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ASISAT OSHOALA BECOMES THE FIRST AFRICAN TO SCORE IN A WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
FIRST BLACK AFRICAN WOMAN ENTERS CANNES RACE WITH MIGRANT GHOST STORY
LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS HAS A NEW MAYOR AND SHE IS A NIGERIAN WOMAN
WEST POINT TO GRADUATE THE LARGEST CLASS OF BLACK WOMEN
FIRST BLACK WOMAN GRADUATES FROM U.S. ARMY RANGER SCHOOL
19-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN ARTIST MAKES HISTORY AT CYPRUS MUSEUM WITH HER LAGBAJA-INSPIRED PAINTING
SENATE CONFIRMS ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA AS CHAIRMAN OF NIGERIAN DIASPORA COMMISSION
IT’S A BOY! MEGHAN MARKLE DELIVERS ROYAL BABY
NNEDI OKORAFOR TO START A PRODUCTION COMPANY FOR AFRICAN FUTURIST SHOWS
GIRL WHO WAS BORN WITHOUT HANDS WINS THE 2019 ZANER-BLOSER NATIONAL HANDWRITING CONTEST
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ELECTS FIRST FEMALE STUDENT LEADER
ACTRESS, ENIOLA BADMUS NAMED AS PART OF OGUN GOVERNOR-ELECT DAPO ABIODUN’S ECONOMIC TRANSITION COMMITTEE
IVANKA TRUMP ARRIVES ETHIOPIA TO PROMOTE WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT ON AFRICAN TOUR
MEET HOME-SCHOOLED 15-YEAR-OLD TYLA WHO MAKES $8K A MONTH, SELLING HER SECRET HOT SAUCE
KIM KARDASHIAN IS STUDYING TO BE CALLED TO BAR
SOUTH AFRICA’S DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN TO LAUNCH SANITARY DIGNITY PROGRAMME IN EASTERN CAPE FOR YOUNG GIRLS
HOW VERONICA LUCY GORDON CARVES NICHE IN SOUTH SUDAN’S MALE DOMINATED RADIO STATION INDUSTRY
ODUNAYO ADEKUOROYE NAMED BEST FEMALE WRESTLER AT THE 2019 AFRICAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
NIGERIAN ACTRESS AND COMEDIAN, HELEN PAUL BAGS DOCTORATE DEGREE
THE FLOURISH AFRICA CONFERENCE 2019 IS HERE!
CONSISTENT RONKE BAMISEDUN EMERGES WINNER OF THE SABRE AWARD TWO YEARS IN A ROW
OXFORD MBA SCHOLARSHIP LAUNCHED FOR EXCEPTIONAL AFRICAN WOMEN
AYOMIDE BELLO BECOMES THE FIRST NIGERIAN TO WIN GOLD AT AN INTERNATIONAL WATER SPORTS EVENT
MEET THE 29-YEAR-OLD AFRICAN LAWYER WHO MADE HISTORY WITH GHANA’S FIRST WHOLLY OWNED OIL AND GAS COMPANY
FACEBOOK TO TRAIN FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN 10 NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
SIMIDELE ADEAGBO SELECTED AS 2019 WORLD FELLOW AT YALE UNIVERSITY
DEHLIA UMUNNA IS THE FIRST NIGERIAN PROFESSOR AT HARVARD SCHOOL OF LAW
OYEYIMIKA ADEBOYE BECOMES CADBURY NIGERIA PLC’S FIRST FEMALE MANAGING DIRECTOR IN 50 YEARS
NIGERIAN STUDENT BREAKS RECORD BY WINNING HISTORIC 20 GOLD MEDALS FROM INDIAN UNIVERSITY
NIGERIAN WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO SEXTUPLETS IN UNDER 10 MINUTES IN TEXAS
FIVE NIGERIAN WOMEN CLINCHES SPOTS ON THE FORBES AFRICA NEW WEALTH CREATORS LIST
GWEN COLLINS-GREENUP IS ON HER WAY TO BECOMING LOUISIANA’S FIRST BLACK FEMALE SECRETARY OF STATE
DJ CUPPY HAS BEEN NAMED NEW AMBASSADOR FOR SAVE THE CHILD UK
STEPHANIE LINUS GIVES FREE REPAIR SURGERIES TO 25 WOMEN LIVING WITH VESICO VAGINA VISTULA
NIGERIAN WOMEN TO ATTRACT DUBAI INVESTORS
