
dedicating this toothy<br />
one to all my women! I<br />
know we are supposed<br />
to feel special today..<br />
but we all know it’s<br />
women’s day<br />
EVERYDAY no?! Keep<br />
doing your thing ladies”.<br />
New music rave<br />
Tolani Otedola<br />
sends love to her ladies<br />
in commemoration of<br />
the International<br />
Women’s day<br />
celebrated last week.<br />
“As we strive to Press For Progress, ensure<br />
that you leave no woman (and man)<br />
behind. Happy international women’s day<br />
queens”.<br />
International Women’s Day message<br />
for all from Ace broacaster and<br />
Publisher of TWMagazine Adesuwa<br />
Onyenokwe.<br />
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ASK<br />
DOCTOR VIV.<br />
askdrvivian@gmail.com<br />
@derma_care<br />
Web: www.doctorviv.com<br />
Dr Vivian will answer your<br />
questions on skin care and ageing.<br />
Have You Been Getting<br />
Enough Sleep?<br />
zzzzzzzz<br />
Benefits of Sleep<br />
We’ve all been sleep deprived at one time or the<br />
other and know how cranky that can make us feel.<br />
Sleep is undeniably the greatest of healing<br />
therapies and how much you get is most<br />
important to reap its benefits.<br />
If you are in a chronically cranky or neurotic state,<br />
you might not be getting enough shut-eye. It is<br />
important to realize that Sleep is not a waste of<br />
time or a state of inactivity and that it in fact<br />
serves a purpose. A lot of people in the “rat race”<br />
find that they can’t get enough sleep because they<br />
work long hours and have to wake up extra early<br />
to beat the traffic.<br />
It is difficult to get the recommended eight hours<br />
of sleep every night unless you have loads of time,<br />
freedom and paid help. Busy people on the<br />
average, get about 5-6 hours of sleep and this<br />
deprivation can account for a myriad of human<br />
error mishaps such as Road Traffic Accidents and<br />
Life threatening errors in judgment.<br />
Without enough sleep, work performance is<br />
adversely affected. Getting enough sleep could<br />
change you as person as this will definitely put<br />
you in a better mood, with improved mental<br />
clarity that will boost your overall efficiency.<br />
The neurotransmitters (chemicals fired between<br />
nerve cells) responsible for positive feelings like<br />
excitement, confidence and joy are replenished<br />
every night during sleep. This explains why mood<br />
is affected if you are sleep deprived. Mood<br />
declines and depression and stress are on the rise<br />
if you don’t get enough sleep.<br />
Some researchers have found that some mild<br />
psychological disorders may be as a result of the<br />
lack of REM sleep (Dream sleep). It is believed<br />
that during REM sleep that new information is<br />
stored in long term memory and that the brain<br />
creates new neural circuits. During dream sleep,<br />
our most bizarre thoughts can be vented out in<br />
the mind and lack of this type of sleep could lead<br />
to hallucinations, depression and violence.<br />
Children need 10 – 12 hours of sleep in order to<br />
grow to their full potential as growth hormone is<br />
released during sleep. Sleep is very important for<br />
the health of a child too. It promotes memory,<br />
alertness and performance. A sleep deprived child<br />
is more prone to moodiness and behavioural<br />
problems.<br />
People who sleep well are able to keep more ideas<br />
in their heads simultaneously and are able to<br />
think more clearly. Quality of sleep is as important<br />
as duration. Interrupted sleep is not as beneficial<br />
as straight sleep even if they are for the same<br />
periods of time.<br />
The consequences of sleep deprivation in the<br />
healthcare and aviation industries can be<br />
devastating as judgment and mental faculties are<br />
less than intact. Fatigue related decision making<br />
has been responsible for several patient deaths.<br />
REM sleep is responsible for how we think while<br />
non-REM or deep sleep (the first four stages of<br />
sleep) is responsible for how we feel concerning<br />
exhaustion.<br />
Sleep deprivation could lead to metabolic and<br />
hormonal imbalances exposing you to several life<br />
threatening diseases like diabetes, heart disease<br />
and obesity.<br />
The body works hard to regenerate itself<br />
during the night and to repair environmental<br />
damage to the cells. Sleep is very important for<br />
