PICTURES FROM LAGOS FASHION AND DESIGN WEEK (2)

ALL THE BEAUTIFUL COLLECTIONS FROM ALL THE AMAZING DESIGNERS WHO EXHIBITED THEIR LATEST WORK AT LFDW! SO HERE IS THE PART 2 OF ALL MY FAV RUNWAY LOOKS BELOW!

ANITA QUANSAH

MEENA

OLD RELIGION

SUNNY ROSE

MORE COLLECTIONS, MODELS AND RUNWAY LOOKS 

 

 

Anita Quansah London/Ghana

 Anita Quansah's jewellery As you can see above; her pieces totally transform an outfit! There unique, over the top and outrageous. Versatile too, they work with so many different looks! Unlimited options with Quansah pieces! 

  

 

Sunny Rose Nigeria

Extremely pretty collection. The selection of colours are beautiful. Love all the long and short pieces. The detail on the shorter dresses are gorgeous. The long pieces too, reminds me of a modern updated Asian sari.

 

 

Meena

 Nude and coral are my fav colours, love the two of them together. Lots of different shapes in this collection, befitting for all different types of occasion! Coral shirt and patterned skirt is  pretty cool

 

 

Old Religion

The colours! The patterns! The fitting! Bold and sophisticated! One of my fav collections for men! Crazy about the shorts!

Randy Pastor paraded naked for raping 8-year-old girl in Lagos

The Good Book summed it up when it says “wonders will take over the world when the end times are near”. These are obvious end times as the Armageddon is already here with us. Men of God are beginning to see themselves as demi-gods, and can do anything to get the mouth ajar. They continue to desecrate the church of God without any explanations to their congregation. This is the case with pastor, George Akinleye, a shepherd in charge of one of the branches of a leading Pentecostal church located in the Ejigbo area of Lagos who was beaten and paraded round the area for having carnal knowledge of an eight-year-old girl.

The Ogun State-born ‘cleric’ was almost served with jungle justice for committing such an atrocious crime.

According to the victim’s father, known as Baba Akeem: “About a month ago, we were shocked when our daughter, Elizabeth complained of virginal pains, saying that she was sexually abused by ‘Baba’, the name she calls Akinleye the neighbourhood pastor. Her descriptions of what transpired between her and Akinleye showed that she was actually raped.

Speaking further, the enraged and shocked father said: “Angrily, I confronted the man. He accepted getting close to my daughter, but denied raping her; I knew he was lying. I almost got the Police involved, if not for the advice from neighbours to allow the sleeping dog lie. Surprisingly, barely a month later, I came back home from work, only for my daughter to start demanding for the type of drug I gave her in the past when ‘Baba’ abused her. I asked her why she needs it, but to my shock, she said ‘Baba’ abused her again. That was how I raised the alarm and took my daughter to the nearest hospital, for medical examination and possible treatment. This was after the hospital confirmed the abuse”, he claimed.

While he was being paraded naked round the neighborhood, his penis swung as passersby wonder on what manner of crime the man of God had committed to deserve such a Calvary treatment.

With scars of injuries and tears all over him, the ‘Apostle of the Most High’ defended himself thus: “We both live in the same environment, and the father is so close to me that sometimes I ask him for help which he always rendered. I’m innocent of this particular accusation-the recent one. The first time I was accused of raping her, I had gone to their house where I met the little girl working on her school assignment. I offered to help her with the assignment which she gave me and I later returned it to her. I don’t know why nobody believed me, I didn’t have sex with that girl”, he exonerated himself.

“This time around, she is saying that I ‘double crossed’ her at Somonu Animashaun Street and had sex with her again. How could I have done that? I wasn’t even at that area at the said time of the rape. Before God and man, I didn’t do anything to her this second time that I’m being accused.

The preacher eventually admitted committing the ‘Unholy Sex’ with the infant girl once after he was being threatened severally.

The resident doctor of the hospital who confirmed that the victim was raped disclosed that. “She was brought here by her father and I can confirm she is okay now. I’m just appalled by how the accused man was treated. If care was not taken, he could have been lynched. I’m against jungle justice no matter the level of crime committed”, the doctor stated.

Another nurse at the hospital further revealed that ‘not less than two fingers had entered the little girl’s private part’, an indication that she could have been raped or ‘fingered’.

However, few hours after the man of God admitted his heinous and shameful act, angry mobs were about lynching him before some policemen attached to the Ejigbo Police station came to his rescue.