PR GURU RONKE BAMISEDUN EMERGES FINALIST IN THE YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER CATEGORY OF THE ALL AFRICA BUSINESS LEADERS AWARD
OPRAH WINFREY’S MOTHER VERNITA LEE PASSES ON
PEACE HYDE, MERCY JOHNSON, UCHE PEDRO AND OTHERS WIN AT THE 2018 ELOY AWARDS
IDIA AISEN LAUNCHES NGO TO SHOWCASE POSITIVE STORIES FROM AFRICA
2019 ELECTIONS: UN SOLICITS SUPPORT FOR NIGERIAN FEMALE POLITICIAN
GHANIAN POLICE OFFICER WINS UN FEMALE PEACEKEEPING AWARD
HOLLYWOOD PAYS IT’S DUES AS CICELY TYSON RECEIVES HONORARY OSCARS AT 93
CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE LENDS VOICE TO TEACHERS AT 2018 CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ENGLISH TEACHERS
HARVARD CRIMSON GETS FIRST BLACK FEMALE PRESIDENT IN 145-YEARS HISTORY
FIND YOUR HEROINES! BBC 100 WOMEN 2018 LIST
NIGERIAN WOMEN ARE THE HIGHEST CONSUMERS OF OUR PRODUCTS – JAPAN
SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN RECOGNISED IN TOP 100 GLOBAL WOMEN IN MINING
CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE IS ON A MISSION AS SHE COVERS TELEGRAPH MAGAZINE
SERENA WILLIAMS IS GQ MAGAZINE’S 2018 WOMAN OF THE YEAR
GOOGLE HONOURS SOWETO AUTHOR MIRIAM TLALI
FORMER NIGERIAN PLAYER AJUMA AMEH -OTACHE PASS AWAY AT 33
THIS AIR HOSTESS BREASTFED A PASSENGER’S CRYING BABY AFTER MUM RAN OUT OF FORMULA
FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF JOINS IMF ADVISORY BOARD
#USMIDTERM: IT’S WOMEN’S YEAR IN THE US MID TERM ELECTION
ASISAT OSHOALA LEADS NIGERIA’S SQUAD FOR WOMEN’S AFRICAN NATIONS CUP
CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE NGOZI TO MODERATE ON-STAGE CONVERSATION WITH MICHELLE OBAMA ABOUT HER BECOMING MEMOIR
HER NETWORK UNVEILS NOMINEES FOR THE 2018 WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS
CECE WINAS TO FEATURE IN WOMEN OF PRAISE CONCERT 2018 IN NIGERIA
SAHLE-WORK ZEWDE IS ETHIOPIA’S FIRST ELECTED FEMALE PRESIDENT
HAUWA OJEIFO NOMINATED FOR EMA GENERATION CHANGE AWARD
NIGERIA’S GOVERNMENT TO PLACE LIMIT ON HOW MANY CHILDREN WOMEN CAN HAVE
ETHIOPIA’S PRIME MINISTER ABIY AHMED GIVES HALF OF MINISTERIAL POSTS TO WOMEN
SERENA WILLIAMS LENDS VOICE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WITH NEW ‘PURPLE BACKPACK CAMPAIGN’
AIR PEACE INAUGURATES ITS FIRST ALL-FEMALE FLIGHT
ADMIRA ANTONIO BECOMES MOZAMBIQUE’S FIRST FEMALE AIRLINE PILOT
MEET HAUWA OJEIFO THE ONLY FEMALE NIGERIAN RECIPIENT OF THE QUEEN ELIZABETH YOUNG LEADERS AWARD
OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE INVITED TO JOIN OSCAR VOTING ACADEMY
GHANA’S YOUNGEST DJ ERICA TANDOH HOPES TO BE A GYNAECOLOGIST IN FUTURE
#BLACKGIRLMAGIC: OPRAH IS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO BE LISTED IN BLOOMBERG’S TOP 500 RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
GRACE LADOJA LISTED AMONG VOGUE’S 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN BRITAIN
SIMIDELE ADEAGBO IS GROOMING NIGERIA’S NEXT GENERATION OF SKELETON ATHLETES BY EMPOWERING SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS
NIGERIAN-AMERICAN, YVONE ORJI HAS BEEN HONOURED AS A ‘RISING STAR’ AT THE BET HER AWARDS
