Nigeria has recorded some success in this campaign and have succeeded in having women hold certain political offices that have not been held by women previously.

To celebrate the phenomenal strength of the Nigerian woman, we will be highlighting few women that have made names for themselves in the Nigerian political world:

Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

The delta state born economist is the first female minister of finance in Nigeria. Ths woman served two terms under the previous administrations.  She was indeed a good influence on the Nigerian economy as during her first term under President Obasanjo’s Administration.

She headed negotiations with the Paris Club of Creditors that led to the wiping out of US$30 billion of Nigeria’s debt, including the outright cancellation of US$18 billion.

Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is a supporter of the girl child as she empowered Nigeria’s women and youth with the Growing Girls and Women in Nigeria Programme (GWIN) and the Youth Enterprise with Innovation programme (YouWIN) a programme to support entrepreneurs and created thousands of jobs in the country. She currently holds political offices outside the country.

Dora Akunyili

The minister for information and communication from 2008 to 2010 was also the director general for National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control of Nigeria. As the director general on NAFDAC she encouraged honesty and excellence in the sector as the circulation on fake drugs was limited as a result saving lives.

As the minister of Information and Communication she anchored the Re-branding Nigeria Project. She died of cancer June 7^th 2014. It is recorded that she had the highest number of awards received.

Obiageli Ezekwesili

The popularly known Nigerian accountant served under the President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration as Federal Minister of Solid Minerals and Federal Minister of Education.

She then went ahead to serve as the vice president of the World Bank’s Africa division from May 2007 to May 2012. Oby Ezekwesili also championed the Bring Back Our Girls Campaign in a bid to find the missing girls from April 2014.

Abike Dabiri

Abike Kafayat Oluwatoyin Dabiri-Erewa started her career in journalism and had worked fifteen years in the National Television Authority (NTA) before she retired and ventured into politics. She is a former member of the Nigeria Federal House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Constituency in Lagos State, the Chairman of the House Committee on Media & Publicity, the former Chair of the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs.

In 2015 She was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora.

Florence Ita Giwa

Ita-Giwa joined politics and emerged as National Republican Convention (NRC) chairman for Delta State. Thereafter, she was elected a member of the federal House of Representatives. She became involved in Bakassi affairs, and earned the nickname “Mama Bakassi”.

Ita-Giwa was elected Senator for the Cross River South constituency in April 1999 and was appointed to committees on Rules and Procedures, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Women, Niger Delta and Drug & Narcotics.

These women and many others have been able to carve a niche for themselves in the Nigerian political system giving a room for the younger women to aspire for such positions in the future.

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Below are some rules to guide you in the fashion world:

Your Hairdo Should Complement You

Your hairdo adds a finishing touch to your look, to ensure it suits you very well. Do not just go for the trending hairstyles, be sure it looks good on you. Which is why it is essential you are not too loud with your hairdo. Avoid looking like a clown with your hairstyle.

Go With Clothes That Suit Your Body Shape

Picking a dress bigger or smaller than you are will make you look unattractive. While picking a dress, don’t just look at the beauty of the dress, try it on and be sure it fits perfectly. When you wear what suits you, you come out looking stunning, unlike when your dress makes you look like you borrowed them.

Avoid Dressing Too Young or Too Old

It is good to look young and beautiful always but wearing a dress that is meant for the younger generation will only make you look like a child as well as wearing what is meant for the older generation too. Always balance your dressing, embrace your age and rock the style for your generation.

Avoid Heavy Make Up

With the rate at which ladies learn to make up today and the fast-rising number of professional and unprofessional makeup artist, we are likely to see series of clowning on the road. No matter how good you are eager to look, do not overdo the face-lift. Makeup should be at the slightest minimum to avoid looking like a mannequin.

Pay Attention to Your Colour Combination

Sometimes we just wear some apparels because they will look good together forgetting to check if the colors can go together. Before you mix color, ensure they look good together so you do not come out looking funny. If you are good with combining colors, you are 30% good in dressing. The color combination also includes your shoes, bags, and accessories, so you don’t go around rioting.

Tread Lightly with the Accessories

If you do not want to go about looking like a costume masquerade, then you must beat down your accessories. Be moderate with your use of jewelry and it should complement your outfit.

Dress in Line With The Outing

I have seen some people wear some very lousy cloth to a job interview and some other people wear suit to a wedding. That is wrong, whatever you are wearing should suit the occasion, so you do not look odd among another guest.