It was gathered that the police later released him on the ground of his infectious ailment. “He suffers from Diabetic Ulcer, a reason the police could not detain him at the station”, the doctor said.

The 47-year-old Akinleye whose early morning preaching was an anthem on the streets is said to have been excommunicated from the church. “He is not the presiding pastor of the church, but lives inside the church and was always in the habit of singing and preaching every morning within the area. Though, he is not married and has no child, but whether he truly raped the girl remains a riddle we are all trying to solve”, Tope, the rape victim’s neighbor affirmed.

EFCC docks Pastor in Benin over visa scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, November12, 2012, arraigned Pastor Henry Uhunmwagho, 33, before
Justice P.I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court 2 sitting in Benin City, Edo State on a nine count charge bordering on obtaining money under
false pretence.

Count number one of the charges read: “that you Henry Uhunmwagho on or about the 13th day of August, 2010 in Benin within the jurisdiction of
the Federal High Court did with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N300, 000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira) from one Odion Princewill C.
under the pretence that you were going to procure a United States of America Visa for him which you knew was false and thereby committed an
offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act of 2006 and punishable under section
1(3) of the same Act”.

Henry, a pastor with Church of God Mission, Suleja, Niger State, was arrested by the EFCC on the 11th May, 2012, following a petition by
Godwin Ochai, a legal practitioner, on behalf of one Mr. Odom Princewill.

He was alleged to have collected the sum of One Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand Naira (N1, 436,000) under false pretence to
process a United States of American Visa for the petitioner but failed to do so.

Though he pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him in court, the accused had admitted in his statement to the EFCC that he
collected the alleged money from the petitioner and gave it to one Eze Chucks ( now at large), to process the visa but failed to do so.

Princewill, in his petition against Henry, alleged that sometimes in 2010, he was introduced to the accused, by Rev. Uzor Onyekwere of the
Church of God Mission, Benin. The petitioner alleged that the suspect claimed to know an in-law to the then Nigerian Ambassador to Canada
and promised to help him secure a two-year visa to United States of America.

“I paid a total sum of one million, four hundred and thirty six thousand naira (N1, 436, 000) into Mr Henry’s Diamond Bank account,
but the visa was not processed. At a point, he asked me to go to the Abuja International Airport and wait for the personal assistant to the
Nigerian Ambassador to Canada whom I will be travelling with, but I did not see anybody when I got there. I tried to call Henry, but his
phone was switched off,” Princewill said The defence counsel, Pius Ezeh moved the oral application for bail but was opposed by the prosecution counsel, Chioma Okongwu. Justice Ajoku in her ruling said the defence counsel did not present anything before the court to show why the accused should be granted bail.

She adjourned the matter to 29th November, 2012 for hearing on the bail application and ordered that the accused be remanded in prison
custody.

7-Year-Old Girl Narrates How Wicked Step-Mum Forced Her To Eat Her Faeces

A sombre atmosphere last week engulfed the court as a seven-year-old girl gave a heart-rending account on how she was forced by her stepmother to eat faeces as punishment for soiling blankets. 

The 19-year-old stepmother is facing charges of ill-treating a minor under provisions of the Children's Act.

The girl gave evidence in the victim friendly court, on a closed circuit television screened from a separate room. Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma is presiding over the case.

The girl said her father threatened her if she gave incriminating evidence against his wife. Ms Tshuma was forced to briefly adjourn the court after many people watching proceedings from the closed circuit television could be seen shedding tears. In her testimony, the girl said she had a running stomach when the stepmother forced her to eat her faeces.

"I had a running stomach and I told mother before I soiled the blankets. After I soiled the blankets, I was beaten with a hosepipe before she chased me out of the house in the evening. While outside the house, mother poured cold water all over my body and forced me to wash the blankets. She threatened that I was going to sleep outside the house if I did not open my mouth and eat the faeces," she said.

During cross-examination by prosecutor Ms Francisca Mukumbiri, the stepmother denied ever ill-treating the minor, saying she had been taking care of her since 2009. She, however, admitted to assaulting the girl using a stick.

Charges against the stepmother arose sometime this month, when the minor soiled her blankets. She allegedly forced her to eat the faeces. A neighbour saw the minor's mouth full of faeces before she washed her, it is alleged.

