Ladybrille Magazine joins NBC Universal and Universal Television in congratulating Pearlena Igbokwe, our Ladybrille Woman of the Month June 2012, for her new position as President of Universal Television. “…Igbokwe will move from the network to the studio and report to NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke. She begins immediately. The well-liked executive previously served as exec vp drama development …
xo ASANTE, under the creative leadership of designer Serwah Asante, releases its latest collection titled ‘African Barbie.’ The collection is bold, colorful, alluring, youthful and versatile. Here is what the design house had to say about the collection, “xo ASANTE, originally Rue 114, was launched by Serwah Asante in January 2012 as a platform upon …
Last month we told you about a new Nollywood movie called ‘Scorned,’ which deals with the trauma and thirst for revenge a rape victim experiences. The movie which is now in post-production stars Daniel K. Daniel, Christiana Martin, Okey Uzoeshi, Chelsea Eze, Chigul, and Funny Bone, among others. Producers of the movie have now released the …
New Index reveals which countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have over and under achieved in creating more prosperous societies given their levels of wealth. Rwanda may have less than a third of Angola’s wealth, yet it has been far more successful at creating a prosperous country, according to a new report published today. The Legatum Institute’s …
The U.S. Department of State recently announced the partners and steering committee for the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) to be hosted by President Obama June 22-24 at Stanford University. The Summit will be attended by more than 700 entrepreneurs from 170 countries around the world, including a large number of social entrepreneurs. Attendees will …
Eunice Omole, who was featured earlier this year as one of Ladybrille’s ’20 Influential African Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders in America to Watch in 2016,’ has been named host of a new show on Mo’Abudu’s EbonyLife TV. The show “Hello Africa” will see Omole interviewing some of Africa’s most inspirational and successful celebrities. Indeed, during …
