Seven people have reportedly lost their lives after violence erupted in the Kaduna town of Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru Local Government area, Th...
According to to BBC Sport, the Nigerian female football team, the Super Falcons have been pulled out of a 12-nation tournament set to begin in Turkey later this week.
The report stated that the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has cited visa issues for the move.
NFF spokesperson Ademola Olajire told BBC Sport:
“It was impossible for the team to sort visas and make it to the tournament in Turkey, so they had to pull out.
They only just finished playing the Wafu Cup on Saturday and had a short time-frame to sort out visas and other important logistics for the trip to Turkey.
Importantly, attention and preparations will shift towards the big friendly against France in April.”
The team had just completed the Wafu championship, where they finished third.
They were drawn in Group B, along with France, Kosovo and Kazakhstan, in the 12-nation tournament scheduled to begin February 26 and last until March 7.
According to to BBC Sport , the Nigerian female football team, the Super Falcons have been pulled out of a 12-nation tournament set to be...
DMW boss Davido has revealed that he plans to establish record labels for every artist signed under his DMW imprint.
The singer has built an impressive label with the signing of talented acts like Mayorkun, Dremo, Ichaba, Yonda, Peruzzi, DJ ECool and in-house producer Fresh.
Davido revealed on Twitter that he would “rather make bosses than be one.”
Read his tweet below:
“Setting up record labels for all my artist ! I’d rather make bosses than be one! 
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Any one that has no idea what the job of a reproductive endocrinologist is would become fairly well educated after a chat with Dr. ‘Kemi Ailoje. An encounter with her would be even more delightful if it borders on reproductive health, particularly of women.
“My speciality is Reproductive Medicine, Clinical Endocrinology, Endocrine Pharmacology, and Embryology. As a reproductive endocrinologist, my job is that of a physician who talks about the hormones of women and can help them achieve pregnancy,” she quickly informs.
Ailoje has always been very passionate about women and children, even from a young age she was fascinated by women’s reproductive health challenges. One day while growing up, in the company of her parents, she visited the zoo at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, in Oyo State.
While there, her parents were awed with the sheer vivacity of several sparkling, beautiful young female doctors they met while there and could not help expressing their wish to have a daughter that would be like those caring and exciting healthcare providers.
Ailoje had probably watched and listened as her folks expressed their heartfelt desire, and decades later that wish has been admirably fulfilled.
She recalled that while growing up as an adolescent, people were fond of saying was intelligent and caring and should become a medical doctor, or commending her assertiveness and truthfulness and predicting that she would most likely become a barrister. She opted for the former and is today an accomplished reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist with bias for IVF.
Ailoje is the MD/CEO Lifelink Fertility Clinics, Lagos, an ultramodern, state-of-the-art fertility treatment centre with strong collaboration with experts locally and abroad while offering emotional services for women.
“It is a fertility clinic run by women for women, and a women and children’s hospital,” she noted pointedly. It’s about taking care of the health of women by women. We offer chances of getting pregnant within the shortest possible period, paying attention to details and we pride ourselves in giving individualized treatments to women.”
She said Lifelink fertility Centre has been in operation about a year. “We are bringing in individualised treatment using state of the art equipment. It is high tech, and everything that has to do with IVF and ART is there. A woman that comes in with any form of reproductive health issues will be seen by the reproductive endocrinologists, We ask what do you need and start pointing to those procedures that are available.
She argues that infertility is a global challenge and a lot of women require specialist treatment. “It is a different thing if you have a fibroid and can go to a General Hospital or clinic. Infertility is a hormone-based treatment provided by a specialist.
“Because we know going through infertility can be very daunting and challenging. Our team of specialists, doctors and reproductive endocrinologists are up to the task.
“Of course we attend to men as well. You cannot treat a woman outside of men. We generally see women and children, but men are also attended to. There are males that need much more than reproductive endocrinologists and they need to be seen by urologists.
She observed that a man may have blockage to the ducts or injuries to the testes, or there may be sperm issues and would need to be properly treated. If they need specialisation they would see the specialists.
“We are making it fully individualized, how people can fit into their system how they want it.
The difference is that we are not pooling patients to buy equipment. We have the equipment to meet the services of people that are in need of it.”
Leading the team of reproductive endocrinologists, Ailoje is bringing her decades of experience as a fertility and IVF specialist, practicing physician, and UN trained counsellor to bear. Part of her training was with the pioneer reproductive endocrinologist in Nigeria, Prof Dapo Ashiru.