Your Footwear Matter

Some of us are shoe lovers, but we should not pick the wrong size just because we like the shoe. Wearing an over-sized or an undersized shoe will make you totally uncomfortable. It will hinder you from walking heads high with them on. It shouldn’t be tight as it might hurt your feet and it should not be too big because it will slip off while walking around.

Have The Basics in Your Wardrobe

There are fashion items that do not come and go, those things should not be lacking in our wardrobe. In as much as we love to stay updated, they are must-have for everyone that wants to stay evolved in the fashion world. These fashion basics include: Jean trousers/skirt/jacket/dress, white shirt, black shirt, Belt, amongst others.

Whatever Makes You Comfortable

Fashion is not all about what is trending but mostly what makes us comfortable. While dressing up ensure that you are comfortable in and with your outfit. Avoid adjusting your dress every minute in public by wearing what you comfortable in.

There you have you it! Stick to these guidelines and you sure would be the definition of poise and grace. Please feel free to leave a comment on fashion etiquette for ladies in the comment section.

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These steps will help-

Cover your Hair

We must have heard this line several times and we just ignore because it almost does not make sense to start covering your hair in your own kitchen. But then sometimes we wonder how some strands of hair get into our food, forgetting that it is because we left our hair flying about while cooking our meal. There are lots of things in our hair, some of us even have dandruff in there and might want to scratch from time. It is advisable to get your hair covered even if all you are cooking is pasta.

Do not Talk While Cooking

The kitchen should not be an avenue for discussion especially when you are cooking. When we are talking the spit in our mouth have the tendency of circulating its potential. Which is why it being advisable not to talk over the food. If you must talk ensure all the food are properly covered.

Don’t Dip Your Hand into the Food

In as much as tasting what you are cooking is essential, do it the right way. Avoid dipping your hand inside the food to taste it, use the cooking utensils to do that. Take out the food with your spoon and then taste. The spoon should not go straight to your mouth if you will still dip it inside the food, there are other people that will be eating the food.

Don’t Wash Your Hand in the food

Some persons are of the habit of washing the spices off their hand into the food they are cooking. That particular portion of your hand will not make the food taste better, instead of washing your hand into it simply wash your hand. It is somehow irritating to see someone doing that while cooking, for a healthy cooking hygiene, avoids such.

Clean Everything You Use Immediately

The secret to a sparkling kitchen is a good clean up. Pay attention to everything you used to cook and then wash them immediately you are done. You do not have to pile up all dirty utensils to show that you just cooked. I am aware that cooking can be quite hectic but if you keep washing immediately you use them, they will not be left piled up.

Don’t Leave Your Food on the Fire to Quickly See a Movie

To the Telemundo and Zee world fans, I know we love to see the end of that movie but let us ensure that we pay attention to one thing at a time so we do not burn the food. No one enjoys eating burnt food, for your food to come out nice, pay enough attention to it.

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We will be discussing foods that can give you that desired perfect skin below:

Red Bells Pepper

They are tasty vegetables that can be enjoyed either cooked or raw. It is a low-calorie snack that contains about thirty calories with a satisfying crunch bite. A red bell pepper contains a hundred percent (100%) of our daily vitamin c need, and we need to know the role of vitamin c in our skin. Keep slices of red bells pepper in your fridge to enjoy a crunching bite and for a flawless skin.

Dark Chocolate

Some of us love chocolates but we do not even know they are useful for our skin therapy. Dark chocolates are rich in antioxidants, fatty acids, and flavanols that promotes glowing skin. The antioxidant will help reduce roughness on our body while protecting it from sun damage. Cocoa relaxes the arteries, increasing blood circulation that in turn leads to a healthy skin.

Salmon

Salmon does the job of providing the vitamin D that is needed for the day. Vitamin D is responsible for keeping the heart bones, colon, and the brain healthy. It helps to fight colon cancer, anxiety, depression, heart disease and bone disease. Salmon is also rich in omega-3 fatty acid that helps in fighting inflammation, wrinkles, and acne. It hydrates your skin and produces strong healthy hair.

Coconut Oil

It is one of the richest sources of saturated fat with about ninety percent (90%) calories as saturated fat. It contains lauric acid, a powerful antibacterial and antiviral agent that keeps away viruses, infection, inflammation, and acne. It is an essential fatty acid and vitamin E which are perfect for keeping the body layer moist, soft and wrinkle-free.

