Our Woman Crush Wednesday, Isis Nyong’o Madison, is a Kenyan-American media and technology entrepreneur. Isis is a well-known media and technology leader who has held leadership roles at Asphalt & Ink, InMobi, Google and MTV. For over a decade, she’s made her mark by scaling media and digital businesses across the continent of Africa. But, she didn’t amass her achievements from oblivion, she possesses a relevant and well-grounded educational background; she holds degrees from Stanford University and Harvard Business School. She is the CEO and Co-founder of Mums Village – an online start-up dedicated to enriching the lives of current mothers…
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My Dear Daughter, As we stay connected to what everyone is doing via social media, television and conversation, it is very easy to feel inadequate. And, it may seem that everyone except you is living a fantastic life and fulfilling their purpose. But, think about it, my dear; don’t you think they are showing you a version of a surreal perfection? Unfortunately, we tend to take what we see at face value and this always leads us to have a feeling of inadequacy which emotionally drains us. My dear, it beats me why a good number of people are…
“I have a dream!” These were the magic words that secured a prestigious place in the annals of history for Dr Martin Luther King Jr. The importance of dreams is best emphasized by the words of Pastor Taiwo Odukoya who remarked that dreams are so powerful that a leader is defined and known by his dream. Dreams are indeed the seeds of a leader’s legacy such that they drive his achievements. A classical manifestation of the conceptualization of dreams can be gleaned from the dream of lies and deceit bequeathed to Nigerians by the present Federal Government, the returns of…
Dear Dorothy, I’m a 53-year-old woman who has been married for nearly 23 years and my husband and I have 3 children. The marriage has been quite turbulent because my husband is a serial cheater. I’ve had to put up with his betrayals over the years because of our children, but now, the children are grown and only one left in the university, the other two are graduates. I am thinking of finally ending my endless heartaches in this marriage. I discovered his cheating ways after ten years of marriage and since then it has been 13 years of mental…
Last week, the global social media scene was in a frenzy. Social feeds were not anxious about the likely disaster that Brexit might create but over a TV ad for a shaving brand. It turned out that Gillete changed its slogan from ‘the best a man can get’ to something more controversial territory ‘The best men can be’. By default, in the world of advertising, the buzz and the loud talks about a campaign is a good thing. Well, it is good until your customers start revolting and cursing your brand for stepping its bound. For those who have not…
In recent weeks, we have prescribed for you ways for you kick start your job search successfully. We have covered this subject under various headings: The Place of Persistence In Job Acquisition Your CV Can Make or Mar Your Employment Chances 5 Mistakes to Avoid at Job Interviews Tips for Finding Employment Amidst Mass Unemployment. The reason for this is that searching for a job in an era of few jobs is no easy task. It requires patience, resilience and strategy. Writing job applications and sending them to different companies hoping that you will be invited for an interview is…
The founder and managing director of Medplus, Pharmacist Joke Bakare is to chair the 2019 Pride Women Conference taking place on Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos. Pharmacist Bakare pioneered the chain pharmacy concept in Nigeria when she founded Medplus in 1993 – a pharmacy-led health and beauty retail chain. A registered pharmacist, with an eye for products and trends, Pharmacist Bakare has extensive experience in retail operations and management and oversees all aspects of the company’s business, including strategic direction and initiatives. The Medplus success story is a testament to…
Reading 1 Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5 I, John, looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of rushing water or a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. They were singing what seemed to be a new hymn before the throne, before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn this hymn except the hundred and forty-four thousand who…
Holy Humour Walk on Water A Roman Catholic Priest, an Anglican priest and a Baptist preacher were standing near a river conversing when the subject of which church was nearest to the teaching of God arose. The Roman Catholic priest said that of course there was no argument that the Roman Catholic Church as they were descended directly from the Apostles, in fact, Peter was their first Pope. He said in fact so close are we that I can even walk on water like Jesus and he proceeded to walk on the water to the other side. The Anglican Priest…
Born out of an interplay between the moon and the sun are waves of which resilience is simply their essence. It carries a signature of the two entities from which it’s formed, such as the relentless nature of the scorching sun opposed to the quintessential nature of the calming moon. Both are simply its credentials. This newborn soon becomes a man as it overcomes cliffs and stiff rocks, which serve as its maturing trials. Yet its relentless nature enables it to grow from strength to strength as these obstacles get bent on its rapturous assent which nothing can prevent. The…