Good Read: The Girl With The Louding Voice - Abi Dare

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  In this remarkable story, Adunni, the main character, depicts ambition fuelled with a burning desire to succeed despite all odds. Tales of this type still abound in Lagos, and they are portrayed in the media daily. Adunni is hailed as the poor girl with a rich mind, "Sherlock Holmes," who never stops asking intelligent questions, a child-bride, and a strong-willed girl who grew up fast due to the circumstance her parents put her through. However, she had the guts to pursue the life she wanted. - An education by any means necessary.  Adunni finally got her groove back after reading such an easy book, I could relate to the characters there. the harsh and despicable reality of Lagos till date. I would recommend this book to my friends and would love to see it turned into a film.
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Angelique Kidjo, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala And 7 More Dignitaries Receive Honorary Awards From Yale University

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Angelique Kidjo honoured at Yale university, USA
Pictured are: (standing, from left) Jeffrey Friedman, Angelique Kidjo, Peter G. Schultz, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dean Kamen, (seated, from left) Elon Musk, Janet Yellen, President Peter Salovey, Larry Kramer, and Gayatri Spivak.

Yale university awarded 9 nine honorary degrees at its 2015 Commencement ceremony. Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer, Angelique Kidjo and Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the current minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy were amongst the nine honoured at the ceremony which took place yesterday 18th May, 2015 on Old Campus in New Haven,Connecticut .


Angelique Kidjo was awarded a doctorate degree in music, being  the "world’s great voice for Africa." Dr Angelique Kidjo's advocacy work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador which empowers and educates African women and girls was also recognised. 

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was awarded a doctorate degree in Humane Letters, for her role and contributions to Nigeria and the World Bank. she was honoured for creating a vision and path to long-term economic stability, and worked to build a culture of transparency. 

At the World Bank, Dr.Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made food security a priority and provided policy advice and capital for the world’s poorest countries.

Congratulations to all dignitaries.

For full list of honours. See YaleNews


Picture credit: Joy Bush

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