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CORNUCOPIA ADORN: EMBELLISHING WOMEN WITH TIMELESS JEWELLRY June 25, 2021 – Posted in: fashion, Showcase, Women

Building a handmade jewelry business is not a walk in a park. It’s hard but it’s not impossible. I used to work in a bank but wanted to own my time. Time is a treasure and should be seen as an investment that yields profit after a while. I started exploring what I could do aside my regular job. In the process, I realised I had a flair for designing jewellery. After some deep thoughts,…

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Eno Oduok: Creating An Online Haven for Nigerian Creatives May 14, 2021 – Posted in: media, Showcase, Women

Everywhere around the world, Nigerians are constantly making waves. In the world of creativity, Nigerians are not left out. It is practically impossible to mention top creative people in the world in any field in the world without seeing a Nigerian on that list. Impossible!  But then, there seem to be few umbrella communities in the digital space where these creatives are represented. In line with this, 22-year old Eno Oduak saw this need and…

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VANTAGE IMPACT INITIATIVE: CREATING A VANTAGE POINT FOR WOMEN March 7, 2021 – Posted in: Showcase, Women

Culturally, Female genital mutilation in some parts of Nigeria is still being practiced. These women have little or no choice. In such cases, we create awareness and sensitize these women on their rights to either partake in the practice or not. It was the likes of the above situation that gave birth to Vantage impact Initiative. Vantage impact Initiative is a nonprofit organization that seeks to provide solutions to socio-cultural and wome/ girl child problems…

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This Beautiful Lady, Fortune Nwaeze, is a Professional House Painter! November 14, 2020 – Posted in: Showcase, Women

You cannot talk about Fortune Nwaeze without talking about her love for colours and creativity. I didn’t grow up wanting to be a painter. It’s only in recent times are we seeing women who are now painters and it is still not very common.  Painting was more of an inbuilt love. I wasn’t born with a silver spoon but I was determined to make it in life and change the norm. Painting for me started…

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A Lady On A Mission To End Baldness! – Posted in: Beauty, Showcase, Women

I started balding badly due to the stress at work . Over time, I noticed the centre of my head was losing hair. I went to the hair store and bought the products I could find. Still, I was still curious to get products here in the United States that can grow hair and also contain natural ingredients such as herbs and essential oils. It was in the process of my curiousity I made further…

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SUPERHEROES WITHOUT CAPES May 16, 2020 – Posted in: Women

Meet my new friend, Zita. She is one of the most beautiful humans I’ve met in 2018. Last Friday was her mom’s birthday so after I closed for the day, I decided to go celebrate my friend with a beautiful soul. On getting to their house, I couldn’t keep my eyes and hands off baby Zita.But then, the ladies had a lot of catch up to do. She started: ‘so Onyi, how is work? ‘Then…

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SISTER IN THE ROD – Posted in: Women

The harmattan wind in December had ushered in the spirit of Christmas. The Eastern part of Nigeria is already ablaze with the arrival of men and women, boys and girls who are poised on having a great time with family and friends, resting and having fun at the same time. Ekene Dubai is painting Nnewi red, Charlie Malaysia is making eyes go green in Ekwulobia, Dubem Port-harcourt, the newest oil and gas magnate’s presence is…

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MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL – Posted in: Women

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL… They succeeded in my messing up my psyche and almost driving me in sane by reminding me how my skin colour was not good enough. I had always had the notion that the reflection on the mirror was the image of the person standing in front of it. My knowledge of mirrors had been messed up and I almost came to believe that the reflection could be something else entirely…

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