Sweet potatoes

They are a good source of Beta-carotene that can be converted into Vitamin A in the body. This protects the skin from sun exposure, it also helps prevent sunburn, cell death and the resulting effects of dry, wrinkled skin. The sweet potatoes do not just go well with ketchup but they help in giving a nice body.

These foods and many other could be the perfect solution you have been seeking for a flawless look.

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To save you the stress of moving all around the market in order to get the products, here is a list of some baby stores you can visit in Nigeria:

Mothercare Nigeria

Mothercare is a Retail store that deals with baby products, clothing, toys, maternity clothes and every other nursery item. Their store can be found at the Victoria Island, Eti Osa, Lagos and few other places in Lagos.

As an expectant mother, you can visit them to get your quality product at very good and affordable rates.

Yeshua Babies

For expectant mothers that will prefer to do their shopping on the mainland, you can visit the Yeshua Babies store at Isolo Lagos. They provide products and services for babies and adolescent. You can also shop for your baby snacks at this store.

 Simply infants

Just as the name implies, this retail store deals with everything you need as an expectant mother. Their goal is to make shopping easy for their customers even while supplying them the best products and services. They products are mainly gotten from the United States of America, just to ensure that their clients gets the best.

They also take supplies for people outside Lagos, which they will be simply delivered to your doorstep.

New Bee

Newbee.ng is an online store that provides fast delivery services for mothers that are quite busy and would want to spend less time running around buying stuffs at the market. They deal in baby diapers, baby food, formula and different toys the baby that make do with. All you are required to do is to visit the stores to make the purchase right in the comfort of your home which will be delivered to school as soon as expected.

Cradlepal Kiddies Limited

This store specializes in children clothing, accessories, maternity wears and wears for the nursing mothers. They serve children of any age range with quality products and services.

They can be located at the Arena shopping complex at oshodi Lagos.

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Against this back drop, what we should do as inhabitants of this area is to put up some security caution. It means we have to be more careful while moving around and you can be smarter than the kidnapping agents. Below are some things that can help us become more watchful and reduce our chances of being a victim of abduction/robbery:

Open Up to Only Close Relatives

Most of us are in the habit of talking to any and everybody we find ourselves with, as a result spill out what is meant to be discreet. Information should be efficiently filtered before giving it out to anyone, especially when they are people you are just meeting. Do not be in a hurry to gist a new or an old friend you are just meeting about the happenings in your life.

Some persons have beckoned on armed robbers into their homes because they spilled too much information to the wrong person. Ensure whoever you are sharing your stories with is a trusted family member.

Avoid Display of Wealth in Social Gathering

When you are at events you do not need to show yourself as the richest person there. Be modest with how you show off your wealth in public places, so you do not invite intruders into your homes. Robbers have found their ways into some homes because they have seen the home owners display wealth lavishly at parties.

Burglars or kidnappers will not target who they are not sure have enough money for them except on special cases.

Reduce Social Media Activity

With the level of social media competition where majority compete for who has more money, these kidnap and armed robbery agents do not go far before getting information. All they do is visit people’s social media profile and they know who their next victim is.

The rate at which we post all of our lives on social media should be reduced. The whole world do not need to know how your house look, or the number of cars you own. You can post your pictures but not the one that intentionally point fingers to how wealthy you are. Posting your location and your children’s location should also be avoided.

Do Not go Out With Strangers

Few years ago, Cynthia an undergraduate met a friend on social media and later went ahead to visit him in another state, where they lodged in a hotel. The next everyone heard of her was that she had been killed by the Facebook friend. This was because she trusted a total stranger and even went ahead to be alone with him in another state.

It is normal that we meet new people daily, but when we are going to see them we should ensure that we do not meet in an alone place to avoid stories that touch.

Avoid Moving Alone Late Night

This is not limited to late night though, we should also be careful early in the morning and during the day. Most atrocities happen at odd hours of the day, some people became victims of kidnap because of the bus they boarded early in the morning or late night.

Late night harbours so many crime which is why we have to be vigilant and avoid being alone.

We should also avoid taking all of our Debit cards and ID cards with us as this is mostly the target of bus thieves and criminals.

Safety is key: we should be security conscious always.

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We will be discussing seven types of colleagues in the next paragraph:

The Sleepers:

This set of people can sleep on water and you wonder if they didn’t sleep at home. They sleep at intervals even when others are working vigorously because they cannot afford to let anything get in the way of their pleasant sleep. This act gets them popular with everyone as it becomes noticeable over time.