overall health and greatly affects the way your<br />
skin looks.<br />
Tips To Help You Sleep Better:<br />
• Establishing a comforting routine before<br />
bedtime like drinking a glass of warm milk or a<br />
cup a chamomile tea could help<br />
• Avoid Caffeine after 2.00pm<br />
Avoid rigorous exercise for 5 hours before<br />
bedtime<br />
• Avoid heavy meals within 3 hours of your<br />
bedtime<br />
• Read yourself to sleep<br />
• Empty your bladder before you get into bed<br />
• Spray an Aromatic pillow mist such as<br />
Lavender<br />
• If your mattress is uncomfortable you may<br />
end up tossing and turning all night so Getting<br />
the right type of Mattress encourages restful<br />
sleep.<br />
Thanks for Reading, Get Glowing!<br />
Dr Vivian Oputa is a Medical Practitioner and Specialist<br />
is Aesthetic Medicine, Surgery and Dermatology. She is<br />
the Medical Director of Dermacare Medical Ltd. She is<br />
also a Wellness Coach and Anti Aging Medicine<br />
Specialist.<br />
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FASHION<br />
Audery Hepburne<br />
and Givenchy in<br />
1988<br />
French Fashion<br />
Icon: Hubert de<br />
Givenchy Dies<br />
at 91<br />
By - Gwendoline. M<br />
His ex-partner Phillipe Venet confirmed<br />
the sad news of his passing; who was<br />
a former couture designer for the label.<br />
It was announced via the Givenchy<br />
Fashion House, saying that ‘he had died in his<br />
sleep on Saturday’.<br />
The designer worked for Pierre Balmain, Christian<br />
Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli before founding his<br />
own fashion house. Soon after starting his label,<br />
he met Audrey Hepburn, who became his lifelong<br />
muse and shaped the future of Givenchy’s<br />
fashion legacy.<br />
Famous for his ‘Little Black Dress’ worn by Audrey<br />
Hepburn in 1961 as she starred in the classic<br />
movie: Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The Givenchy label<br />
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founded in 1952,<br />
expanded rapidly<br />
in the 1970’s and<br />
had since birthed and<br />
housed luxury clothing,<br />
accessories, fragrances and<br />
cosmetics.<br />
Givenchy opened his own design<br />
house in Paris. Luxury retail giant<br />
LVMH then acquired the company<br />
in 1989, but Givenchy designed<br />
for the brand until his retirement in<br />
1995.<br />
Hubert de Givenchy was elected<br />
the personality of the year in 1979<br />
some givenchy<br />
collections<br />
and the most elegant<br />
man of the year by Best<br />
Magazine.<br />
In 1983 he was named<br />
‘Chevalier de la Légion<br />
d’Honneur’ which translates<br />
to ‘Knight of the Legion of<br />
Honour’. In 1985, Jacques<br />
Lang, the French minister of<br />
Culture, gave him an Oscar<br />
that was dedicated to the<br />
art of elegance, during a<br />
celebration at the Opera in<br />
Paris.<br />
.After debuting his first<br />
couture collection in 1952,<br />
Givenchy launched a ready-to-wear label just two<br />
years later and then a menswear collection in<br />
1969. The French designer’s work was marked<br />
by its Parisian elegance and sophistication that<br />
saw its impact in the cinema, on the red carpet,<br />
and on the chicest of women.<br />
He was once quoted saying: ‘To dress a woman<br />
is to make her beautiful, in haute couture, we<br />
are cosmetic surgeons, erasing imperfections<br />
and refining the silhouette... for isn’t a couturier<br />
a magician of sorts, who creates illusion and<br />
perhaps beauty itself.<br />
‘Throughout his career, the designer went on to<br />
dress a string of elegant, esteemed women<br />
Audery Hepburne<br />
wears<br />
a Givenchy<br />
black dress<br />
in Breakfast<br />
at Tiffany’s<br />
including<br />
Jacqueline Kennedy,<br />
Grace Kelly, Greta<br />
Garbo and more.<br />
Givenchy stepped<br />
down as the head<br />
of design in<br />
1995. Since his<br />
departure from<br />
the fashion<br />
house, an array<br />
of designers<br />
have taken<br />
reins of the<br />
label, including<br />
Alexander<br />
McQueen,<br />
John Galliano,<br />
Riccardo Tisci<br />
and, currently,<br />
Clare Waight<br />
Keller, the house’s<br />
first female creative<br />
director.<br />
Black Panther Star<br />
Chadwick Boseman<br />
recently sported an<br />
embroidered suit from<br />
the Givenchy spring<br />
20<strong>18</strong> menswear couture<br />
range at this year’s<br />
Oscar award ceremony.
