Rare Gem Goes Higher

BY OYINDAMOLA LAWAL
COME Saturday, April 18, fashionistas and celebrities will be treated to a red carpet reception at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, during this year’s Rare Gem Award Night.
Tagged Pushing on Regardless, the dress code for the all night event is glamour in wax.
In it’s eight years of existence, the show had honoured a total of 67 individuals and organisations, that have impacted on people in diverse areas such as sustainable development, education of girls, gender equality, and peace.
This year, The Women’s Optimum Development Foundation (WODEF), Today’s Woman, a TV/magazine publication, in partnership with Guarantee Trust Assurance, have decided to include TW Rare Gem clinic, which holds on Friday, April 17 at the Federal Palace hotel as part of the pre-event programme.
According to Inyang Sami-Orungbe, an assistant general manager (Business development), “there is a lot of concern about the financial meltdown and women who are having issues with their finances among others. In the business clinic, experts are going to educate women on how to empower themselves financially.”
Speaking on the project, the initiators and publisher of Today’s Woman, Adesuwa Onyenokwe informed that the award will be hitting 10 by next year.
“It was originated by Mrs. Bimbo Oloyede to reward women, men and organisations that have contributed to the development of women and the society.”
To spice up the night, some notable Nigerian artistes are billed to thrill guests at the event. Notable among them are Midnight Crew, Djinee, Nomoreloss, Omawunmi and others.
Meanwhile, some of the awardees selected for this year includes Funmi Iyanda (Youth Development), Dr Hadiza Galadanci (Health and Disease Control) and Haija Titi Abubakar (Social development). Senator Grace Bent will be honourned for her role in women development, while Ifueko Omoigui Okaure, actress Joke Silva and Capt. Chinyere Kalu (MFR) will be given Professional Achievement Awards.
Embodiment of this year Award will go to Josephine Effah Chukwumah, with Dr. Cecilia Ibru up for Woman of the Year award. Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has been picked to receive the Man of the Year Award.