It is alleged that the stepmother assaulted her and denied her food, forcing her to rely on neighbours. The accused allegedly failed to take the child to school on numerous occasions. The matter came to light when an anonymous note was dropped in a police suggestion box leading to the stepmother's arrest.wicked world..smhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh


Source: myzimbabwe.co.zw

Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Festive Sparkle Holiday Market: Calling all vendors

 Festive sparkle holiday Market is an annual seasonal Market debuting in Abuja.They have extensive experience in various aspects of events from decorating to design and planning.  Abuja being so large and diverse means that shopping can often be difficult especially during the holiday period, so Lillys concept came up with the solution to bring all vendors into once space to provide retail therapy to the residents of Abuja. 

Nigerian man arrested after trying to hack into the bank account of a dead British Engineer

A  Nigerian man has been arrested on suspicion of trying to get into the bank accounts of a British engineer murdered in the Alps alongside family members.

Abiodun

Abiodun David John, 33, is said to have tried to access money 
belonging to Saad Al-Hilli, 50, who was shot dead close to Lake Annecy, in eastern France, on September 5.

The wife and mother-in-law of Mr Al-Hilli, of Claygate, Surrey, died alongside side him, while a French cyclist was gunned down nearby.

Saad Al-Hilli

Now it is claimed that John tried to access Mr Al-Hilli's Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC accounts within a few days of the quadruple murders. 

John's arrest by Greater Manchester Police in Salford followed a request by Annecy magistrates and Surrey Police, who are leading the hunt for the killer. 

 

A raid on his flat yielded numerous mobile phones and documents, said an investigating source. 

John, in turn, insists he is innocent, and told the Manchester Evening News: 'I believe that people have been tapping into my phone and accessing my internet.
'When the police came into my house I did not know what they were talking about. They were talking about a dead man and said that I did it - took some money from a dead man's account.

Police search the Annecy scene of the murders of Saad Al-Hilli, his wife Ikbal, mother-in-law Suhalia and a cyclist

The quadruple murder took place in the forest near Chevaline and Lake Annecy in the French Alps

'Somehow they connected this to me. I do not know where this has come from. 
'They took me to the police station and they explained why I had been arrested. 
'I was completely shocked. I did not know where the police were coming from. I am totally innocent. 
'I do not know where this whole thing has come from.'
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: 'A 33-year-old man was arrested..on suspicion of fraud offences and taken to a police station where he was questioned and released on police bail. The arrest was made on behalf of Surrey Police.' 

French police inspect a drain under the road to the murder scene at Cheverlaine

Flowers were left at the scene in the wake of the September 5 murder

John is due to answer bail at Guildford police station in Surrey on Tuesday.
More than 150 officers are involved in the Anglo-French operation to try and find the Annecy killer, but so far there have been no arrests. 
Detectives have been baffled as to why Mr Al-Hilli, his wife Ikbal, 47, and mother-in-law Suhalia, 74, were shot dead.
A variety of theories have emerged regarding the motive for the killings.
Media reports have linked Mr Al-Hilli with a secret trust account thought to include £15million in illegal kickbacks to Saddam Hussain's regime. But French police last month denied any link between the British engineer and Saddam Hussain.

The idea that the killer may have been a lone psychopath was 'gaining ground' according to police. Officers suggested that the type of gun the killer used - a 7.65mm Luger - is not consistent with the work of a trained assassin.

It has also been suggested that the cyclist killed may have been the main target and that the family were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Annecy prosecutor Eric Millaud admitted last month that there was no 'immediate prospect' of the crime being solved and that the investigation would be a long process.


DailyMail UK

UNIVEILING MAXPAIN

Who is MaxPain? Born Lukeman Fadahunsi to a Yoruba family in Lagos, Nigeria; MaxPain discovered at an early age his passion for music would soon lead him to becoming a professional recording artist. “MaxPain” is a combination of two powerful words; Maximum and Pain. Maximum is the final stage of efficiency. Pain describes the adverse conditions he overcame to become who he is. The singer/rapper/co-producer, MaxPain, believes entertainment shouldn't only be hard work, it should simultaneously be fun. His music is a mix of both extremes.

 He is currently based in Houston, Texas, which is the Nigerian central, in the United States. With two NPA awards to his name, MaxPain has grazed the stage, both in Nigeria and overseas,  alongside many other Nigerian Superstars, Psquare, 9ice, Timaya, Bracket, and Jaywon to name a few.  