Cast and Crew<br />
Of Hear Word<br />
Meets the<br />
Press<br />
P EO PLE<br />
“ONE PARTY AT A TIME!”<br />
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By Oscar Ochiogu<br />
As a collection of monologues based on<br />
true-life stories of Nigerian women, aimed at<br />
challenging social, cultural, and political norms<br />
that limit the potential and contribution of<br />
women, Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True<br />
provides excellent opportunities for Nigerian<br />
and African women to celebrate themselves. This<br />
is especially so in <strong>March</strong>, a month dedicated to<br />
highlighting women’s peculiar issues the world<br />
over. This much the producers of Hear Word<br />
harped on last week at a briefing about IOpenEye<br />
Productions’ exploits at Harvard University,<br />
Massachusetts, U.S.<br />
Told by some of Nigeria’s most talented<br />
actresses, the performance piece combines<br />
artistry, social commentary and true-life stories<br />
of inequality and transformation. The stories<br />
are based on real issues affecting the lives of girls<br />
and women across Nigeria while examining what<br />
factors limit their potential for independence,<br />
leadership and meaningful contribution to<br />
development. The show not only gives a voice to<br />
women, it provides the world with insight into<br />
their unique and universal challenges.<br />
Ifeoma Fafunwa<br />
Debbie Ohiri<br />
Joke Silva<br />
Elvina Ibru<br />
Taiwo Ajai-Lycett<br />
Odenike<br />
Ufoma<br />
Mcdemortt<br />
Rita Edward<br />
Najit DedE<br />
Zara<br />
Udofia-Ejoh<br />
African Young Chefs hosts<br />
winners of The Future<br />
Awards Africa 2017<br />
Chris Kwekowe, Bukonla Adebakin,<br />
Olamide Bada and Bisola Borha<br />
By Oscar Ochiogu<br />
LADY BIBA<br />
Yagazie<br />
Eguare<br />
Mimi Onalaja & IDIA AISIEN<br />
Eromo<br />
Egbejule<br />
Eunice Omole<br />
Bukunyi Olateru-<br />
Olagbegi<br />
Adebola Williams<br />
with Chef Tiyan<br />
Alile<br />
Winners of The Future Awards<br />
Africa 2017 were hosted to dinner, by<br />
the Young African Chefs on Saturday,<br />
24 February 20<strong>18</strong> at the Culinary<br />
Academy, Victoria Island Lagos.<br />
Led by Chief Tiyan Alile, Creative<br />
Director, Culinary Academy, the event<br />
was a celebration of young talents and<br />
entrepreneurs driving the new African<br />
narrative, while also highlighting<br />
the perspective and opinions of the<br />
winners during the award process and<br />
ceremony.<br />
Speaking with guests, the Founding<br />
Partner, The Future Project, Adebola<br />
Williams, reiterated the efforts of The<br />
Future Awards Africa in spotlighting<br />
young minds and changemakers in<br />
the continent, thereby driving their<br />
achievements as the true stories about<br />
Africa.<br />
“Strategically, young Nigerians are<br />
currently driving sustainable change<br />
in the country, by providing solutions<br />
through creativity and participation<br />
in their communities, especially<br />
with business, media, education,<br />
agriculture. More importantly, winners<br />
of The Future Awards Africa represent<br />
the true revolution that can place our<br />
continent at the forefront of the global<br />
market,” he said.<br />
While speaking at the event,<br />
Bukonla Adebakin, The Project Lead,<br />
‘The Future Project’ explained the<br />
repositioning of the awards, stating that<br />
