The Beninese News Agency (ABP) has said that over 500 pregnancies were recorded in secondary schools across Benin’s northeastern department of Borgou during the 2019-2020 school year, when the country was on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Quoting Thomas Adam, a representative of the Child Protection Department of Secondary […]
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Wedding photos of a newly married Nigerian couple posted online have stirred funny responses from social media users. A Twitter user had posted the photos as a way of celebrating the wedding ceremony of his close friend, John Apaiwa. “Happy married life John Apaiwa,” he captioned the photos. While others […]
Stories are a good way to teach and entertain kids. Studies have shown that kids learn better with stories. If you are a parent raising story-hungry kids, it can be daunting constantly looking for what story to tell next, plus the concern of trying to see if it is what […]
A US-based Nigerian medical doctor named Benjamin Okigbo has reportedly committed suicide after strangling his wife to death and tried to kill his two sons too. Police in Sugar Land, a city just southwest of Houston, Texas, has launched an investigation into the death of a Nigerian couple found lifeless […]
by Staff writer Though previous research has linked marriage to happiness and health, arguing that couples who wed tend to live longer, more contented lives, newer studies now appear to disapprove this claim. According to researchers who compared the merits and demerits of wedlock and cohabitation, marriage may be overrated. […]
by Staff writer Tiffany Haddish just revealed she was raped at 17 years old by a police cadet. Haddish talked about the sad experience with Glamour magazine for their August cover story. This is not the first time Haddish has talked about the assault. The “Girls Trip” star first […]
by Cindy Bufford I don’t have any kids but I’m happy. When I was young and married, the choice wasn’t mine to make. My husband’s low sperm count made the decision. As it happened, he changed jobs (got out of the putty factory), fooled around and got the secretary knocked […]
by Dr Ransome Despite two recent surveys concluding that society has become more accepting of gays, homophobia is still a big problem all over the world. All around the globe, gay people are still killed, beaten, jailed and denied their fundamental rights as humans. But have you ever imagined a […]
by Staff writer Australia’s Parliament has voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday after many years of fierce public debate. Cheers and applause broke out as lawmakers voted in favor of the bill following hours of debate and emotional speeches at Parliament House in Canberra. “This is Australia: fair, diverse, […]
by Staff writer We’re told that feminism is about equality, plain and simple. But Jessa Crispin, author of the new book Why I’m Not A Feminist, brings a few other definitions to the table: According to Crispin, feminism is: 1. A fight to allow women to participate equally in the […]