Thursday, November 10, 2016

Nigeria’s broadcaster, Pat Obilor launches Mogulettes Africa blog!




Media entrepreneur and OAP, Pat Obilor sets to Launch Mogulettes Africa blog, an online community and publication of African women moguls. The aim is to create a platform that promotes, extol and celebrates the entrepreneurial efforts of women as well as support the education of the Girl-child. This dynamic blog features interesting and insightful contents which ranges from social angle stories, lifestyle interviews, family/relationships, fashion, beauty and event updates etc.

The website in its entirety has been rebranded to tailor your varied interests. Kindly check it out here:  www.standoutwithpat.tv/mogulettes and feel free to visit daily, read articles post comments share and like. To be a guest writer/blogger for Mogulettes Africa, please email mogulettesafricamag@gmail.com.


If you want to know what Pat Obilor thinks of the 2016 US election? Please click here:  http://standoutwithpat.tv/mogulettes/6-things-learnt-2016-us-election/

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

MY LITTLE GIRL - Pat Obilor





For that beautiful moment of laughter you came to earth, we celebrate you

For the times when you have to bear the whole burden of your family and stop school, we celebrate you

For the days when you have to hawk and trade and work under the rain and the scorching sun, we celebrate you
My little girl, we are sorry mostly too!

For your innocent and kind nature now polluted with societal hardness, we are sorry

For every time you had to cry and pray for the things you wish for, we are sorry

For the days when your father thinks you don’t need education cos you will end up in kitchen, we are sorry

We are sorry marrying you off at a time when you need to be in your mother’s bosom

We are sorry for making you go through childbearing when you are just a child!

We are sorry for letting that giant earth invade your essence

For every time you are hungry, bored, felt inferior, and no one was there, we are sorry

For the times when you had to fetch water under the rain, shivering! We are sorry

For being trafficked into prostitution and domestic slavery, we are sorry

For not being able to produce the missing Chibok girls, we are sorry

For the moments you stop to wonder if you can swap your family, we are sorry

For the times when you had to do the things you ought not to because you felt responsible for others, we are sorry

For every emotionally, physical and mental pain you have nursed on your own, we are sorry

You deserve peace and tranquility from the ones you love

You deserve proper education and mentorship

You deserve to know your own purpose

So forget those days, better days are here…
…This piece is dedicated to every African woman who once was a little girl and to every girl child out there still going through it…

It is days like these that reminds and reawaken us of the reason why you deserve everything

For all you do, your reward is not in heaven, it is here on earth.

This and more are part of what we stand for at Mogulettes Africa @mogulettesmag and we are coming for our girls…

With other girl-child advocates in Africa and across nations, we are coming to give you a world where you can play safe wearing your panties, sleep with your two eyes closed, choose your own Man when you are ready and have a normal growth experience devoid of family or societal pressure!

Happy Girl-child day!

