Monday, October 6, 2014

Amazing! Paralysed Bride Stands Up From Wheelchair To Walk Down the Aisle On Her Wedding Day

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27 year old Gina Giaffoglione was paralysed from the waist down after a bad car accident which meant the former athlete could no longer feel her legs or walk. Since her accident six years ago, Gina has had to use a wheelchair to move around each day.

When her fiance John Springhower proposed in 2012, Gina decided that she wanted to walk down the aisle on their wedding day. The goal seemed impossible but her fiance, her dad Gary and close family knew about the plan and supported her.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Tolu Olubunmi, Undocumented Nigerian Immigrant in the US Shares Her Story

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Nigerian immigrant Tolu Olubunmi, 31, was among several other guests invited last year by President Barack Obama to the White House as he highlighted immigration reform.

Tolu was brought to the United States by her parents when she was 14, and has never been able to document her stay here in America since then.

Tolu Olubunmi came with the hopes of immigrating legally, but 17 years later, she is an undocumented immigrant living in the U.S. She is unable to use her chemical engineering degree in the workplace or even leave the country for fear of being banned from re-entry.

“I am not used to the limbo. I am not used to stress. I am not used to sharing my story. I am not a public person at all, but the courageous attitudes of the dreamers I’ve gotten to work with over the years and the fact that they were so willing to lay everything on the line - it really spurred me on. Plus, I saw the impertinence of adding my voice as an African.”

Thursday, September 11, 2014

#WeAreHere - Alicia Keys Talks About Isreal, Gaza, and Nigeria, In New Inspirational Song

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This is what "Alicia Keys" wrote about We Are Here.

The day I wrote this song, I was sitting in a circle of people of all ages and we were asked, “Why are you here.” Why am I here?? This really hit me on a deep level. I realized no one had ever asked me that question before.

As I prepare to give birth to a new child, I can't help and think about the world I'm bringing my baby into. No matter where we come from, when we see the state of the world today, we can all feel the growing frustration and desire to make a difference. And we all have a voice - we just need to know how to make it heard.

I have a vision that I believe is more than a dream, that I know can be our reality.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

13-Year-Old Malavath Poorna - The Youngest Girl To Climb Mount Everest

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Malavath Poorna, a 13-year-old Indian girl whose parents are poor farmers successfully climbed to the top of Mount Everest, making her the youngest girl to do so.

The Indian girl said she met with a Nepalese climbing team on the 25th of May in Tibet, who agreed to guide her through the adventure.

However, speaking to the media on Wednesday in New Delhi, the young girl said it wasn't such an easy task as she battled with extreme cold, dead bodies, fear and difficult climbing conditions as she was climbing up the world's tallest mountain.

According to her, "tears of joy" flowed uncontrollably when she made it to the top of the mountain and saw "mighty mountains and morning sunlight" all around her.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Acid Attack Survivors Remove Veils And Embrace Their Scars In New Fashion Photoshoot

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Young Indian women who are acid attack survivors have spent years hiding their faces but now, they have cast off their shame and pain to appear with smiling faces in a new photoshoot by Rahul Saharan.

Rupa, Rita, Laximi (right to left) have all been the victims of horrendous acid attacks. Rupa, who has just started her own clothing collection, called Rupa Designs, designed the clothes used for the photoshoot.

Rupa, 22, is trying to put the past behind her and look to a brighter future. She says;

'I always wanted to be a designer but after the attack there was a pause in my life. I was so insecure and embarrassed by my scars I used to cover my face with a scarf. I always hung onto my dream but I never knew that one day it would be possible and I would be launching my own label.'

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Never Ever Give Up On Yourself - Jason Njoku Shares The IrokoTV Story To inspire Other Entrepreneurs

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My wife persuaded forced me to do a little spring cleaning this weekend. As I was going through my things rubbish, I came across this old account statement for an iROKO Partners Ltd bank account in London.

If you look at the date its 13 July 2010. The statement is for June 2010. That’s right. £60.25 paid in. £60.00 (my feeding money) paid out. And an ending balance of £0.25.

That’s right folks. I literally had £0.25 in my account thats $0.42 or N63.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

5 Daily Habits You Need to Succeed In Whatever You Do In Life

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Everyone wants to be something in life, either recognized for our natural talents or skills we hope to make some sort of a difference in the world.

We all have dreams we hope to reach but that doesn’t mean we should find a shortcut to them. To make your accomplishments feel more satisfying, you shouldn’t rush it. You don’t need luck or a miracle to be successful.

All you have to do first is check out the 5 good habits you need to get there!

Sunday, July 6, 2014

'Happy Birthday to The Legend, Richard Mofe-Damijo' - Bovi Narrates Experience as PA to RMD

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Comedian Bovi was the personal assistant to Richard Mofe Damijo, for two years, between 2004 and 2006 while he tried to find his footing as a script writer, actor and talent in Nollywood.

Bovi is now well known as a stand up comedian after the TV role as Akpos brought him to limelight [read interview].

Today, Bovi celebrates his mentor RMD's birthday by narrating how some of the foundational principles and books RMD shared with him have brought him this far.

He shared the story on his Instagram page with the picture above. Read on...

Monday, June 30, 2014

Magazine Covers - Burn Victim Turia Pitt is Inspirational

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Australian Women's Weekly decided to feature burn victim Turia Pitt as the cover girl for its July issue, and the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. 

Major women's magazines are typically covered by models, or celebrities. Hollywood actresses, superstar singers or athletes are photographed in the best lights, and then they are photoshopped and airbrushed to perfection.

Turia Pitt is not in any of those professions, but her cover is more inspirational than any I've usually seen. Both on her part, and also on the part of the Magazine editors.

Pitt, who was part of a panel for the mag's annual Women of the Future scholarship awards, was chosen for her inspirational story.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Inspiring Stories - Black Women on The Time Magazine Most Influential List

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TIME magazine released their annual list of the most influential people in the world yesterday. The list is broken into the categories of titans, artists, pioneers, icons and leaders. Last year, Omotola was listed as an Icon. This year, Okonjo Iweala is the Nigerian woman on the list as a leader, along with seven other important and inspiring African or African-American women. Be motivated!


Friday, November 8, 2013

#Bossladies - Funke Akindele At the Lagos Street Sweepers Annual Workshop

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Did I mention that I am currently in Naija? No? I landed a couple of days ago and I'm semi-loving it. As usual, it is a mix of the good, the bad, the ugly. But the clean streets are part of the good, which is why these pictures by Funke Akindele caught my attention in a specific way. I have seen Lagos streets close up, and the women street sweepers in action. I have to agree with Funke that they are doing a great job.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Sharing Their Inspiring Stories – The Future Awards Africa 2013 Nominees

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With The Future Awards Africa Season 8 coming up soon, the NdaniTV crew caught up with some of the nominees of the awards who shared their motivation, challenges and excitement about being on the nominees list for this years awards. The nominees featured are Hugo Obi of Maliyo Games, Gossy Ukanwoke, Kenneth Gyang, Abraham Ojoh, Modestus Chijioke, Monica Onuoha and Osita Abana. Check out the video below...

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Unconditional Love - Limbless Nick Vujicic and his Wife and Baby Son Kiyoshi

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In February 2012, limbless evangelist and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic got married to his wife Kanae Miyahara, and one year later, he announced the birth of his son, Kiyoshi Vujicic on his Facebook page, writing, “Dream come true. Holding my Baby Boy Kiyoshi. Amazing grace and gift from God. Love you all so much. Thank you for your showers of prayer.”

Indeed, love is real, and is stronger than we know. Hold on to your love and to God.