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Exploring Kamala Harris’ Potential to Become The First Black And Female President in The World’s ‘Most Powerful Office’
Since Joe Biden, the 81-year-old current American president announced his decision to step down from the country’s 60th quadrennial presidential election, set to …
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Women Setting the Pace in Leadership: Folasade Adeyemo’s Legacy of Excellence in Ogun State
Hon. Folasade Adeyemo, Ph.D., has cemented her legacy as the first female chairman of Odeda Local Government, earning widespread acclaim for her …
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Before my emigration to the United States five years ago, I was known as a Nigerian of the Yoruba ethnic group. I …
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Mayowa Nicholas: The Nigerian Rising Model Makes History as She’s Set to Walk the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Runway
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Brenda Fassie’s 1997 Hit Rebel Anthem, “Vulindlela” Still Begs for Answers in South Africa
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As the world gears up for the Paris 2024 Olympics, the spotlight shines brightly on a group of exceptional black female athletes …
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‘What I Went Through to Pull Off My Role as Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti’, Kehinde Bankole Reveals
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The last Irish sprint record not already held by Rhasidat Adeleke was shattered in 11.13 seconds, sparking a wave of celebration and …
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Queen Moremi Ajasoro of Ile-Ife is a name etched in the annals of African history, yet her story remains one of the …
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Queen Nandi, mother of the legendary Zulu King Shaka was born Nandi Ndlovukazi kaBhebe in the 1760s in Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, …
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Nefertiti, the principal wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (later Akhenaten), lived in the 14th century BC and remains one of the most …
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The Hidden Blessing of Disappointment Every Woman Should Know You need people who will mock you so that you can run to …
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Verily, history taught us that it was, first of all, not easy to be a woman in Malawi. And it was worse …
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Amina’s personality and institutional innovations had far-reaching implications, including possible transformations in gender relations in the powerful political institutions that she founded …
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