ISSUE 033
As we arrive at the final pages of 2025, this
Christmas edition feels both tender and collective. It
is a pause between what has been and what is
quietly becoming. A season of warmth, reflection,
and honest stock taking, wrapped in the familiar
comfort of family, memory, and hope.
This issue is about finishing well. Not with noise or
perfection, but with intention. Across these pages,
we explore purpose, resilience, womanhood,
healing, and the quiet power of choosing peace in a
world that constantly demands performance.
Being the cover star of this final issue is not about
visibility, but responsibility. It is about holding space
for reflection and renewal, and reminding ourselves
that growth often arrives softly. In wisdom earned,
boundaries honoured, and rest finally embraced.
As the year closes, I hope this edition meets you
gently. Whether you are celebrating milestones,
sitting with loss, or rebuilding in silence, remember
this, finishing strong is not about how the year
looked, but how you choose to step forward.
Here is to light, intention, and the courage to begin
again. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a
great New Year
ISSUE 032
As we arrive at the final chapter of 2025, there is a quiet strength in the air, the kind that whispers rather than shouts. This edition invites you to finish strong, with intention, with clarity, and with a softness that honours how far you have already
come.
Our cover star, Dr Jan Yager, reminds us that completion is both a skill and a form of self respect.
In a year that stretched many of us in unexpected ways, her work on boundaries, relationships, and
follow through could not be more timely. She teaches that finishing is not a race, it is a decision to
honour your worth.
Every page in this issue carries that spirit. Whether
you are closing a project, a season, or simply turning
a page within yourself, may this edition give you the
courage to end well and begin again with
confidence
Dr. Tewa Onasanya
The Woman Who Styles Minds By Daniel Agusi Dr. Tewa Onasanya is a woman whose life’s work sits at the intersection of purpose, passion, and reinvention. As the Founder of Exquisite Magazine, the visionary behind the ELOY Awards & ELOY Foundation, and a pioneering Mindset Stylist, she has spent over two decades empowering women to […]
ISSUE 031
October reminds us that pink is more than a colour. It is a conversation …one that began with ribbons and rallies but has since grown into research, resilience, and real change. This edition is our nod to the fighters, survivors, scientists, and storytellers who remind us that advocacy is a form of love. From “Symbols of Strength”, our cover story tracing the global journey of the pink ribbon, to “Curemakers”, spotlighting the women redefining medical innovation, this issue celebrates courage in its most beautiful form.
ISSUE 030
October reminds us that pink is more than a colour. It is a conversation …one that began with ribbons and rallies but has since grown into research, resilience, and real change. This edition is our nod to the fighters, survivors, scientists, and storytellers who remind us that advocacy is a form of love. From “Symbols of Strength”, our cover story tracing the global journey of the pink ribbon, to “Curemakers”, spotlighting the women redefining medical innovation, this issue celebrates courage in its most beautiful form.
ISSUE 029
October reminds us that pink is more than a colour. It is a conversation …one that began with ribbons and rallies but has since grown into research, resilience, and real change. This edition is our nod to the fighters, survivors, scientists, and storytellers who remind us that advocacy is a form of love. From “Symbols of Strength”, our cover story tracing the global journey of the pink ribbon, to “Curemakers”, spotlighting the women redefining medical innovation, this issue celebrates courage in its most beautiful form.
ISSUE 028
Happy International Safe Motherhood season, dear readers! Whilst it isn’t official, we tap into our sentiment of promoting safe motherhood globally.
In this edition of Raising Women Magazine, we cast a bold, compassionate light on reproductive health. Not as a taboo, but as a right, a conversation, and a shared responsibility. From confronting maternal mortality to questioning who holds power in shaping global reproductive policies, this issue invites us to reframe what care truly means. We shine a light on an Ex-Beauty Quee, Ezinne Akudo who wants us to live softly, minimal, elegant, and calm … just like NKASSI.
ISSUE 027
Happy International Safe Motherhood season, dear readers! Whilst it isn’t official, we tap into our sentiment of promoting safe motherhood globally.
In this edition of Raising Women Magazine, we cast a bold, compassionate light on reproductive health. Not as a taboo, but as a right, a conversation, and a shared responsibility. From confronting maternal mortality to questioning who holds power in shaping global reproductive policies, this issue invites us to reframe what care truly means. We shine a light on an Ex-Beauty Quee, Ezinne Akudo who wants us to live softly, minimal, elegant, and calm … just like NKASSI.
ISSUE 026
Welcome to Issue 26 of Raising Women Magazine, our charity edition. This issue is a tender reflection on the many ways women are lighting up lives through giving, service, and purpose.
Our cover features the graceful Carmen Gonzalez, a woman whose life work blends compassion with strategy. Alongside her are two phenomenal women from award-winning charities in the United Kingdom, showing that impact is not only possible, it is happening every day.
From candid confessions about the performance of charity to our Girl Talk on giving with dignity, this issue peels back the layers of what it means to give authentically. The Find Her Light segment urges us to examine when charity becomes more about personal branding than purpose.
May these stories remind you that charity begins within, and that the true power of giving is not performance, it is transformation.
Let us continue to raise women.
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
LADY MAY IKEORA-AMAMGBO (PHD)
Maryam Bukar Hassan
On Boosting Creativity for Peace By Daniel Agusi In July 2025, history was made at the United Nations when Maryam Bukar Hassan, better known as Alhanislam, became the first Global Advocate for Peace. A Nigerian poet and storyteller, she has turned poetry into a powerful way to connect people and open conversations about peace. From […]