Keep up with MaxPain via Facebook and www.thisismaxpain.com

Uti And Tonto Won Best Kiss At BON Award2012

 

The Best Of Nollywood Award 2012 held on Sunday, 11th November, at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan, Lagos was a huge success as lots of actors, actresses and other distinguished personalities were all in attendance.

Uti Nwachukwu who had promised fans via the social network Twitter, that if he wins the Best Kiss alongside Tonto, he will plant a kiss on her right on the stage, couldn't fulfill his promise as the controversial actress was nowhere to be found.

Nigeria's Next Super Model Season 6 Promo

Duaba Serwaa's Showcases Spring/Summer Preciosca Collection 2013

This collection are lovely....I LIKE

China Warns Citizens in Nigeria against Maltreating Employees

The government of the Peoples Republic of China has warned its citizens living and doing business in Nigeria and other parts of Africa against ill-behaviour towards their employees, saying it will not condone any act capable of tarnishing China’s image and simultaneously hampering the good relations between the two countries.

Speaking during a session with African jourmalists who are currently on a visit to China, Director General of Information in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lu Shaye, said the government was aware of the misdemeanours of some of its citizens towards their employees in Nigeria and other parts of Africa, insisting that “we oppose such actions.”

Shaye who was responding to questions by the delegation about the ill-behaviour of Chinese employees towards their employers in the country, explained that the government was currently devising ways of correcting such anomalies, adding that the government had warned its citizens in all parts of Africa to treat peoples of their host countries with respect, obey their rules and regulations and as well live in harmony with them.

According to Shaye who distanced China and the government from “such acts, such attitudes are totally isolated and doesn’t represent China’s attitude,” as he appealed to the African media to assist the government of China in exposing any negative acts of Chinese residents in their countries, emphasising that the media should report such acts in a way that the relations between Africa and the country will not be hampered.
Further, he noted that “improper acts of some Chinese will also affect the image of China in Africa. This deserves prompt attention. Chinese in African countries should behave themselves and promote Chinese culture,” he warned.

In the same vein, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appealed to African journalists to give better coverage to events in China, regretting that much of what is known in Africa about China is done through the Western media.

While promising that the government will also ensure the coverage of Africa by Chinese media, the ministry pledged government assistance to African journalists who are willing to cover China or be resident in the country.

(Thisday)

“Rihanna will make a better Bond girl not Beyonce” – Daniel Craig

He recruited both the director Sam Mendes and villain Javier Bardem to join him in the latest 007 installment, Skyfall.

And now Daniel Craig has revealed his top pick for the next Bond girl.

While being interviewed on Globalgrind.com the British star revealed he can see singer Rihanna playing the MI6 agent’s love interest.

Craig, who was promoting the 23rd Bond movie on the web show, was asked by interviewer Ben Lyons: ‘Who makes a better Bond girl: Rihanna or Beyonce?’

After a moment’s hesitation, Craig, who is playing the legendary spy for the third time replied: ‘Rihanna, I think.’

Questioning Craig’s choice as to why he would choose the Diamonds singer he said: ‘She’s dirtier.’

But when the same question was put to Skyfall’s leading ladies, Naomie Harris and Bérénice Marlohe, shortly afterwards they went for Beyonce.

Upon being told their co-star had picked the 24-year-old Barbadian recording artist on the basis of her being ‘dirtier’, the pair looked shocked.

‘Is that what you need to be a Bond girl?’ asked Naomie, who plays Miss Moneypenny in the new film.

On hearing the news Rihanna, who made her acting debut earlier this year in the sci-fi blockbuster Battleship, tweeted: ‘Daniel Craig Says Rihanna Would Be An Ideal Bond Girl.. this makes me happy ’

Over the years the coveted role of James’ leading lady has gone to a range of actresses including Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger, Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live and Let Die, Halle Berry as Jinx in Die Another Die, and Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in Dr No.

Daniel, who has just signed up for another two James Bond movies, recently revealed on the Jimmy Kimmel show that he had recruited both the director, Sam Mendes, and co-star, Javier Bardem, to sign up for Skyfall, the 23rd film in the 007 franchise.

‘I was at Hugh Jackman’s birthday party. It was late in the evening and I’d had a few too many drinks and Sam Mendes turned up,’ he recalled.

‘We started talking about the next [James Bond] movie and I had a flash of inspiration and said, ‘Why don’t you do it?”

