Teniola Adewunmi is saving women from health complications one day at a time
Most people who have stopped using relaxers did so to join the TeamNatural. However Teniola is advocating for more people to stop using these chemical relaxers because they are harmful to the body, not just the hair. This is because Teni, a PhD student in Industrial Hygiene at the University of California Los Angeles Fielding School of […]
You’ve got to see Olutimehin Adegbeye’s ‘Who belongs in a city?’
For 12 spellbinding minutes Olutimehin Adegbeye gave one of the most captivating speeches so far on cities and communities and who gets to belong there. If you have not seen this video we suggest you do so now. It’s time Africa begins to think of how to improve her slums and shanties without hurting the […]
Dr. Jerisa Berry created an app to help women struggling to get pregnant
Dr. Jerisa Berry had troubles conceiving and went through a painful experience of miscarriage like many women around the world. This opened her eyes to the reality of what other women could have been facing and together with her husband they decided to use their medical expertise to bring awareness and knowledge to the fertility […]
Dana Bly was laid off from work now, she’s her own boss
Dana Bly is a reminder that not everything bad that happens to you should break you. Dana was laid off from work in 2010 and this inspired her to take her love for art seriously. She had always loved designing and was head designer for two retail stores. Although she had no idea what she was […]
Einstein Foundation lists Obiageli Ezekwesili And Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in “100 Visionaries Of Our Time”
Congratulations to Obiageli Ezekwesili and Chimamanda Adichie for making the list of the leading visionaries of the present generation. These Nigerian women were listed among 98 other celebrated persons around the world in different fields. According to the Einstein Foundation website, the initiative is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. Hence, […]
Oprah Winfrey, Ursula Burns, Ava Duvernay, Aretha Franklin and Issa Rae are some of the incredible black women featured in The Times Firsts edition.
We saw the TIMES Firsts women leaders list this weekend and all we could say was ‘wow’. The list features diverse and powerful women from around the world who through their stories other women and girls can find the validation and encouragement needed to keep pursuing their dreams fearlessly. According to the publishers their goal […]
Tokunbo Koiki is showcasing African meals to the world
We’ve featured many food businesses on the Leading Ladies blog but today’s business is dynamic. Tokunbo’s business has been in existence for just two years and she has successfully fed more than 5, 000 people through six street food festivals, nine pop-up and supper clubs events and three in-house chef residencies. That’s an innovative twist […]
Some of Ndidi Emefiele’s pieces we love
Ndidi Emefiele is a skilled artist who uses her art to redefine the women folk. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Painting from Delta State University and a Master’s Degree in Fine Art from Slade’s school of Art, UCL London. She has her studio set up in Abuja and is a member of the “Society of […]
Meet Uloma Mbuko, the Queen of Golf in Africa
If you didn’t know her before it is a pleasure to introduce Uloma Mbuko, Nigeria’s top female golfer who has competed across Africa at the highest level of the sport for 17 years and has reached the Class A level, which has just a few Nigerian women golfers. She has won about 200 awards and […]
Anita Quansah’s business is promoting culture and uniqueness like we’ve never seen before
Coming from a diverse lineage that was known for designing accessories for royalty in Igbo land, Anita started Anita Quansah London in 2006, a company that designs jewellery that tells a story of celebration of culture, craftsmanship, uniqueness and diversity.” The talented beauty, who is Nigerian, Ghanaian and British, has a budding business where she creates handmade earrings, necklaces […]