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Esther Osakwe based in Bradford was one of The Africa4u Award Winners at The Africa4u Awards for African and Caribbean Achievers living in West Yorkshire. The well attended event was held on Friday the 6th of May at The City Library in Bradford.
Information about Esther can be found below
Osakwe Nonyelum Esther, popularly known as ONE, is a 35-year-old mother of three who wants to make a difference in Bradford and beyond.
Originally from Nigeria, Esther lived in Colchester and Milton Keynes before making Bradford her home 6 years ago.
Her passions include education, empowerment, music, children, food and faith.
She is a creative artist with a special talent for all things rest and relaxation and currently undergoing a master programme in dance movement psychotherapy at the University of Derby.
Esther volunteers in several local and international organisations supporting change and improving quality of life globally. She’s also the founder and director at Life Improvement Consults C.I.C.
Chief amongst her achievements and recognitions is her title as the Miss commonwealth for Africa 2021/22.
She hopes to leave her world better than she met it.–
The amazing Linda Johnson based in Huddersfield was one of The Africa4u Award Winners at The Africa4u Awards for African and Caribbean Achievers living in West Yorkshire. The well attended event was held on Friday the 6th of May at The City Library in Bradford.
Information about Linda can be found below
PERSONAL BIO
Linda comes from a family of community leadership in Huddersfield her father was one of the first black magistrates and business owners of Silver Sands/Cleopatra’s nightclub aka “Venn Street” in the 1970 & 80’s in Huddersfield. Business and community are her blood.
She spent 18 years working in the criminal justice system and the first woman to be chair of the National Black Police Association 2009. Linda held a portfolio around, gun & knife crime, stop and search and advocated not only for serving black police officers but also the community at ministerial level post MacPherson.
She is an experienced and qualified trainer delivering training internationally on black history, leadership, diversity, advocacy and safeguarding. She is a fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs SSE 2017 and has an active social enterprise Young Gifted & Black Enterprises which offers training, workshops, event management and education for the benefit of the black community.
She has worked in many public sector roles and currently holds portfolios around Housing, Employment, children & young people and health and wellbeing. She has been recognised her public roles and community activities to name a few – Outstanding contribution to vulnerable victims of crime – NBPA best community engagement programme Natural born Leaders for 3 consecutive years 2006-2009. – Awarded for outstanding contribution to effective change in housing sector – Shortlisted for European Diversity Award 2021 for best community project Iroko
Linda was the founding Director and education lead for Young Gifted & black supplementary school a montly Saturday school for children from the African & Caribbean community teaching STEAM subjects and black history based at the University of Huddersfield.
YGB does not accept any formal funding or grants and as such can remain authentic and genuine in the focus on the progression of black children. That said most importantly Linda is the mother of two gifted black children who has the battle scars from fighting the system to ensure they are the best that they can be. She describes herself as a Pan Africanist activist and self determination in the community and calls upon the wisdom of our great ancestors like John Henrik Clarke historian and educator who said, “We have been educated into believing someone else’s concept of the deity, and someone else’s standard of beauty. You have the right to practice any religion and politics in a way that best suits your freedom, your dignity, and your understanding. And once you do that, you don’t apologize”
Linda believes that education, unity, empowerment and black on black solutions are the only way we can move forward as a people.
YAM SPICE AFRICAN RESTAURANT BRADFORD ON THE TONY TOKUNBO FERNANDEZ SHOW
Watch this space as we interview the management of YAM SPICE AFRICAN RESTAURANT BRADFORD ON THE TONY TOKUNBO FERNANDEZ SHOW
Yam Spice African Restaurant is am amazing restaurant in Bradford City Centre. The address is 10 Bowland Street BD1 3BW.
The Tony Tokunbo Fernandez Show recommends this amazing restaurant. At the moment , they have a FREE PROMOTION OF FREE MEALS AND HOT DRINKS , every Monday from 10am to 12 noon.
The amazing Tanya Vital (CEO OF VITAL CULTURE, UK )based in Bradford was one of The Africa4u Award Winners at The Africa4u Awards for African and Caribbean Achievers living in West Yorkshire. The well attended event was held on Friday the 6th of May at The City Library in Bradford.
