News for most powerful women in the world 2013

 

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 58, who attended the prestigious Havard University, is on the list of the most powerful women in the world, the list released by Forbes displays the name of Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, sitting at the 83rd position.  Other Africans who made the list include Malawian President Joyce Banda, who occupies the 47th position and the president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf also stays at the 87th position.
On the international level, Angela Merkel, a German chancellor and a member of the 27-member European Union retains the number one slot.
Dilma Rousseff (President of Brazil), Melinda Gates (Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation),Michelle Obama (FLOTUS – First Lady of the United States) and Hilary Clinton round up the first five list. Ranking 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively.
And the most powerful global celebrities are musician/actress Beyonce Knowles Carter, media mogul Oprah Winfrey, actress Angelina Jolie, actress Sofia Vergara, musician Lady Gaga, TV personality Ellen DeGeneres, musician Shakira Mebarak, author J.K Rowling and supermodel Gisele Bundchen.

Jim Iyke and Nadia Buari (Skittles & Space)

Nadia Buari and  Jim Iyke have confirmed that they are dating. They professed their love on tweeter.
Nadia tweeted: “There comes a point in ur life wen u realise who really matters, who never did and who always will. I named him Skittles, he calls me space.”
Shortly after, Jim Iyke followed with this tweet: “She calls me Skittles. I named her space, D gift of laughter, companionship n trust is incomparable. BFF...

Funeral celebration service of a deeply admired man-Chinua Achebe

The gold plaque on Chinua Achebe's coffin simply called him the "eagle atop the Iroko tree" in his native Igbo language. Hundreds attended Achebe's funeral among the rolling hills of his eastern Nigeria home, a service that saw President Goodluck Jonathan literally hold up the writer's books. Ikechi Nwachukwu Nwosu, the Anglican archbishop who eulogised Achebe says: "There are some people who cannot be buried.  NIGERIAN - Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honours, never fearing to criticise those he felt ruined his country. The father of African literature authored the 1958 classic, Things Fall Apart.

Sonali Mukherjee fights for Justice

Sonali Mukherjee (Indian acid attack victim) had everything going for her. At 17, she was a beautiful, intelligent and ambitious young woman, dedicated to excelling in her studies, Mukherjee's life changed after three male students from her college started harassing her. She didn't respond to their advances, so they threatened to destroy her.

On a hot summer day when Mukherjee was fast asleep on the roof of her house, the three men threw a jug of acid on her. For the first few seconds she was in shock and didn't know what had happened.

"All I could feel was this tremendous amount of pain, it was burning, like someone had thrown me into a fire," she tells CNN 10 years after the 2003 attack. In the fraction of a second it took for the acid to melt her face and part of her upper chest, Mukherjee lost her ability to see, hear, eat, walk and talk.

Mukherjee, now 27, said she looked and felt like a corpse.

"I had hardly even lived my life, but that one incident changed the entire meaning of my life. It felt like the light had gone out all of a sudden, and darkness had surrounded me on all sides. I had no hope, I didn't know what to do," she says. "I decided I don't want to die like this, or live like this. I decided I can't give up, I have to get better, I have to punish those guys and I have to support my family. I held my father's hand and crawled back to life."

Her father sold their family's ancestral land, gold and spent every penny of savings on her treatment. Ten years and 27 surgeries later she is still fighting for justice. The men who scarred her for life were freed after just two years in jail.

Mukherjee as she looked before being attacked with acid.

Depression in women, a warning sign of stroke...

Findings suggest that depression may be a stronger risk factor for stroke in mid-aged women than was previously thought. A stroke occurs when damage to an artery deprives the brain of oxygenated blood, causing brain cells to die and allowing toxic chemicals to build up. To spot the signs of a stroke? Keep the “F.A.S.T.” acronym in mind: Face drooping. Ask the person to smile. Is the smile uneven? Does one side of the face droop or feel numb? Arm weakness. Ask the person to raise both arms. Watch to see whether one drifts downward slowly. Also ask whether one or both arms feels weak, tingly, or numb. Speech difficulty. Is the person’s speech slurred or garbled? Is the person able to understand you easily? Can the person repeat a simple sentence accurately? Time to call for help.

 Depression is a serious condition that can impact every area of your life. It can affect your social life, relationships, career, and sense of self–worth and purpose. Depression is common in women and according to the National Mental Health Association, about one in every eight women will develop depression at some point during her lifetime. If you’re feeling sad, guilty, tired, and just generally down you may be suffering from major depression. Other symptoms include: Loss of interest in activities you enjoy, Suicidal thoughts or recurrent thoughts of death, sleep disturbance, Appetite and weight changes, difficulty concentrating and lack of energy and fatigue.  But, the good news is, depression is treatable. The more you understand about depression’s and its impact on women, the more equipped you will be to tackle the condition.  To avoid depression, connect to others. Isolation makes the depressed feelings worse.  Schedule socially positive and nuturing activities even if you don’t feel like it. Seek out meaning and purpose through activities and relationships. Don't restrict your life to things that are easy and meaningless, like TV. Don’t  believe that doing something meaningful would take too much energy; truth is, the less you do, the more tired and worn-out you feel. Give to others, the more you give to others the better you feel, don't just give to people closest to you, hoping for something in return. If we reach out to others who are suffering or less fortunate, then we feel the benefits of giving and often our mood will improve.

Lagos youths in Ajah clash during match, killing six...

Six youths were killed, while others sustained injuries after a clash during a football match at the Ajah area of the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State. Youths had converged to play football during the compulsory monthly sanitation exercise when an argument ensued. According to police authorities, the clash was between three factions, the Olumegbon boys, Ajah boys and Ilaje boys. It was learnt that the incident was also part of a supremacy battle for the control of motor parks in the area.  Casualties were spread evenly among the three factions. Two youths died from each group, there was no winner in the battle and it was also learnt that the whole area was filled with blood, broken glass and sticks after the fracas.  Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, confirmed that six youths were killed. Braide adds that the police authorities has beefed up security in the area.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver-Reconciliation???

Seems the Hollywood pair, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver may be getting back together after a very public breakup.  The two have been seeen spending more time together in recent weeks and rumor has it that despite Arnold’s confession that he had an affair—and a secret love child—with the couple’s maid, Maria is ready to take him back.