Craig ran into Jaview Bardem at another showbiz party: ‘He’d always wanted to be a Bond villain,’ he said. ‘And I said ‘Come do it’.’

Source: UK Mail

Basketball star, Carmelo Anthony took to NYC this weekend, to help in the Sandy Hurricane Relief Effort.

Melo paid a visit to his old hood, Columbia Avenue in Brooklyn, to hand out over 500 boxes filled with food and housing supplies to the victims of the hurricane who were left with nothing.

It's always nice to see those who are more fortunate give back, and take the time out of their busy schedule to lend a helping hand.

Kim Kardashian tweeted that she was planning a "special" outfit for the 2012 Europe Music Awards,

Credit: Getty

Kim Kardashian tweeted that she was planning a "special" outfit for the 2012 Europe Music Awards, and she didn't fail She wore a dramatic black gown from Stephane Rolland which featured a plunging neckline and elaborate train. She paired her dress with Christian Louboutin Unbout heels. 

Miss Alicia Keyslso made her red carpet appearance 2012 EMAs..

The songstress rocked a green and black color blocked Stella McCartney frock. She styled her piece with Repossi jewels, and Gianvito Rossi shoes.

Taylor Swift walked the red carpet for tonight’s 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany.

                                                      lovely...

Super model Iman attended The Cinema Society Screening Of "Hotel Noir" in NYC, last week.

The 47 year old legend, donned the red carpet in an all black ensemble, which including a fur coat, looking stunning and beautiful as usual. This woman never skips, a beat, and gets better with age. 

Nicole Scherzinger fashionable threads.

Last night the beautiful judge, went down the androgynous route in a loose white suit by Jean-Pierre Braganza. I love the piece on Nicole, I think she can virtually rock anything and make it look good. On the model it looks stiff, meanwhile...lovely

Rihanna stopped by NBC’s SNL to perform two tracks from her upcoming album UNAPOLOGETIC.

Saturday night, Rihanna stopped by NBC’s SNL to perform two tracks from her upcoming album UNAPOLOGETIC.

On her way to SNL, RiRi looked very laid back and comfortable. The "Diamonds" singer wore a $3,750 'Birds of Paradise' quilted jacket by Proenza Schouler, Timberland boots, a Chanel handbag, and a diamond necklace by Kentshire.

For her performance, she looked fly in a Bob Marley dress, which was custom made and designed by Adam Selman.

Genevieve Nnaji included in Arise Magazine’s World’s 100 Dynamic Women List

Nollywood superstar, Genevieve Nnaji, has been named as one of the 100 dynamic women, selected by Africa’s global style and culture magazine, Arise. Other Nigerian women included in the list are Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Deola Sagoe, etc.

The women of immense popularity, influence and power, were profileod in the latest edition of the magazine and they were chosen from all over the world, from all spheres of life.

Here is the full list;

Business and Law

Ayo Obe, Vice Chair, National Crisis Group, Nigeria
Bridgette Radebe, President, South African Mining Development Association, SA
Cherie Blair, lawyer, UK
Dambisa Moyo, economist, Zambia/US
Dr Eleni Gabre-Madhin, founder, Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, Ethiopia
Eva Muraya, co-founder and CEO, Color
Creations Group, Kenya
Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor,International Criminal Court, The Gambia
Genevieve Sangudi, Managing Director, Carlyle Group Africa, Tanzania
Hajia Bola Shagaya, founder and CEO, Bolmus Group International, Nigeria Irene Charnley, CEO, Smile Telecoms, SA
Isabel dos Santos, investor and businesswoman, Angola
Jonitha Gugu Msibi, Senior Partner, Ernst & Young, SA
Maria Ramos, CEO, Absa Group, Portugal/SA
Minoush Abdel-Meguid, co-founder, Union Capital, Egypt
Monhla Hlahla, Chair, IDC, SA
Ngozi Edozien, Director, Actis West Africa, Nigeria
Nombulelo ‘Pinky’ Moholi, CEO, Telkom SA LTD, SA
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, CEO, Arcelormittal South Africa, SA
Phuti Malabie, CEO, Shanduka Group, SA
Rosalind Kainyah, Vice President, External Affairs & CSR, Tullow Oil, Ghana/UK
Stella Kilonzo, Chief Executive, Capital Markets Authority, Kenya
Susan ‘Santie’ Botha, Chancellor of the Nelson Mandela University, SA
Teresa Heinz Kerry, businesswoman and philanthropist, US
Thuli Madonsela, public protector, SA
Tsega Gebreyes, Managing Partner, Satya Capital, Ethiopia/UK
Wendy Ackerman, retail tycoon, SA
Wendy Luhabe, social entrepreneur, SA

