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.

2016 Forbes Most Powerful Woman In The World Is Angela Merkel

2016 Forbes Most Powerful Woman In The World Is Angela Merkel
German's chancellor, Angela Merkel has topped Forbes list again as the most powerful woman in the world, beating the likes of Hilary Clinton and the Queen.


"If there is a single leader able to defy existential economic and political challenges to the European Union, from edges and core, it has been German Chancellor Angela Merkel,"  
"But her latest act may be the boldest. By opening Germany's borders to over 1 million immigrants from Syria and other Muslim countries in the last several years, Merkel has decided to wield her power with the most curious of geopolitical strategies: sheer humanism" - Forbes
50 Powerful Women 

1. Angela Merkel – aged 61 – Germany – Politics

2. Hillary Clinton – 68 – U.S. – Politics

3. Janet Yellen – 69 – U.S. – Finance

4. Melinda Gates – 51 – U.S. – Philanthropy

5. Mary Barra – 54 – U.S. – Automotive

6. Christine Lagarde – 60 – France – Economy

7. Sheryl Sandberg – 46 – U.S. – Technology

8. Susan Wojcicki  – 47 – U.S. – Technology

9. Meg Whitman – 59 – U.S. – Technology

10. Ana Patricia Botín – 53 – Spain – Finance

11. Ginni Rometty – 58 – U.S. – Technology

12. Park Geun-hye – 64 – South Korea – Politics

13. Michelle Obama – 52 – U.S. – Politics

14.  Indra Nooyi – 50 – U.S. – Diversified

15. Angela Ahrendts – 55 –  U.S. – Technology

16. Abigail Johnson – 54 – U.S. – Finance

17. Tsai Ing-wen – 59 – Taiwan – Politics

18. Michelle Bachelet – 64 – Chile – Politics

19. Federica Mogherini – 42 – Italy – Politics

20. Safra Catz – 54 – U.S. – Technology

21. Oprah Winfrey – 62 – U.S. – Media

22. Helen Clark – 66 – New Zealand – NGO

23. Three U.S. Supreme Court Justices

24. Marillyn Hewson – 62 – U.S. – Manufacturing

25. Arundhati Bhattacharya – 60 – India – Finance

26. Aung Sun Suu Kyi – 70 – Myanmar – Politics

 27. Ruth Porat – 58 – U.S. – Technology

28. Anna Wintour – 66 – U.S. Media

29. Queen Elizabeth II – 90 – UK – Politics

30. Ho Ching – 60 – Singapore – Diversified

31. Adena Friedman – 46 – U.S. – Finance

32. Irene Rosenfeld – 63 – U.S. – Diversified

33. Loretta Lynch – 57 – U.S. – Politics

34. Ursula Burns – 57 – U.S. – Technology

35. Lucy Peng – 43- China – Technology

36. Sheikh Hasina Wajed – 68 – Bangladesh – Politics

37. Sri Mulyani Indrawati – 53 – Indonesia – NGO

38. Margaret Chan – 68 – China – NGO

39. Drew Gilpin Faust – 68 – U.S. – NGO

40. Chanda Kochhar – 54 – India – Diversified

41. Samantha Power – 45 – U.S. – Politics

42. Pollyanna Chu – 58 – Hong Kong – Finance

43. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi – 54 – UAE – Politics

44. Amy Hood – 44 – U.S. – Technology

45. Beth Comstock – 54 – U.S. – Diversified

46. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović – 48 – Croatia – Politics

47. Bonnie Hammer – 65 – U.S. – Media

48. Ertharin Cousin – 59 – U.S. – NGO

49. Laurene Powell Jobs – 52 – U.S. – Technology

50. Nicola Sturgeon – 45 – Scotland – Politics

For full list, read here

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