Women From Nigeria

"At last it was understood why if I come to your party, at 8pm I had to go home to bed and to take my pain killers; because when you live with endometriosis, you live with pain. I have a library in my home. It is a library about pain. I have so many books on pain cure"

"Until I turned 40, Nigerians didn’t know I suffered from endometriosis. I granted an interview and Nigerians understood why I never drank alcohol. You cannot be on medication and take alcohol. It was finally understood why I was so clean cut and into healthy living. The first time I experienced the pain of endometriosis was very traumatic. I thought I was going to die. Really, I have lost count of the number of surgeries that I have had but I sure know that it’s more than 17 times"

"I have never had an examination without my period, I have never travelled without my period. There are so many things I have never done without my period. When I’m very happy, my period comes, When I’m depressed, my period is there. I learned just to cope with it. I love the quote that women wear their pain like stilettos. That’s what I have been doing"

"It’s so easy for someone who looks like me to say NO; when every time I look in the mirror the face of a thirty-year old stares back at me. If I didn’t look like this; if I hadn’t aged so well; who knows? It’s an impossible question to answer"

"Like everyone else, I just do the best I can. I’m constantly juggling. I constantly feel guilty. I constantly feel I should be better and should be doing a lot more with them. As a mother, it’s never ending. But I do acknowledge that I am very lucky to have a phenomenal team at home"

"I chose to have my children look like my cousins, the children of my sister, and the children of my brother – all the same colour. I did what I needed to do to make that happen. My children bear Oshinowo. It’s a very good surname to have!"

"I have lived with endometriosis since the age of 13. I was sent to boarding school in England when I was seven. I went to prep school. It was during the first few days in secondary school that I began my periods (menstrual). They called the ambulance and I was hospitalized for 10 days because the pain started and wouldn’t stop. I thought I was going to die. Living with endometriosis is a challenge."

"My businesses revolves around things I like..., I love food, sleep, wish I could say I love exercise but I don't! I like to be healthy. I am not about fashion what I am about is beauty; hair, skin."

"I am impressed with certain females. Being a woman, even though I am not actively promoting this gender alone, there are women featured in the show that dazzled my imagination. Dakore being one, is one of the most intelligent and coherent. She has the most passionate set of morals."

"I like TV. I like watching precisely the kind of show that I am doing now. I want one show which gives me everything from current affairs to the happening music, movies as well as stars that are doing well like Genevieve, Omotola, while at the same time watching conversations with politicians, business leaders without having to change the channel."

"These days, no real questions get answered and no real issues get dealt with but the late night shows will be more real and on when the children are asleep. This will give us an opportunity to have real adult conversation, of whatever could be bothering you."

"This is the only interview I’m going to give about it because my children didn’t choose to come into this world or choose to be famous that way. I’m the one who’s famous. My children are not famous. I’m hoping they’re going to be able to live very normal lives."

"It will inject life and fun into the weekday evenings of the viewing audience, bringing a vast array of local and international acts and celebrities from the world of art, cinema, music and politics into the viewer’s living room."

"When the going gets tough, that is when I see God coming in his full might."

"As you grow older, you start to understand more and more that life is not about what you look like or what you own, it’s all about the person you have become and the people you have blessed."

"The ability to speak is good but the ability to speak to yourself is awesome if you can listen."

"You were born not to make noise but to make impact."

"When you are doing something you are enjoying, you wouldn’t bother to take care of your health. Once there is life in you, you keep doing what you are doing. And it’s something that pays back on your body."

"She is in no doubt an exciting attacker – technically unbelievable, great pace – who can scale the summit of the beautiful game."

"I think she has the potential to be one of the best players in the world-Nigeria coach Randy Waldrum."

"Education is very important because you can fall back to it after you are done playing football."

"Even when things are not going in your direction, you just have to learn to adapt."

"When Good things happen, you have to know the right time to make a move. When you believe in God, things align and fall into place."

"We have to learn to adapt wherever we found ourselves."

"Every story, every adventure has and must have an ending."

"What keeps me going is the love for the job."

"I think we just had to find a way to balance everything. We should also know that we’re going to make some sacrifices."

"As an industry, we need to diversify. As a person, I need to impact on people. I grew up in a very difficult situation. I was bullied and mocked for my skin. The same problem is trending and I have to contribute my best to stop it."

"Passion motivates me because on my own, I am comfortable. If I were to rely on the wealth of my parents, I would lack nothing today. But I am willing to create my own wealth. With this, at the back of my mind, passion leads me. I hope to make money from what I am doing, so, I don’t have to rely on my parents."

"There is no point in doing something that you don’t derive fulfillment. It’s always good to do things you haven’t done before. That’s how you can grow as a human being."

"The effect of bleaching and colourism is a global awareness campaign that seeks to promote healthy skin, self- love and acceptance in the society."

"I want to inspire young people to love themselves. And I decide to use my documentary, 'Skin,' because I didn't want to restrict my message to a small community. I knew it was important to get the message further."

"Why do I always choose the wrong men? That’s part of the problem ladies. We are always choosing. Sometimes let go and let God choose."

"I always placed goals for myself because I believe that one should always challenge himself in order to get the best and that is what has been working for me."

"There’s always this question about whether or not you can do it and have it all. Some people say ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ while others say you can, but not at the same time. I say, you can to a certain degree; you just have to do a lot of juggling."

"Live your best life. Work hard, play hard, love the people who matter, make money and be happy, because life is so unpredictable."

"One of the things I know I will forever be remembered for is my interviews. I was able to ask the big celebrities the questions that others were too scared to ask. They answered these questions and would often reveal more! And they always came back!"

"It gives you some sort of responsibility because you are almost able to influence whatever that person is feeling at the time. Whether it’s from the songs you’re playing, the news you’ve just given or whatever it is."

"“Don’t make any decision for now; don’t make permanent decisions on where you are now. Think about you in the future; don’t make temporary decisions to soothe or cater for temporary needs or present purchase.”"

"”Ethnicity made globally friendly is what makes Nigerian designs stand out”."

"”We are successful when every other designers who came through us are successful”."

"” Success does not come because of one’s background”."

"“If you are not preparing for the future, then everything that you are doing would not add on.”"

"“Don’t try to tailor yourself to somebody else’s story because you might just deprive the world of the beautiful story that would have been you.”"

"" Globally, we are at a tipping point, as we see various forms of injustice being revealed. And so now, more than ever, the world needs brave leaders like you, and me, and all other Kellogg grads around the world, to provide solutions to the existential problems being faced by humanity"."

"She’s a woman determined to break boundaries in the world and play a leading role in the transformation of Africa and its generation of young people"

"Governments must do a much better job as facilitators of enterprise, and not be a hindering force to SMEs that we all know are the engines of growth and employment in any economy"

"To demonstrate that agriculture is a money-making business, and not some charity project, and a business that can deliver some astronomical returns"

"As a young woman who has worked hard to promote Africa in all I do, this meant a lot to me. I was sad when due to COVID 19, I was unable to join them in person. But by God’s grace, we will do so next year"

""I believe what’s most important is my quest to live a life that is relevant, and it can only be relevant if I have found solutions to problems that make a difference in the world I live in"."