The Talkatives:

These folks sometimes give you the vibe you need on the job. Although they overdo it at times because they hardly know when to stop. Their colleagues keeps hoping they don’t talk and put others in trouble because their talkativeness has levels. All noises erupt from their end.

The Geeks:

The overly serious ones. They are mostly glued to their systems and when they are not working, they are probably learning something new. They don’t care about the new trends in town, they just want to work and go back to their houses. Most times they leave the office later than everyone.

The Snitches:

Snitches have just one ambition, ‘getting in the good books of their bosses’. This they strive to achieve irrespective of who being is dragged down. They are the suppliers of information to their bosses, leaving everyone in awe of how the boss got wind of the situation that happened in their absence.

The Foodies:

When you see the way they hurry to eat early in the morning, you wonder if they are pregnant but they are not pregnant they just love to eat. Most of the time they are the slim ones yet they eat at intervals from food to snacks.

The Beggars:

Ever had a colleague that is interested in everything you are holding? It can really get irritating at times but you can’t help the situation. They beg everyone for food or anything they see. These set of people most of the time keep their own belongings and are mostly in monopoly of their stuffs.

The Clueless:

Imagine having a colleague that does not really know their role at the office. Not because they were not informed about their job description but they have chosen to be ignorant and most times they beg other colleague to help out with their responsibilities. They can even go as far as paying whoever is willing to help with their roles.

The Gossips:

Everybody’s gist is on their table. For latest information about your colleagues you can always bank on them. Trust them to give you all the updated information, they are mostly in groups of twos or more.

The Slayers:

You definitely have colleagues that are overly fashion conscious, they are always slaying. These ones go to the rest room for touch ups at intervals and are always taking selfies.

The Temperamental:

They are the constant fighters in the office, they cannot handle nonsense from anyone so they flare up at the slightest provocation.

Which of them are you? identify yourself and some of your colleagues and have a good laugh.

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We will be discussing writers that have got to that level of being recognised in their muse. For every book lover, their books are worth investing your resources.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The writer of Purple Hibiscus, Half of a yellow sun, Americana and other numerous books was born 15^th September 1977 in Enugu an eastern part of Nigeria. She has paved ways for herself with her brilliant style of writing, one of which granted her the MacArthur Genius Grant award in 2008. She is a feminist and a human right activist with a popular line of ‘we should all be feminists’, a line that brought about the active movement of feminism in the world. Chimamanda has also delivered lectures at different Events like the TED Talks, Common wealth lecture of 2012 and many others. Her books which have gained international recognition are worth reading.

Helen Olajumoke Oyeyemi

The Nigerian born British novelist and writer was born 10th December 1984. Her first novel ‘The Icarus Girl’ was written while she was still studying for her A-levels. She went on writing other numerous books that has earned her different awards. In 2016 she was named as one of the ‘most gifted’ writers at work today. Her book ‘What is Not Yours is Not Yours’ won her the PEN America Open Book Award in 2017.

Ola Rotimi

Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel, the writer of the popular drama ‘our husband has gone mad again’’ was born April 1938 and died August 2000. Before his death in 2000, he was one of Nigerians leading playwright and directors who wrote series of plays; many of which were used for literature lessons in schools. From ‘The Gods Are Not To Blame’, ‘Kurunmi’, ‘Ovaonramven’ among others. This writer is a custodian of the African culture, an aspect of him that was displayed in a lot of his works. You might want to consider any of his books to learn more about the African culture.

Wole Soyinka

He is an icon in the writing industry and a force to reckon with in the industry. Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka was born 13^th July 1934 in Nigeria. Wole Soyinka is a respectable Nigerian playwright and a poet. The writer of ‘the lion and the jewel’ is the first Nigerian to be honoured with the Nobel Prize in literature, which he got in 1986 due to his recognized pieces of literature. Wole Soyinka still remains prominent even till this day not only in Nigeria but in the world at large. 

Buchi Emecheta

The writer of ‘The Joys of Motherhood’ was born in Nigeria on the 21^st of July 1944. She writes plays, autobiography and also books for children. During her lifetime before she died in January 2015 she was an author to more than 20 books that sold around the world. She was also an activist for female independence in her books as seen in ‘the joys of motherhood’.

Chinua Achebe

Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe was born on the 16^th November 1930 in the eastern part of Nigeria. An English literature graduate from the University of Ibadan formerly known as the university college Ibadan. I call him a visionary writer as most of his work can be described as a foretell of things to come. His book ‘There was a country’ is an example of this as most things that we see happening in modern day Nigeria was actually stated in his book.