Information about Tanya Vital can be found below
ABOUT TANYA VITAL
Graduate of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and National Youth Theatre alumni, Tanya has worked for 2 decades in TV, Film, Stage and Voice-over.
Featuring in many award winning shows, her work includes DC’s Pennyworth, Red Sparrow with Jennifer Lawrence, Happy Valley, Emmerdale, Rules of the Game, Casualty, Doctors, Brief Encounters and more.
Tanya trained in playwriting with Madani Younis and Ola Animashawun. She produces live artistic events and launched the 1st Leeds MonologueSlam UK in 2011. Tanya has also worked extensively, co-producing countless micro-short films which have garnered various film festival nominations. Her Hamlette collaboration with Chicken Shop Shakespeare, featured at The British Library as part their Shakespeare in Ten Acts exhibition.
The amazing George Badejo- Adegbenga , a qualified Barrister based in Huddersfield was one of The Africa4u Award Winners at The Africa4u Awards for African and Caribbean Achievers living in West Yorkshire. The well attended event was held on Friday the 6th of May at The City Library in Bradford.
Information about Barrister Geroge Badejo-Adegbenga can be found below
George Badejo-Adegbenga, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MIM Finance Company and Loans 2 Go Limited (Nigeria)
George Badejo-Adegbenga was born in Nigeria West Africa. He grew up in Lagos and Ogun State where he completed his elementary and secondary education. George went on to study accounting at an institution in Nigeria but instead of pursuing a career in accounting, he decided to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a lawyer. His dream was realised when he relocated to the UK and enrolled to study law whilst working as a credit management professional.
George qualified as a Barrister of England and Wales in 2009 and is currently the Chief Legal Counsel of Loans 2 Go Limited (UK) and the founder of several firms in the UK and Nigeria (e.g., MIM Finance Company Limited (Nigeria), Loans 2 Go Limited (Nigeria) and Ethica Resolve Limited (UK). George is blessed with four beautiful daughters and happily married. As a lawyer and entrepreneur, George particularly enjoys mentoring aspiring Africans wanting to start up a business or excel as an employee within their organisation.
In George’s spare time, he provides pro bono services to many people and enjoys every moment because he strongly believes it’s his little way of giving back to his community.
Amongst his numerous academic achievements, George holds a Master of Law degree (LLM) from BBP University College London and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Oxford.
George is undoubtedly one of the most well-rounded and versatile African lawyer and entrepreneur within the FinTech space.
The amazing Ndidi Nkwopara, A Life Coach, Author and Entrepreneur based in Leeds was one of The Africa4u Award Winners at The Africa4u Awards for African and Caribbean Achievers living in West Yorkshire. The well attended event was held on Friday the 6th of May at The City Library in Bradford.
Information anout Ndidi can be found below
ABOUT NDIDI NKWOPARA
Ndidi Nkwopara is a Life Coach, Author and Entrepreneur. She was born in the rustic city of Owerri but grew up in the Northern cities of Kano and Kaduna all in Nigeria. She returned to Owerri for her secondary education at the Federal Government Girls’ College and from there she went to the University of Jos where she graduated with a B.A English. A diagnosis and subsequent recovery of cancer inspired a new journey for her into the world of Complementary Health Therapies working with oncology patients, and eventually into the more encompassing Health and Wellbeing Industry where her focus and passion is on promoting healthy lifestyles and stress management techniques as a method of preventing stress-induced diseases/health problems. She lives in West Yorkshire and has worked on the Wise Up to Cancer project, a community health programme funded by the Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Her first book, Retreat to Rebirth – My Story is about surviving cancer and living by faith. She shares her life lessons to encourage women to recognise their worth and maximise their potentials. Through the platform of Soaring with Didi (a company founded by her, she provides life-coaching services for women of African descent. Soaring with Didi creates an opportunity for an unmet need; the need for African women to share their stories through talking, reading and writing. Through action learning sessions, they will explore strategies for overcoming and creating their own resilience/rebirth toolkits.
