{
  "id": 4685628,
  "title": "Don’t call me by my first name, Mo Abudu tells young people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/dont-call-me-by-my-first-name-mo-abudu-tells-young-people-4685628",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:58:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/dont-call-me-by-my-first-name-mo-abudu-tells-young-people/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife, has shared her views on respect and address in professional settings. She described herself as \"very traditional\" and said her upbringing, which included being raised by her grandmother in Ondo, shaped her expectations.\n\nAbudu stated that she expects to be addressed formally by younger people, and will not accept being called by her first name casually. According to Punch, she said \"You can’t be calling me by my first name anyhow. I won’t take it!\"\n\nAbudu also discussed perceptions of women in business, noting that qualities used to describe successful women might be framed differently if they were men. She gave the example of being called a \"shark\" versus an \"astute businesswoman\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Don’t call me by my first name, Mo Abudu tells young people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/dont-call-me-by-my-first-name-mo-abudu-tells-young-people",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:52:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}