MEET 94-YEAR-OLD ASHIATA ADUKE ONIKOYI-LAGUDA THE OLDEST WOMAN RECORDED LIVING WITH SICKLE CELL IN NIGERIA
MEET LAUREN SIMMONS THE 23-YEAR-OLD YOUNGEST AND ONLY FEMALE FULL-TIME TRADER AT NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO ELECTS FIRST BLACK MAYOR
SCOTLAND BECOMES FIRST COUNTRY TO TACKLE PERIOD POVERTY
BOZOMA HAS ANNOUNCED HER DEPARTURE FROM UBER
ILHAN OMAR IS SET TO MAKE HISTORY AGAIN.
LINDA IKEJI LAUNCHES ONLINE STREAMING PLATFORM
THE COMMONWEALTH AFRICA SUMMIT TAKES TORONTO
HAFSAT ABIOLA BECOMES FIRST TO LEAD WOMEN IN AFRICA INITIATIVE ORGANISATION
NIGERIA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INCREASES MATERNITY LEAVE TO 4 MONTHS; BARS EMPLOYERS FROM SACKING WOMEN DUE TO MARITAL OR MATERNITY SATTUS
SAUDI ARABIA FINALLY ISSUES DRIVING LICENSES TO WOMEN
SERENA WILLIAMS PULLS OUT OF FRENCH OPEN
5 FACTS ABOUT PEACE IBEKWE ABDALLAH THE NEWLY APPOINTED ASSISTANT IG OF POLICE
NIGERIAN FEMALE AUTHOR SCORES ONE OF THE BIGGEST BOOK DEALS IN HISTORY
ANOTHER GRAND SLAM? SERENA WILLIAMS UNVEILS NEW LINE
DIMPLEPLASTY: A GROWING TREND AMONG MILLENNIALS
SERENA WILLIAMS WINS FIRST GRAND SLAM SINCE HAVING DAUGHTER OLYMPIA
11-YEAR-OLD LANDS $11 MILLION DEAL WITH WHOLE FOODS TO SUPPLY LEMONADES
NIGERIAN DOCTOR WARNS ON DANGERS OF FIXING ARTIFICIAL EYELASHES
A COAT OF ARMS HAS FINALLY BEEN CREATED FOR THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX
HEY FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS, GOLDMAN SACHS HAS GOT GOOD NEWS FOR YOU!
MICHELLE OBAMA RELEASES COVER FOR HER SELF-TITLED BOOK
GINA HASPEL BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN IN AMERICAN HISTORY, TO LEAD THE CIA
AIRPORT CLEANER RETURNS MISSING $6000 FOUND IN TOILET
STACY ABRAMS BECOMES FIRST BLACK FEMALE NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR OF A U.S STATE
THE OBAMAS WILL BE CREATING FILMS FOR NETFLIX
JANET JACKSON BECOMES FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO RECEIVE ICON AWARD AT BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
9-YEAR-OLD ANAYA ELLICK IS OUR FLOURISH WOMAN FOR THE WEEK
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY
AND GOD DID IT! LIFESTYLE VLOGGER AND ACCIDENT SURVIVOR, LIZZIE, REVEALS PREGNANCY
GAMBIA’S CAPITAL CITY BANJUL GETS FIRST FEMALE MAYOR ROHEY MALICK LOWE
THREE NIGERIAN WRITERS GET SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 CAINE PRIZE AWARD
TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD BRITISH-NIGERIANS, BECOME YOUNGEST COUNCILLORS IN THE UK
ENGAGEMENT NEWS! TARAJI P. HENSON SAY ‘YES’ TO KELVIN HAYDEN
SERENA WILLIAMS IS LAUNCHING HER OWN BEAUTY LINE
BRIDE WALKS DOWN THE AISLE DESPITE LOSING HER ARM IN A CROCODILE ATTACK BEFORE HER WEDDING DAY
SOME WHERE IN NIGERIA , YOUNG GIRLS ARE USED AS DEBT SETTLEMENT
NEWLY APPOINTED FIRST-EVER FEMALE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DANGOTE GROUP ADENIKE FAJEMIROKUN IS OUR FLOURISH WOMAN FOR THE WEEK
SERENA WILLIAMS PULLS OUT OF ITALIAN OPEN IN ROME
DO YOU KNOW YOUR GENES CONTINUE TO LIVE AFTER YOU DIE?