In her second non-fiction work- Poverty is a Woman, Her Daughters Look Like Her- Ndidi Nkwopara, captures the travails of African women entrepreneurs as the world progresses towards gender equality by closing the financial gap. She also shares her journey as a female entrepreneur in African Shea Value Chain, working with the rural women producers to process sheanuts into sheabutter. From the farmgate, the sheabutter is transported to the cosmetic factory in the urban city and finally to the retail shelves of shops and spas as finished products like Ariella Sheabutter. The book critically looks at the reasons why in
spite of the local and international funds made available to financial and non- financial organisations for the purpose of empowering women, closing the gender gap has been very slow and insignificant. It also prefers solutions.
Ndidi was one of the commissioned artists for My World, My City, My Neighbourhood, a Leeds2023 project. She worked in collaboration with the Leeds African Community Trust (LACT) to tell the stories of African migrants in Leeds.
I will be starting a radio show today, tagged “OAK Book Review” on AP Radio UK.
On this show, I will be reviewing different books that have impacted my life and the life of great men and women around the world.
I will be sharing my thoughts on the books. Also, I will be sharing some useful tips on how you can cultivate the habit of reading. Remember, “a reader lives a thousand lives.”
If you want to lead your life, you have to read books that inspire, inform, and offer insights.
Join me every Sunday. The time on AP Radio UK is 3 p.m. You can also place your advert on the show. Please send me a DM.
On Saturday the 7th of May2022 , Chief Leo Edochie was honored with a prestigious chieftancy title in Ikwerre land, Rivers State as CHIEF EBUBE AGU OF THE RUMUROLU KINGDOM.
This historical accomplishment was profound in ever sense as the New Chief was filled with gratitude.
Chief Edochie said “This chieftancy honour means a lot to me, considering that i am not from Rivers State. Its a testament to the hospitality of Rivers state indegenes and also my contribution to the community development. I GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY”
We wish Chief Leo the very best as CHIEF EBUBE AGU OF THE RUMUROLU KINGDOM
INFORMATION ABOUT CHIEF LEO EDOCHIE CAN BE FOUND BELOW
Chief Leo Edochie, Ozoh Chinaemeze, CEO and Managing Director of Solotone Global Ventures Limited with over 30 years of unalloyed commitment to consistently improving engineering standards in the oil and gas industry.
Chief Leo Edochie is a social influencer, a revolutionary leader and peace maker, who has made friends become family and led to his being the immediate past President of Port Harcourt Polo Club.
His profound interest in human capital development has led to his providing employment and humanitarian assistance to the Community People. He has provided the Community with Electrical Engineering assistance whenever the need arises.
He has operated in our community for a very long time and his company has never defaulted in paying relevant local government dues and most importantly playing a major part in community development.
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet and greet this great Amazon, a lover of our community and a friend of all with rising profile, Chief Leo Edochie
David Owumi is an inclusive development advocate whose interests crisscross between entrepreneurship and sustainable [inclusive] development. He is a prospective PhD researcher of Inclusion & Circular Economy at the prestigious University of Bradford, where he also bagged a Master’s degree in Sustainable Development with awards of academic excellence.
Currently, David serves as Business Account Manager for Unseen UK, a charity working with businesses and the government to end modern slavery in the UK. David also worked as Sustainable Development Research Intern at the Bradford Council and founded the Bradford CleanUp Initiative and the Bradford Entrepreneurship Club.
David founder of Africa’s first inclusion research institute, SALT HOUSE—Institute for Inclusive Governance and Sustainable Development in Nigeria. His mission is to ensure NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND. Through service and entrepreneurship, He is living up to that potential with a demonstrated history of working in civic & social organisations.
David Owumi is also one of The Africa4u Award Winners for 2022.
The Africa4u Awards for African and Caribbean achievers in West Yorkshire took place on Friday the 6th of May, 2022
A SUCCESSFUL AFRICA4U AWARDS FOR AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN ACHIEVERS IN WEST YORKSHIRE.
The Soul of any community lives within the heart of its people.
It was a profound pleasure to organize The Africa4u Awards for African and Caribbean achievers living in West Yorkshire which took place on Friday the 6th of May at The City Library in Bradford.
It was an amazing evening of Award Recognitions, Motivational Talks, Networking and Light Refreshments.
ONCE AGAIN
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING AWARD RECIPIENTS – THEY WERE SIMPLY AMAZING
TONY TOKUNBO ETEKA FERNANDEZ 