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WATCH VIDEO: A VILLAGE IN ABUJA WHERE KILLING OF TWINS STILL EXISTS.
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/nWZdhylvc6I&source=uds Mary Slessor may have come and gone but we may need another ‘Mary’ to come to the aid of the members of these community. Channels Television uncovered a community in one of the satellite towns (Kuje) in Abuja where the killing of twins still exists…no health care/centre, not even the basic necessities of life.And guess what! it…
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WATCH HERE; FUELING POVERTY BY ISHAYA BAKO….TOUCHING!
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/LVq10BwzQoI&source=uds Get your handkerchiefs ready, its a really sad story. I am a Nigeria and this is my history! In this educative documentary by Ishaya Bako, called “Fueling Poverty” the history of the petroleum subsidy and the proposed removal is shared. According to the press release sent by the producers of the documentary: “The oil subsidy placed…
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A LOOK AT THE MOST WANTED UNDERWEAR: OMG I LOVE THIS!
According to India Times, three automobile engineers from Chennai have come out with what they claim can check sexual offences in India – “The lingerie, laced with modules of global positioning system (GPS), global system for mobile communications (GSM) and also pressure sensors, is capable of sending shock waves of 3,800 kV as well as alerts…
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DESIGNING A ‘PERIODIC’ PANT FOR AFRICAN WOMEN; WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR?
I am a woman and I menstruate regularly. Sincerely speaking I don’t wear the ‘regular panties’ when I am seeing red because they won’t work. I wear some special panties they call them ‘mother care’ and they are easily available in the market and very affordable too. I thought every other female wore the same…
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BILL GATES CONDOM CHALLENGE; BRING IT ON!
On their Grand Challenges website, the Microsoft founder and wife Melinda are offering a $100,000 grant to an individual who designs “the next generation condom that significantly preserves or enhances pleasure” and promotes “regular use.” As part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health initiatives, the foundation is offering a…
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WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR NEWBORN ANOTHER WOMAN’S BREAST MILK?
Getty Images They say it takes a village to raise a baby, so do you think your “village people” should be involved in feeding your newborn baby? If you’re not able to breastfeed, and or your baby has a medical condition that requires human milk (including prematurity, failure to thrive, an intolerance to formula, or allergies).…
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FEMALE NIGERIAN SCIENTISTS BAG UNESCO L’oreal 2013 AWARDS
Two Nigerian female scientists have bagged the UNESCO-L’Oreal “Women in Science Partnership’’ award for their contributions to the advancement of scientific knowledge in the country. Professor Francisca Okeke, the first female Head of Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka bagged the 2013 Laureate award for her significant contributions “to the understanding of daily variations of the…
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SAD TALES FROM THE VVF THEATRES
Culled from the Punch.Mrs. Mabelus Ubi has been pregnant thrice and she has had three live births. As such, it wasn’t a big deal when she went into labour for her fourth delivery. Things weren’t as smooth as she had expected, however, as she was in labour for four days at a private hospital in…
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