The writer of ‘Things fall apart’ is a dedicated and a witty writer as all of his work expresses wisdom to its readers. He is also an upholder of the African culture as many of his works details our culture in ways that will promote us to the world at large.

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Five of this rising up and coming comedians will be discussed below, including their area of peculiarity.

EMMA OH MY GOD:

Emmanuel Edunjobi popularly known as OHEMGEE, this guy has built his career for himself doing what he loves doing most. He creates comedy out of any kind of music coupled with his musical knowledge and sonorous voice that has won the heart of his fans. He is a musician, comedian and a fantastic compére.

KENNY BLAQ:

Otolorin Peter Kehinde is also a musically inclined comedian. He makes jokes out of songs making everyone burst out in thunderous laughter. His unique voice has also distinguish him among many of his equals. He launched his program Oxymoron of Kenny blaq on July 23 2017.

MARAJI:

Gloria Oloruntobi is an example of the good use of social media. The young graduate of the Covenant University has channelled her creativity into producing short skits on the social media which has given her enough recognition in the industry. She is such a talented artist as independently acts all the roles in her comedy skits, delivering each role excellently.

WOLI AGBA:

Ayo Ajewole that made the Alfa Sule ministry a step stone to coming to limelight has continuously paved way for himself in the industry. He produces short videos that entertains his fans coupled with his awesome acting prowess. He is a singer, actor, comedian and a compére.

WOFAI FADA:

Wofai Egu is another female comedienne that is doing excellently well in the industry. She is a TV presenter, Comedy actor and an MC.

These great comedians have been able to hit the jackpot making a good use of their social media.

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The songs currently making waves are:

IF:

This song was released 2017 by the popular artist Davido a.k.a OBO and produced by Tekno. The song was accepted with much love as soon as it was released and hardly will you be at any party without the song being played. Everybody wants ‘tharty billion’ in their account as proclaimed by the musical artist. Davido also did a remix of this song with the music legend R Kelly, this is to show how much global recognition this song got. ‘IF’ earned Davido the  City People Music Award for Popular Song of the Year

LADIES AND GENTLE MEN:

Reekado Banks who won the next rated artist at the last year Headies award released this song in 2016. The song which hasn’t stopped trending even in 2017, will never cease to get tons of people moving to its groove. This song which also serves as a callers tune has a blend of Yoruba and English making it easily acceptable by both the young and the old.

FALL:

Fall is another pop music the musical artiste Davido which was released 2017. This song has gotten him nominations like the City People Music Award for Music Producer of the Year amongst others. The song has been received by many with the jamz causing people to scream at parties.

PENALTY:

The new single produced by fast and rising star Small doctor was released in 2016 but is still paving ways now in 2017. A lot of people have come out with their own version of the son, that’s to show how relevance the song is. The hip hop/rap music has bagged its Artist the award City People Music Awards for Street Music of the Year

NOBODY UGLY:

P Square really did justice to this song as it serves as a reminder to everyone that no matter how you look, you definitely are beautiful the way you are. The music was a story line that ended with a word of encouragement that, everyone is indeed beautiful. Even the video complimented the story line. And I can say that it found its way into my favourite music this year.

UNCLE SURU:

It is not every time we find solace in the beat of a song. Sometimes it’s advisable we check out for the lyrics and melody of the music. Jon Ogah would not have been more right when he brought in Simi and Adekunle gold to feature in that great music. For a lot of people this song remained on repeat for some days after its release this year. Uncle Suru spoke about patience and accomplishment.

WO:

Olamide’s latest music. This music has been everywhere since its release this year with everyone dancing to it melodious beat. There has been series of WO challenge on social media, thanks to Olamide and the WO song. Many have been creating their own dance step to the song in the WO challenge. Recently a ban was placed on the music, although the issue has been resolved but that ban made the song more popular.

JOROMI:

This is one of the beautiful song by Simi. Since the release of this song August 2017, it is yet to leave the lips of the music lovers. This is one song that tells a story of love, not a grooving song but an enjoyable song.

CALL ON ME:

Adekunle Gold did justice to this song as it has received a wild range of audience since its release. It depicts the awesomeness in the Adekunle gold’s genre of music. Since its release in July 2017, it has been trending on every musical site.

LIVING THING:

After few months of holiday from the industry, 9ice is beginning to win back the heart of his fans. The Alapomeji crooner came out with Living thing November 2016 and has since been trending.

These songs are in no particular order, they are just listed out according to observations. There are many more trending songs that didn’t make it here.

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