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Monday, October 10, 2016

SHEHIVE LAGOS ROCKED THE LADIES - by Pat Obilor



There is no such thing as over ambition. Your vision, dreams, goals, purpose, career, interest etc are all legit and it is not too late to start, so don’t limit yourself. This and more were the things I learnt after spending my weekend with these beautiful ladies doing Africa and the world proud with their giant women networking initiatives @afuaosei and @JasmineOsagie , founders of @sheleadsafrica . These are beautiful ladies who are rocking the world with their women empowerment and networking innovations? These days, I am beginning to enjoy the sublime feeling of spending my time with purpose driven women who understands that there is more to life…  
Nigeria’s Jasmine Osagie and Ghana’s Afua Osei are two humble and beautiful ladies living in the mantra of Myles Munroe’s quote: “Your purpose is not in marriage, it’s in you”, they know that it is profitable to build up oneself for the society and for their partners and they have through the @sheleadsafrica initiative preached the concept of the importance of making money and making impact simultaneously in all their networking / business ventures.
Over the weekend, the 5days long #SheHiveLagos event which boasts of a parade of teachings, mentoring, networking and fun between young entrepreneurial minded ladies and speakers who passionately shared their all came to a grand slide with the presence of powerful women personalities who spoke on the need to make money and make impact, how to raise funds for your goals, and growing your dreams one step at a time.
One of the speakers, Bunmi Lawson, the MD of Accion Micro finance bank who is said to have been instrumental to the successful growth of the company in over a decade said: ”The reason why I am against poverty is because i can’t stand it” and that informs the reason she has so much drive to help others through the microfinance loan schemes. She spoke extensively about loving what you do and being good at it, to her, having the right supporters click or people who believe in your vision is key. You must maintain good relationships with people because it is people who build the business.
On business growth, she said, your vision and a good foundation will translate to growth if you don’t compromise it. Have good mentors, build partnerships, leverage on social media and get the technical ‘know how’ for your business, you have to make a list of the top 10 organs that must always work in your business, what is the brain, heart and lungs that defines your startup? Identify and master them well, and don’t forget to create a legacy in the lives of people.
Another beautiful lady in the cosmetics beauty industry and founder of Olori cosmetics, Toyin Odunlade also enlightened the #Shehive participants when she stated that “ as a startup, you must get up and set up relationships for your brand, ensure your products don’t get out of stock, be humble, tenacious and persistent and always build your brand awareness daily in all the available social platforms” she also hinted on the need to be more detailed in business ventures such as having  a lawyer, knowing  your market reach, working out your product pricing  and getting feedbacks from people.”
Meanwhile, the chairman of Lafarge Africa, Mrs Peju Awobajo who spoke on the need to be well equipped with the right people and experience before you start your business said: “It’s okay to keep working while you are working on goals, but have a positive attitude in such that your colleagues can recommended well in the future”. She said good education, integrity of character and relationship management is paramount because education gets you to the door, but experience and character keeps you there. On purpose, she said: “life is best understood when you look back to know how far you have come, it is never too late to start anything, all you need to do is take a mental photograph of where you are now and where you wish to be in next five years then create that future one step at a time.”
On the question of funding, the two women, MD of Aciion bank and MD of Larfarge Africa seems to have same ideologies about approach to raising funds when they said: the first source of your capital is not in the bank or in your friends, it’s with you, to start a new venture, it is pertinent to sow your seed capital and throw your passion into it because your capital is like your blood flow. What that does to you is to reignite your spirit when you are on the verge of giving up,  because it reminds you of why you started in the first place”- Bunmi Lawson, MD Accion
Another way to raise funds for your business is to come up with a killer business plan and share it with family and friends, angel investors and network with others as well, also make use of your social media contacts by asking them to partner with you or becoming one of your board of directors. When you do all that, your business would gradually grow to a stage where you can now approach banks and other wealth sources- Peju Adebajo, MD Lafarge Africa
Finally, the event ended with the #ShoptheHive, a free for all open shops where everyone traded their products and services. By the way, I had a very delicious cake and I also picked a nice casual evening dress, but while leaving the venue, there was a word used by one of the speakers which resonated in my mind as I found my way home “Don’t be afraid to think big, let your dreams scare then get to work”- Toyin Odunlade, founder Olori Cosmetics
There is an ongoing revolution towards global empowerment for women, Africa is up to this call and She leads Africa amongst other women enriching organization are growth platforms where African girls turn to great women and emerge as Mogulettes in their chosen fields.
Will you continue to brood over your dreams or go to that boring job you wish to quit? Or would you rather join hundreds of amazingly beautiful ladies doing their bits to become the next motherland moguls? The next #Shehive is going to Joburg in South Africa… Join the train!
@cnn @cnbcafrica @forbesafrica  @olorisupergal @genevievemagazine @womenworking @pulseng @standoutwithpat @wfm @twmagazine @mogulettesmag @wimbiz @awief @leapafrica @faithfoundation @africanwomenhonors @amazingamazonsinitiatives  @women4africa #Sheleadsafrica #SheHiveworldwide #Ladieswhorock #Womenofpurpose #MotherlandMoguls #MogulettesAfrica #womensupportingwomen #Wedothisforourgirls

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

THE INSIDER SUPPORTS #WOMENARISING EVENT


Hello great women, Its 4 days to the #WomenArising networking event. This is to introduce some of our media partners.

