Tag: Yemi Adenuga

  • Yemi Adenuga listed in Ireland’s 100 women change-makers of 2022

    Yemi Adenuga listed in Ireland’s 100 women change-makers of 2022

    Nigerian-born Yemi Adenuga has been listed in Ireland’s 100 women change-makers, powerbrokers, and champions of humankind who are changing the world in 2022.

    According to Irish Examiner, the selected women make it their business to disrupt our perception of what it means to be a woman in today’s world. Change-makers, powerbrokers, bias breakers and champions of humankind, prepare to be inspired by women in Ireland who are changing the world in 2022.

    Yemi in her acceptance note, ‘Humbled to be recognised for leadership alongside these amazing and diverse women, amongst who are some of Ireland’s incredible power women who I admire and I am inspired by. Proud to be a #Navan woman making County Meath proud’, she said.

    ‘The journey to bringing about a positive change in society starts in one day and is enabled through consistency. Grateful to God for the grace to serve’

    ‘Many thanks to the Irish Examiner and King Piotrowska for this recognition which I dedicate to the wonderful people who never stop believing in me and enabling me make everything I do possible, to the beautiful people of Navan, and to every woman who inspires empowers, and impacts others for a better society’.

  • VIDEO: Yemi Adenuga, a Top Irish politician and Nigerian television personality joins candle light protest over police killing of Nigerian in Dublin

    VIDEO: Yemi Adenuga, a Top Irish politician and Nigerian television personality joins candle light protest over police killing of Nigerian in Dublin

    Nigerian-Irish television presenter, activist and local politician, Yemi Adenuga on Wednesday joined scores Nigerians and other residents in a candle light protest over police killing of Nigerian in Dublin.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that a 27-year-old Nigerian-Irish man, identified as George Nkencho was on Wednesday shot dead by an Irish Police (gardaí) in Clonee, Co Dublin.

    Video footage of how Nkencho who shot dead later surfaced online.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Nkencho’s terrific shooting and subsequent death has since sparked outrage as Nigerians resident in the country have started mounting protests to demand justice for his killing by the Irish police officer.

    They (the Nigerian community in Dublin) are also pushing for criminal trial of Garda (policeman) who brutally killed Nkencho. They are also Instituting a civil case suing the An Garda Síochanna (The Irish Police).

    Meanwhile, the protest continues today (Thursday) and Friday. A strongly worded petition is to be sent to the Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Irelan and the Minister of Justice.

    The protesting group has also started a petition online here: ✍️ http://chng.it/r4tmy77q

    TNG reports that Adenuga was in May 2019 elected to Meath County Council, making her the first black woman to be elected to a county council in Ireland