Oyindamola Honey Ogundeyi: Driven by the desire to impact lives, she is the founder of e-commerce platform, Fashpa. She’s all about building a sustainable online retail businesses and is also convinced women are essential to the “Africa Rising” narrative.
Peace-Anyiam Osigwe: She is the founder of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMMA). Founded in 2005, the awards have since grown into one of the most prestigious film award shows on the continent, changing the way Nigerians are seen around the world. Her passion is film; and by turning that passion into a mission, she has given the African continent a voice on the big screen.
Rita Dominic: With almost 20 years of acting under her belt, the sultry and well-spoken Rita Dominic keeps getting better. Her performance in the movie “The Meeting” showed her versatility and amazing skill. She is also the co-founder of the Audrey Silva company.
Ruth Obih: She is the CEO of 3Invest Limited, a real estate acquisition company in Nigeria. She is a trained lawyer who has a passion for property and real estate. Her company also has several platforms to promote the real estate sector. From her blog to radio shows she talks about property and real estate investing. She’s also the convener of Real estate Unite – an annual Real Estate conference.
Ruth Osime: In 2003, Ruth started out as a columnist in This Day, two years later she became the editor of This Day Style, a 24-page, colour, glossy pull-out. Years later, This Day Style has become a staple for fashion and style aficionados, and is has spawned others trying to imitate and copy its style.
Stephanie Linus-Okereke: Actress, film director, model and activist, Stephanie just keeps on re-inventing herself – to the utter delight and joy of her fans. In 2011, she was honoured by the Nigerian government with a National honour (Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR). In 2014, she produced the movie ‘DRY’ to rave reviews.
Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett: She has been acting since the 70s and is one of Nigeria’s most celebrated actresses. Her grace, diction and poise are one of a kind. On February 2008, at an All-Star Gala held at Theatre Royal Stratford East on the 10th anniversary of Tiata Fahodzi, she was honoured as a leader of British-African theatre.
Tara Fela-Durotoye: She is a Nigerian makeup artist and lawyer. A pioneer in the bridal makeup profession in Nigeria, she launched the first bridal directory in 1999, set up international standard makeup studios and established the first makeup school in Nigeria. She is the founder and CEO of House of Tara International, and creator of the Tara Orekelewa Beauty range, Inspired Perfume and the H.I.P Beauty range. In 2007, She was awarded the Africa SMME Award and the Entrepreneur award in South Africa[3] and in 2013, Forbes listed her as one 20 Young Power Women In Africa. She is a graduate of the prestigious Stanford SEED Transformation Program and this has aided her work as a mentor for thousands of young women across Africa and a standout entrepreneur.
Tosin Ajibade: The Editor of popular online site Olorisupergal, has done really well for herself. The site kicked off as a blog on in 2010 and later transformed to a website in 2012. According to the site, OloriSupergal.com is the product of what’s trending and the latest news in the entertainment industry.
Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji: A Social entrepreneur, Toyosi is the Founder of RISE NETWORKS, a Nigeria-based private and public sector funded Youth Interest social enterprise with a primary focus on wholesome youth and education development. The organization focuses on creating intellectual development and capacity building programs for young Nigerians between 16 and 30 and receives generous support from several state governments and blue-chip companies. She is also an alumnus of the United States Government’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
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