although the process can be tedious,<br />
the current change in the country<br />
demands that everyone driving change<br />
in Nigeria should be acknowledged and<br />
celebrated, even those at the grassroots.<br />
Winners also explained their<br />
exciting journey from emerging as a<br />
winner, and the impact of the awards<br />
over the past few months.<br />
<strong>March</strong> <strong>18</strong>, 20<strong>18</strong> / 15
INSTAGRAM<br />
MOMENTS<br />
With Yemisi Suleiman<br />
In case you missed, these were the most interesting<br />
stories and pictures on Instagram last week..<br />
Osibajo and<br />
Shagaya’s<br />
union<br />
Oludamilola, the first<br />
daughter of Nigeria’s<br />
Vice President, Professor<br />
Yemi Osinbajo and his<br />
wife, Dolapo, began her<br />
journey into matrimony<br />
with Oluseun Bakare, the<br />
son of Bola Shagaya, the<br />
billionaire oil magnate;<br />
last Thursday. The proud<br />
father of the bride posted<br />
beautiful pictures from the<br />
ceremony celebrating the<br />
union. The beautiful bride<br />
looked amazing in her<br />
outfit designed by House<br />
of Deola<br />
Chimamanda Adichie<br />
Nigeria’s award winning writer Chimamanda<br />
Ngozi Adichie was artsy and colourful in<br />
Nigerian brand; IDMA-NOF‘s debut S/S17 ‘5<br />
Eyes’ Collection as she recently attended a<br />
private afternoon tea party in honour of Oprah<br />
Winfery hosted by British Vogue’s Edward<br />
Enninful. She graced the event that had Oprah<br />
Winfrey, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ava Duvernay, Steve<br />
McQueen, Idris Elba and more in attendance,<br />
looking distinct in the collection inspired by “a<br />
look at the world through the eyes of a child” it<br />
featured geometric shapes and vibrant colours<br />
using techniques like bonding, embroidery and<br />
stunning aesthetics. We absolutely love the<br />
look..<br />
16<br />
Dolapo Badmus<br />
Congratulations to pretty Lagos<br />
Police spokesperson, Dolapo<br />
Badmos, Who got promoted as<br />
Chief Superintendent of Police<br />
last week. Here the obviously<br />
excited Officer posted this<br />
picture on her Instagram page<br />
as she’s been decorated by<br />
her boss, while expressing<br />
her delight “Oh happy day!<br />
Decorated with my new rank by<br />
my amiable boss AIG Adamu<br />
Ibrahim mni ably assisted by the<br />
Deputy commissioner of police,<br />
investigation DCP Haliu Garba.<br />
To whom much is given, much is<br />
expected. .....so help me God.”<br />
/ <strong>March</strong> <strong>18</strong>, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Gmyt Induction<br />
Gmyt Fashion academy held its<br />
induction ceremony recently, for<br />
students of the 20<strong>18</strong> set. The<br />
glamorous event held at the<br />
Orientail hotel Lagos , saw about<br />
fifty new students being enrolled<br />
for a number of creative design<br />
courses for the year.. According<br />
to Princess Oghene owner of<br />
Gmyt fashion academy, students<br />
learn using the unique and easy<br />
sewing induction programme<br />
and. It really doesn’t matter if<br />
they haven’t sewn before.<br />
“ Our classes and workshops<br />
are structured so each student<br />
can express themselves<br />
individually. Once they can<br />
sew, every student’s project is<br />
determined by them and we<br />
inspire and enable them to be<br />
fashion entrepreneurs and not<br />
just designers.”