by Azeez Adeniyi Nollywood actress, Moji Olaiya is dead. The actress who delivered a baby two months ago died in Canada last night. Founder of Best of Nollywood Awards, Seun Oloketuyi confirmed the news of her death via Instagram. He wrote, “Breaking news @Mojiolaiya dies in Canada. Details soon.” The deceased is the daughter of... Read More
The response to @iamchiomajesus testimonies of the goodness of God! #TE11 #RevealingJesus @TheExperienceLG pic.twitter.com/3Y7VfVjlUv — Chapters&Verses (@JottedVerses) December 3, 2016 She has told it once and again, especially at The Experience, and each time the sheer power of it resonates. The origins of her journeys through worship, and the personal trajectory that makes her irrevocably... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Losing someone can be the worst thing on earth, especially if the person is the bone of your bone. This grieving man took to Twitter this morning to share how he lost his wife and their unborn child during childbirth. It is probably the saddest story ever.
by Adeola Balogun A victim of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has opened up on the tragic ordeal she endured which also led to the eventual death of her older sister. The 25-year-old Gambian, who now lives in Scotland, explained vividly how her first sexual encounter landed her in a hospital. She also explains how her... Read More
A 28-year old herbal concoction hawker, popularly known as Paraga seller, Basirat Ogundeji, has been delivered of a baby girl inside a tricycle popularly known as “Keke Napep” at Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. It was gathered that Basirat went into labour when the bus she boarded at Ikeja on her way back... Read More
A Syrian refugee gave birth at sea on her way to Italy as the number of arrivals fleeing the war-torn country this year rose to nearly 3,000 people, officials said. The woman was one of 355 refugees — most of them from Syria — on two boats intercepted by coast guard and navy vessels and... Read More
A devastated family today spoke out about losing a wife and mother shortly after she gave birth to a baby boy. Joanne Jones, 35, delivered Riley Jeff Jo Jones four weeks before his due date. The mother-of-three cradled her premature newborn just once before she was taken to theatre to have routine surgery to remove... Read More
Poor women have been exploited at their most vulnerable time by a hospital that charged them $5 every time they screamed during child birth. The shocking discovery was made by a U.S. group that campaigns against corruption, as it released its annual Global Corruption Barometer. At the hospital in Zimbabwe, one of the poorest countries... Read More
by Debo Adejugbe The speed and conviction with which they passed the anti-gay law could have fooled anyone into believing that the National Assembly is proactive… but such vigour is channeled into frivolous causes while the politics is reserved for bills that has the actual promise of benefitting Nigerians… There are irrefutable indications that the light at... Read More
by Temie Giwa Primary health care in Nigeria is truly horrific… Clinic filled with overworked and underpaid staff members, who are so prone to mistakes that if Nigerians were remotely litigious, lawyers would suddenly become overnight celebrities and billionaires. The International Finance Corporation claims that $4.5 billion investment is needed to repair Nigeria’s health system... Read More
Thousands of women are sexually assaulted each year, and even more are just plain assaulted. It is hard out there for a girl, and it is harder still in Nigeria. It is hard out there for a girl. It has always been hard for girls in every society and it still is in most. Women... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo The first daughter of former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Political Change, Muhammad Buhari, is dead. The sad event happened this evening after she was delivered of a baby in Kaduna. Named Zulai, she was a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University. Confirming the incident, Buhari’s close... Read More
Even when everything seems to crumble, there’s still a reason to be thankful. It’s a really difficult when mother nature takes the life of somebody you love. There is nobody to be angry with, to lock up or get justice from. When Hurricane Sandy hit New York city, it took away about 74 tragic fatalities... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche A recent research study carried out by the Gynuity Health Projects, New York City and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and published online in Obstetrics &Gynecology has revealed that legal abortions are safer than giving birth. To arrive at this conclusion, researchers took into account, figures on live births... Read More