13-YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH DREAMS OF BECOMING AN ACTRESS GETS A SURPRISE INVITE TO THE ROYAL WEDDING
TOYIN SARAKI DECLARES WAR AGAINST INFECTION FROM DIRTY HANDS
MEET ADE SAMUEL THE NIGERIAN LADY DESIGNER WHO STYLED HOLLYWOOD STARS FOR THE MET GALA EVENT
RWANDA WELCOMES ITS FIRST SET OF FEMALE MOTO DRIVERS
#EQUALPAY: NEW ZEALAND FEMALE FOOTBALLERS TO EARN EQUAL PAY WITH MALE COUNTERPARTS
NEW ORLEANS IS HAVING HER FIRST FEMALE MAYOR EVER AND SHE IS BLACK!
CUBA ELECTS TWO BLACK WOMEN AS ITS VICE PRESIDENTS
MEET 14 YEAR OLD TOMISIN OGUNNUBI: ORDINARY GIRL DOING EXTRA-ORDINARY THINGS
GRANDMA TO RECEIVE DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY AT 68 FROM TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
13 YEAR OLD MARLEY DIAS MAKES THE 30 UNDER 30 FORBES LIST
2,131 PREGNANT WOMEN TEST HIV POSITIVE IN LAGOS
KRISTEN GIBBONS FEDEN: THE LADY WHO PROVED BILL COSBY GUILTY IN HIS SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE
BOLANLE OLUKANNI’S HEARTFELT THOUGHT ON DRUG ADDICTION
ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF BECOMES FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE THE IBRAHIM PRIZE FOR AFRICAN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT
GRACA MACHEL TO RECIEVE WORLD PRIZE FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
MEET EMMA SINCLAIR; THE ENTREPRENEUR TAKING HUNDREDS OF BRAS FROM LONDON TO HELP WOMEN IN AFRICA
NEWLY DECORATED HUMAN RIGHTS AMBASSADOR BY U.S CONSUL SIMI IS OUR FLOURISH WOMAN FOR THE WEEK
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WOMEN OF DESTINY CONFERENCE 2018 – “FREE INDEED”
PAULA MAE WEEKES; THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE PRESIDENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
BRACE YOURSELF FOR “MY WORST DAY WITH PEACE HYDE ” SEASON 2
JANET JACKSON RELEASES NEW DATES ON HER STATE OF THE WORLD TOUR
MEET BOSTWANA’S YOUNGEST MINISTER BOGOLO JOY KENEWENDO
GOLDMAN PRIZE AWARDED TO SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN FOR STOPPING MAJOR NUCLEAR DEAL
UNITED NATIONS APPOINTS NIGERIAN, BOLA ADESOLA AS VICE CHAIRMAN
7 YEAR OLD HAVANA EDWARDS CAPTURES WORLDS ATTENTION BY PARTICIPATING IN WALKOUT PROTEST ALONE
MICHELLE WILLIAMS SAYS “YES” TO CHAD JOHNSON
CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE CLINCHES SHORTY AWARDS LITERATURE PRIZE
EVA LONGORIA RECIEVES HER STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
FIRST ARAB AND SUDANESE FEMALE COACH TO DEFY THE ODDS
BEYCHELLA: A SHOWCASE OF WOMAN EXCELLENCE
LORNA MAHLOCK ON THE VERGE ON BEING FIRST BLACK FEMALE BRIGADIER GENERAL
MILLENIALS IN POLITICS – MEET RINSOLA ABIOLA A NEWLY APPOINTED APC BOT MEMBER
HBO SET TO ROLL OUT DOCUMENTARY SERIES ON SERENA WILLIAMS- “BEING SERENA”
HIDDEN FIGURES TO BE ADAPTED INTO A TV SERIES
OKONJO IWEALA TO RELEASE TOP SECRET IN NEW BOOK “FIGHTING CORRUPTION IS DANGEROUS”
THE VOICE UK – ANOTHER MILLENNIAL WINS!