Culture + Media + Sport

Ahdaf Soueif, writer and activist, Egypt/UK
Angélique Kidjo, singer and campaigner, Benin
Angelina Jolie, actress, US
Buika, singer, Spain/Equatorial Guinea
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, journalist, US
Charlize Theron, actress, SA/US
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author, Nigeria/US
Genevieve Nnaji, actress, Nigeria
Dr Johnnetta B Cole, Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art, US
Kanya King, founder, Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards, UK
Kerryn Greenberg, Curator (International Art), Tate Modern, SA/UK
Lira, musician, SA
Mariam Doumbia, vocalist, Mali
Oprah, media mogul, US
Oumou Sangaré, musician, Mali
Rungano Nyoni, filmmaker, Zambia/UK
Serkalem Fasil, journalist, US/Ethiopia
Sophie Okonedo, actress, UK
Thandie Newton, actress, UK/Zimbabwe
Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator, Studio Museum in Harlem, US
Tirunesh Dibaba, runner, Ethiopia
Wanuri Kahiu, film director, Kenya
Yvonne Chaka Chaka, singer, SA
Fashion Alek Wek, model and campaigner, South Sudan
Ann McCreath, KikoRomeo designer, founder of FAFA and Fashion for Peace, Kenya
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, founder, soleRebels, Ethiopia
Candice Swanepoel, model, SA
Deola Sagoe, fashion designer, Nigeria
Folake Folarin-Coker, fashion designer,
Tiffany Amber, Nigeria
Franca Sozzani, Editor-in-chief, Vogue Italia, Italy
Hanaa Ben Abdesslem, model, Tunisia
Iman, model, campaigner and entrepreneur, Somalia/US
Laurence Chauvin Buthaud, designer and founder, LaurenceAirline, France/Côte d’Ivoire
Lisa Folawiyo, founder and Creative Director, Jewel by Lisa, Nigeria. Liya Kebede, model, Ethiopia
Liya Kebede, model, Ethiopia
Nadiyah Spencer, Director of Sourcing and Production, SUNO, US/Kenya
Oluchi Orlandi, model, Nigeria
Sharon Wauchob, Creative Director, Edun, Ireland
Vivienne Westwood, designer, UK

Politics + Activism

Hon Aicha Bah Diallo, Chair of the Forum for African Women Educationalists, Kenya
Dr Asha-Rose Migiro, former UN Deputy Secretary-General, Tanzania
Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Minister of Health, Senegal
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, activist and writer, Somalia/Netherlands/US
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, former Prime Minister, Mali
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President, Liberia
Elsie Kanza, Director, World Economic Forum, Tanzania
Graça Machel, advocate for human rights, Mozambique
Ida Odinga, Founder, Ida Odinga Trust, women’s health campaigner, Kenya
Joyce Banda, President, Malawi
Joy Phumaphi, Vice President, Human Development Network, World Bank, Botswana
Leigh Blake, founder, ACT V, UK
Leymah Gbowee, peace activist, Liberia
Melinda Gates, philanthropist, US
Mphatheleni Makaulule, founder, Mupo Foundation, SA
Dr Mphu Ramatlapeng, former Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Lesotho
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance, Nigeria
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chair, African Union, SA
Odile Sankara, activist and comedian, Burkina Faso
Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, speaker, Ugandan Parliament, Uganda
Sarah Brown, campaigner, UK
Waris Dirie, model, author, campaigner, Somalia
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, politician, SA
Baroness Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs & Emergency Relief Coordinator, UK
Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN Special
Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Sierra Leone

Science + technology

Dorothy K Gordon, Director General, Advanced Information Technology Institute, Ghana
Juliet Ehimuan, Google Nigeria Country Manager, Nigeria
Isis Nyong’o, Vice President and Managing Director for Africa, InMobi, Kenya/US
Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist and BBC presenter, Nigeria/UK
Dr Natasha Sauven, paediatrician, Sierra Leone/UK
Ory Okolloh, Google Policy Manager for Africa, Kenya
Tebello Nyokong, scientist, Lesotho
Thyla van der Merwe, Association of South African Women in Science and Engineering, SA