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Naomi Iziegbe Osemedua ( Born as Linda Iziegbe Osemedua on August 28th, 1978) in Zaria,Kaduna State. She hails from Ekpoma, Edo State. She is born into the family of Mr & Mrs. Monday Ikhureigbe. She is the second child and grew up with an only brother and four sisters.

Early life and ducation
Naomi started her Primary school education in Warri, Nigeria, and then at the age of 11 proceeded to Brunei Darussalam with her family as her father was transferred to work in Shell Brunei. She had her Secondary Education at St. Angela’s Covent School Seria and then on return to Nigeria she completed her studies at Fieldcrest International School graduating as the Head Girl ’95 set.Her University days came with a bit of turmoil as she desired to be a Medical Doctor. She started her journey with the Pre-degree program in Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma in the 1995/96 session and proceeded to the Department of Chemistry for her Year 1 studies. Due to a lack of accreditation of the Medical school, she tried to transfer to the University of Ibadan and after a failed attempt, returned back to the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma ( this would later set her back academically as she lost a few years trying to gain momentum again). With another failed attempt at getting into the Medical school in 2001, she would eventually graduate as a Human Physiologist in 2005.

Career
She began her work career at Sizzlers Fast Foods Ekpoma in February 2006 as a Supervisor and became an Outlet Manager by April 2006. Between April and May 2007, she would go on to manage 3 more branches before resigning to become an Entrepreneur.

Naomi’s love for people pushed her into starting her own Events Planning Company called Patti Ripoblique which she ran successfully until October 2015. While nursing her baby at home in September 2015 after a 12-year break of having children, she stumbled upon the Live Streaming app called Periscope and she never looked back. Within 6months of showing up consistently on the platform, on April 11th, 2016 her Periscope Channel trended making her the first African woman to trend on the platform. This will further earn her the nickname- The African Queen of Live Streaming.

Today, she is the Founder of the Sparkle with Naomi Company- A Global Media company serving Impact Driven Entrepreneurs, Corporations, and Nations struggling with leveraging Online Visibility and increasing their reach. Instead, they are served in a Heart-Centred way to overcome Mindset Blocks, gain clarity on their Brand Message, be seen and heard, and make an impact not just locally but Globally. This work has earned her the title- THE SPARKLE QUEEN as she sprinkles her “Sparkle Effect’ on everything she touches. She is also the Founder of the Women with Stories International- A Social Enterprise empowering women to find and own their unique stories, discover their cure and serve others with the “GIFT’ of their stories.

Achievements
Naomi is on a mission to Die Empty and on this journey, she continues to impact the world with various projects. In 2010 she hosted the “Diva Xperience’ in Ilorin Kwara State in partnership with Mrs. Toyin Saraki as the First Lady of Kwara State with the major highlight of creating awareness on Cervical Cancer. Screening for participants was in partnership with GlaxoSmithKline.

In 2012 she launched her first Non- Profit Organization- Making a Difference Positively with a School Empowerment Program inspiring secondary school students in Kwara State in the areas of Leadership and their roles as Nation Builders. The outcome was truly transformational with Heads of schools presenting before and after result sheets to show the improved performance of the students.On 2012, she also hosted the first-ever- Let’s Color Kwara campaign inspired by one of her Mentors …Fela Durotoye who had successfully hosted the MUSHIN MAKEOVER PROJECT. Almost 200 people gathered from around the Ilorin Metropolis to paint an old dilapidated building in one day. In February 2014 she joined the Global Campaign – One Billion Rising founded by Eve Ensler to end rape & sexual violence against women & hosted the Global event in Abuja, Nigeria with over 130 people in attendance and lending their voices to the campaign. In 2018, Naomi hosted the Women with Stories Global Conference in Lagos, Nigeria with 12 Speakers from around Nigeria, the U.S.A & Zambia over 3days. The Conference was aimed at Inspiring women to own their stories and serve the world with the gift of their stories. A two-time TEDx speaker and the only African to be invited to TEDx Providence, USA.

Award
Naomi is a Recipient of Multiple awards from around the World.On April 2014 she was awarded the Women of the 21st Century Award by the Students’ Union Government, University of Ilorin on 2019 was her award-winning year and the train started in April at the Women Economic Forum 2019 in New Delhi, India where she was awarded the prestigious- Woman of Excellence Award by Dr. Harbeen Arora. On September 2019, she received the first-ever Hive Africa Community Support Award from the Global Organization- HIVE in Lagos, Nigeria. On November 2019 she won the Social Media Business Influencer Award at the Entrepreneur Africa Awards event organized by The Entrepreneur Africa- An Entrepreneurship- Lifestyle & Media Company in Nigeria. Also on November 2019, she bagged another award in Dubai as one of the NHN Inspiring Women. An event hosted by Dr. Nkechi Harry- Ngonadi of NHN Couture.

Personal life
She is happily married to Mr. Richard Osemedua and they are blessed with Four children