LAWYER, politician and mother, Olivia Tagbajumi Agbajoh turned 65 on Wednesday. An Honourable in the House of Representatives in the Second republic, she represented the Warri Federal constituency.

Kemi Lala Akindoju is a seasoned actress with 11 years of experience under her belt. In the 2016 AfricaMagic Viewers, Choice Awards, Lala, as she is popularly called, won the Trailblazer award, a category which comes with a car gift. In her excitement, Lala chronicles how she began her journey from her first professional job ‘All I want for Christmas’ on stage to her foray into movie making and what the future holds for her in the industry.

Why would a father rape his own child? Why would an uncle rape his niece? Is it true that when a man marries a woman who already has a teenage girl, he is actually targeting the teenage girl? According to rape survivors, the worst form of abuse that any woman can deal with is rape. If not properly and professionally handled, the survivor becomes psychologically traumatized, at times suicidal. Where the perpetrator is a family member, someone trusted, with an obligation to protect and care for the survivor, it becomes even more traumatic.

IN a twinkle of an eye, it’s now over two years since the disappearance of 219 students of the Federal Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Bornu State. Not a few imagined the girls who were reportedly abducted by Islamic sect Boko Haram would be a year older in the sect’s den, not to mention two.

DOLAPO Opeyemi Badmos, is a Superintendent of Police (SP) and the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Lagos State Police Command, since she joined the Force on 15 August, 2002, as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (Course 21 batch) and trained at Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, the graduate of Accounting who also holds a post-graduate degree in Public Administration has served in various capacity.

EVER wondered why almost every young man in town is in love with Adekunle Gold’s new hit Orente? As confessed by a few, the ‘very comfortable’ personality of the figurative woman created in the song very much appeal to them. Orente, as portrayed in the video, is a good woman, who is content with her man, even though he is very low on cash- or even flat broke.

The day before April 14, 2015, very few people- even in Nigeria- had ever heard of Chibok before. Chibok, a Local Government Area in Borno State, Nigeria, located in the south of the state with headquarters in the town of Chibok, has an area of 1,350 km² and a population of 66,105 at the 2006 census.

When you think women empowerment, you naturally think economic and political emancipation with little or emphasis on ‘formal education’. Mrs Furo Giami, a real estate practitioner and an unapologetic advocate for women empowerment, however firmly believes holistic empowerment, even for the least woman, will be impossible without formal education. The Founder of Centre for Economic & Leadership Development, an organization inspiring women across different continents, including America, Asia and Africa, speaks on the vision behind her forthcoming Nigeria Power Women Conference billed to hold in Abuja later this month; and more in this interview with Woman’s Own.

WOMEN, it is assumed, talk about everything and anything. In fact, two women strangers sitting next to each other on a 2-hour journey will arrive at their destination knowing how many children each has, birth control method used, work life, the burden of juggling work with family, and just name it.

CONGRATULATIONS on your election as the president of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. So, how does it feel to be the president of the leading Organised Private Sector (OPS) voice in Nigeria?