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To lose a loved one, is a very painful experience. This morning, as I listened to the jingle on the radio, it said “Dana Airline, the smartest way to fly”, I felt a very sharp pain on my chest and I said to myself “Is it, really, then why did the plane crash yesterday?, if…

She is a young woman.  She has a strong voice. She is FARIDA. I met Farida at the British Council launch of the Gender in Nigeria Report 2012, she spoke with passion and so much energy on the plight of women in Nigeria; She was that voice “in the wilderness” wanting to be heard. She…

The safe motherhood day is near and preparations  to mark the day are still ongoing. The facilities to be visited include:Nyanya General Market- Monday, 21/05/12 Kubwa General Hospital- Monday, 21/05/12 Lugbe PHC- Wednesday- 23/05/12 DeiDei PHC- Wednesday-23/05/12 Kuje PHC- Thursday-24/05/12 Karu PHC-Friday- 25/05/12 Mpape Market-25/05/12 These facilities and market will be visited by representatives of…

I was reading a post on Mynewhitmanwrites.com on expectations in a relationship and a lot of things I had never thought about came up in my mind. I remember when we were younger, my sister and I would talk about getting married to a tall, dark, handsome guys that would protect us and funny enough later,…

Death is a difficult topic. But still is in an inevitable end for all human beings, the trauma and anxiety of someone dying (especially, the woman) in the family is intense and excruciating. According to the United Nations, every minute, at least one woman dies from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth – that means 529…

For weeks, the strike has been going on, and i was thinking I could ignore it but its so unfortunate that i can’t ignore it because they say “when two elephants fight the grass suffers”. In this context, the two elephants are the doctors and the Lagos state government, and the grass; the people especially…

German Actress Diane Kruger. Getty Images Alec Baldwin carries Hilaria Thomas Getty Images Where are the women?. This year at the Cannes festival, the women were seen on the red carpet but without their films. I am greatly disappointed that at important events such as this, films by women are not being selected.  The jury…

This is dedicated to all mothers. I hope you enjoy them and invite friends to read.  Things My Mother Taught Me My Mother taught me LOGIC…”If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can’t go to the store with me.” My Mother taught me MEDICINE…”If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they’re going…

Gettyimages Hmmmmm. When such I get SMS/ BBM messages like these, I just browse through them and delete as soon as they come in to the phone, I don’t think about them twice and I wonder ‘if the person that sent it to me, read it properly before re- sending’ because they don’t make sense…

L.A. mom Jamie Lynne Grumet is shown breast-feeding her nearly 4-year-old son. The picture and story on attachment parenting marks anniversary of Dr. Bill Sears book.  The picture on this magazine has caused a lot of controversies world wide. This is A Time magazine cover with L.A. mom,  Jamie Lynne Grumet breast-feeding her son, almost 4-year-old son…