BLESSING OKAGBARE, BREAKS NEW RECORD.
‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’ MARTIN LUTHER KING’S GRAND-DAUGHTER DELIVERS HEART-WARMING SPEECH
PEUPERAL WOMAN GETS $25,000 FOR TRAMPLED RIGHT
BRITISH NIGERIAN WOMAN BECOMES FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO BE APPOINTED AS HIGH COMMISSIONER IN THE UK
CHIMAMANDA’S BOOK: “A FEMINIST MANIFESTO IN 15 SUGGESTIONS” READ IN 15 LANGUAGES AT THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
3 WAYS SAUDI ARABIA IS FAST BECOMING OUR FAVOURITE COUNTRY
ARE BUZZ CUTS THE NEW AFROS?
FOLORUNSO ALAKIJA TALKS FLOURISH AFRICA WITH FORBES AFRICA
#WOMENSHISTORYMONTH THESE LEGENDARY HISTORICAL WOMEN ARE BEING MADE INTO BARBIE DOLLS
REAL LIFE CINDERELLA STORY: ANOK YAI BECOMES FIRST BLACK MODEL TO OPEN FOR PRADA IN 20 YEARS.
GETTY IMAGES AWARDS NIGERIA’S VERY OWN YAGAZIE EMEZI THE CREATIVE BURSARY
LUPITA NYONGO AUTHORS CHILDREN’S BOOK
AFTER LEADING AS TEEN VOGUE’S YOUNGEST EVER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, ELAINE WELTERWORTH BADES GOODBYE
GERMANY HAS SIGNED A LAW ENCOURAGING EQUAL PAY OF SEXES
3 DAYS OF PRAYER INTO THE NEW YEAR
WATCH AS RENOWNED BEAUTY BLOGGER, JACKIE AINA DOES A FULL MAKEOVER USING ONLY FEMALE OWNED BEAUTY PRODUCTS
STEPHANIE LINUS ANNOUNCED AS A SPEAKER AT THE 8TH ANNUAL GLOBAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT
FROM AFRICA TO THE WORLD, SUPERMODEL MARIA BORGES STUNS IN TIFFANY AMBER ON VICTORIA’S SECRET PINK CARPET
MICHELLE OBAMA: ” SO MANY PEOPLE ARE QUICK TO TWEET EVERY THOUGHT”
EX-AMERICAN IDOL, FANTASIA SHARES HOW FASTING AND CELIBACY LED TO HER FINDING HAPPINESS
This Photo Of The Senegalese Female Basketball Team Had Everyone Gushing
This 12 Year Old Girl Collected 500 Cases Of Water For People Of Puerto Rico Affected By Hurricanes
NIGERIAN AMERICAN COUPLE ESOSA IGHODARO AND ABIDOUN A.J. CREATE ONE OF A KIND, FASHION APP
DAUGHTER OF DORA AKUNYILI, NJIDEKA AKUNYILI CROSBY WINS PRESTIGIOUS MAC ARTHUR FELLOWSHIP
MEET SHELIA FEDRICK, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO RESCUED A GIRL FROM SEX TRAFFICKING
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