Stephanie Linus, the UNFPA Regional Ambassador for Maternal Health in West and Central Africa has taken her advocacy to Ghana. The award winning actress and movie director was in Ghana last week to attend a series of…
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Today, I remember a great man, a renowned global public health leader and a beloved father who passed on recently. Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, who until his death a few days ago was the Executive Director of the United Nations…
Horace Sheffield of Barnsville, Georgia just completed his lifelong goal to graduate from college. He did that last week Friday at 88 years old! Sheffield went to Shorter University from 1960 to 1965, but he quit before graduating to…
It’s #GoodFriday Today we celebrate the greatest rescue mission in history! Today we meet God most vulnerable and most powerful – a day of paradox in which defeat is victory and death is life for all. Today, we remember…
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The UN’s Publication ‘Africa Renewal’ Featured My Work On Fistula Awareness In This Interesting Article
The Africa Renewal, a publication by the United Nations in a Special Edition on Youth 2017 wrote this interesting article about me and my work on raising awareness on Fistula through DRY. I am so honoured by this piece…
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Together We Can! NNPC/SNEPCo Sponsors Extended Hands Foundation For VVF Repairs Of 35 Women In Kebbi State
Hi SL Fabz! The past week was a very busy one for me and members of the Extended Hands Foundation Team. I was in Kebbi state for a medical pool effort for the repair of 35 women who were…
Many people do not understand why I am so passionate about Child Marriage and Gender related issues. I have been asked several times why I chose to do a film with a strong social message like ‘DRY’. We live…
Many times, we think that famous and successful people achieved success overnight or that they got it handed to them on a platter of gold. That’s absolutely wrong! In most cases, people who achieved success failed several times before. What…
This quotation, from Theodore Roosevelt, argues that comparing your work, your life, or whatever else will only serve to make you unhappy. Why? This is because, in most cases, comparison is corrosive. It eats away at your ability to be…
The Minister of Information & Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the creative industry is a major driver for revenue and tourism and should be given the support it needs to develop. Speaking during the unveiling of the…
It’s been a long time coming, but I’m glad my most recent movie feature is about to be released! It’s an American Western production titled Boonville Redemption, where I starred alongside other talented actors like Pat Boone, Edward Asner, Diane Ladd,…
I woke up to the happy news that 21 Chibok school girls who were abducted by Boko Haram in 2014 have been released. According to news reports, they were freed after negotiations with their captors. These girls are among…
Hi there! Let’s stop for a minute to talk about the girl child once again. Today marks the International Day of the Girl Child, a United Nations led initiative supporting the more than 1.1 billion girls worldwide who are…
Ever since the Rio Paralympics 2016 began, I’ve been reading about the excellent performance of our Nigerian athletes day after day and it really warms my heart. The Nigerian Paralympic team is doing the most and making us proud, breaking world…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of work, meetings, presentations, targets and more. While I’m very thankful to God for the opportunities that have come my way, it can sometimes get so overwhelming. Everyone experiences stress at…