The Insider is a new and exciting media channel guaranteed to captivate the interest of readers who are passionate about business, personality development, lifestyle, events and more. One of our key objective is to captivate the mind of young readers who aim to be pioneers, professionals, experts and entrepreneurs in their various fields; with this in mind, we are constantly excited in engaging and working with young ‘trendy’ minds. Check them out on www.theinsiderng.com for latest news and interesting updates. #Africanwomenhonorsisland #Supportourwomen

Monday, September 19, 2016

AFRICAN WOMEN HONORS NETWORKS

What do we do when #Africanwomen make us proud, we simply celebrate them as we count down to...

#WomenArising2016

Theme: The need for Women empowerment in our society.

Come Shop, Network and be empowered.
Date: 24th Sept 2016
Venue: 33A Oyibo Adjarho Street Lekki Phase 1
Time: 12 pm
Goodie bags for 1st 20 ladies
For Vendor stands and Sponsorship : 0809 400 8492 , 0706 653 0131, 0705 632 2464
Powered by African Women Honors & Empowerment Island Chapter

ABOUT US
The Black Women Awards & Empowerment is a global initiative to celebrate, showcase and empower women in several cities worldwide. An opportunity to celebrate our stories, our journey and our future. Black women and all women of African descent are more than what is commonly portrayed, so it's important to ensure we come together and highlight how far we have come and how far we hope to go, leaving a legacy for generations to come.

Our Vision
That women of African descent have the same opportunities, respect and protection as any other race or gender
Our Mission
To unite and empower women of African descent and to promote policies focused on eradicating barriers.

#AWHElsland #womenarising #sisterhood #womensday #MogulettesofAfrica #letsdothisforourwomenanddaughters #Womensupportingwome


Domestic Violence: Amazing Amazon Initiative Presents ‘Lagos And The Woman’ Conference

The spate of domestic violence reported (as thousands would go unreported) since the beginning of the year has been alarming. There has been a prevalence of spousal abuse and violence resulting in some women being badly maimed while others lost their lives. Everyday we wake up to terrifying headlines that leaves you not only gob smacked but completely distraught and agitated.
In view of this, The AMAZING AMAZON INITIATIVE a support group for women from all walks of life living in different countries across the world, dedicated to their empowerment, enhancement, uplifting, personal growth and development, is putting together a conference to educate women on domestic abuse, its signs, causes and help available.
The conference is themed “LAGOS AND THE WOMAN”. In Partnership with the Lagos State Ministry Of Women Affairs, the programme will educate women on the provisions of the law in Lagos State for the victim of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
“We would also hear from women who are survivors of domestic abuse and how they rose above their situation'” said Mercy Makinde, founder of Amazing Amazon Initiative and the convener of the conference.
“Other issues affecting women who are resident in Lagos that would make them well-rounded individuals, help them live a fulfilled life and compete favorably with their contemporaries in other parts of the world would also be discussed,” Makinde added.
The Commissioner of Women Affairs Lagos State, Honorable Lola Akande will be delivering the Keynote Address. Other Speakers include Nigeria’s foremost advocate against domestic violence, Mrs. Josephine Effah of Project Alert, Mrs Ini Onuk, the Founder/Group CEO, Thistle Group – a leadership, change management, projects and innovations management icon.
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde one of Nigeria’s foremost Actor; exemplary wife and mother will be also be one of the speakers at the conference amongst other notable women leaders and captains of industry.
The date for the event is Saturday, September 24, 2016 and will be held at Best Western Hotel, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Lagos And The Woman Conference is proudly supported by Helping Hands International, Unity Bank, Beko Electronics and of course the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs.

Media Partners are Guardian Woman, Nigerian Women Diary and Iaspire Radio.
Story by: Ayobami Ladipowww.porscheclassy.com