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These pictures are from RSA A friend told me a story of an ethnic group (In Nigeria) that tests the virginity of unmarried girls (what about the young boys/men?) by shoving eggs into their private parts and if it passes through, she is considered “not a virgin” and if it doesn’t then a “virgin”. they…

The very much awaited Report from the British Council is out. The Gender in Nigeria report 2012 and it is not a good report to look at, the statistics are high and alarming. According to the report which was launched today at the Transcorp Hilton of which Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was the co-Chair, states that;  Nigerian…

I do have a special fear. ‘Fear of my birthdays’,  because they remind that I am getting older though “gracefully” but at the same time I love my birthdays because I have lots of fun celebrating with family, friends and well wishers-and the amount of junks I get to eat on that day. I do…

GettyImages Guess what! today I will be talking about midwives, because they matter!. I won’t be talking about quacksbecause quacks don’t matter, but about trained and experienced midwives-BECAUSE THEY MATTER AND THEY SAVE LIVES.Who is a Midwife?A Midwife is a skilled professional with unique expertise in supporting women and their families through a healthy pregnancy…

Getty Images Have you ever heard about Climate Change or Global Warming?. Here are tips on how to reduce global warming.Plant a tree today: you must not be a farmer before you can plant trees so start digging. Trees and other plants absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen during photosynthesis. there are too few trees…

An initiative by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to promote affordable and effective anti-malaria medicines in remote communities in Africa, is progressing in Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. The initiative, called Affordable Medicines Facility for Malaria (AMFm), managed by the Global Fund, allows people to buy life-saving malaria treatment…

Getty Images There are about 1.8 billion young people in the world today, and they make up 1/3rd of the world’s population. Every year, 14-16 million young girls aged 15-19 give birth, and pregnancy related deaths are the leading cause of death for a girl this age. Question of the Week: Do you think young…

Earlier today, I was watching this Nigerian Home video -not because I was enjoying it but because I heard some ladies at the Spa-you know ladies, when two or three are gathered, gossip is surely in their midst-arguing about a scene in the home video and crazy me, bought the DVD and decided to watch…

Hurray!!! Safe Motherhood celebration. The Theme for this year’s National Safe Motherhood Day Commemoration is “Investing in Safe Motherhood for National Development” and the slogan is “Pregnancy is special, let’s make it safe”. The Federal Ministry of Health is partnering with the Centre for Development and Population Activities to mark the day. According to Mr Gabriel…

The United Nations Secretary- General has stressed the need to provide reproductive health care for young people, as well as give them access to the necessary information and the means to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence. We cannot ignore the fact many young people are sexually active. A visit to the rural areas…