Widely travelled, with special interest is obstetrics with focus on reproductive endocrinology and fertility, in 1998 she set up Divine Ambassadors Foundation to address women and children’s issues, and 20 years down the line, the voluntary and corporate social responsibility work continues to ginger women to demand to be in charge of their health.
“I had series of trainings with the UN on reproductive health, sexuality education, negotiation skills, and as a woman, I should be able to tell you the number of babies that I want, I should have access to medication and health, access to life and access to what I want. I should be able to make decisions regarding my health.
“My womb is inside of me so no one can decide for me the number of babies that would come out of it. It has to be by negotiation and compromise.
Ailoje founded DIVAF, an NGO involved in helping the indigent have access to health and education, as well as protecting the rights of women and children especially the girl-child.
Her project, Kemi Ailoje Foundation For Women and Children’s Health Education, Empowerment and Rights (KAFOWCHER INITIATIVE), is dedicated to advocacy, education and empowerment of women, youth and children especially the less privileged and disadvantaged. Lifelink Fertility clinics, through DIVAF is taking IVF to the doorstep of the indigent.
“A lot of people say is it because I am female, I’m passionate about women’s health. Well, it could be a factor. I don’t want to be remembered just as a female doctor because when I’m sick I just don’t want to be attended to by a female doctor or male, I want to be remembered a s a doctor who solves the need of women being a female herself and ensuring that females get it right.
“ It is a function of the fact that I believe in my feminism and it is coming into play for me. I always tell women that being a woman is a mother, teacher, lover, educationist, and when you have a baby it is Further about Lifelink Fertility Centre, Ailoje said it is about setting up a trend for young people so you they know their fertility status.
“That is the difference here. We are not going to wait until you are 43 and then you get a husband or even when you do not have a husband and you’re trying to get a baby. We are bringing in young people aged 18-25, to come and talk about fertility, toilet infections, condoms, etc, stuff like that. There is free consultation for that group. There is a proposed plan to launch the Fertilink Profile, that promises free services on adolescent reproductive health and sexuality education.
“For those aged 26-35, they would want to know their status, at this age they are thinking of settling down, and concerned about the health of their fallopian tubes. They need maternal health check. And for those aged 35 and above, the women walk into the clinic and know what they want and you help them achieve it. They can pay for it. They want to do a health check but by the time when fertility might have declined considerably.”
Ailoje says she is thinking outside the box. “We are attending to all sorts of women situations. We are trying to partner with an institution that is interested in preserving the fertility of women, particularly career women in business.
“That means you can be 28 or 30 and walk into the fertility centre and say you want your eggs preserved while awaiting Mr Right or until you are ready to have your babies, you just want to become what you want to become. It I about encouraging people to preserve, start or enlarge their families. That is my invisible logo. Preserving your fertility or starting your family or enlarging the family.”
For her, it is not every 25-year-old that will find a husband today. “There is still going to be a percentage of people who even though being nice, beautiful, virgins and are still unmarried and they can only wait for Mr Right or work things out themselves.
“We are saying that while you are waiting, what if Mr Right comes when you are 43, in which case all of the ripe eggs are gone? So it is about having information to make informed decision. If I know I can keep my eggs for when I am ready it will make a lot of decisions for me. If I do not know, then I leave it. The point is that people need to know there is a facility in which they can preserve their eggs .
“We are not saying this is the trend, it is a natural thing to have a family. Even when people are not married, they want a baby. I know single ladies who say, I just want a baby. Having babies is a cultural thing that has become part of us, but people also want to do it within the family context.
“In the next years, what I would love to see about Lifelink Fertility Centre, is a centre that can create more specialists so that it is the only way we can self regulate and eliminate quackery. We are planning to have an institute where people can come in without the need to go and do promos and gather people to buy equipment. (Vanguard)
Any one that has no idea what the job of a reproductive endocrinologist is would become fairly well educated after a chat with Dr. ‘Kemi Ail...
DJ Spinall teams up with Starboy boss and unarguably Africa’s biggest music export, Wizkid on his latest single titled Nowo.
The track was produced by TheCAP Music’s very own producer Killertunes while the video wash shot by Director Q.
Watch and enjoy!
DJ Spinall teams up with Starboy boss and unarguably Africa’s biggest music export, Wizkid on his latest single titled Nowo . The tra...
President Donald Trump’s effort to end a scheme shielding young immigrants from deportation faced an uncertain future Monday, after the US Supreme Court declined to hear the case, Punchng reports.
Trump’s move to end protections for hundreds of thousands of people brought illegally to the United States as children has been blocked by the lower courts.
The White House had urged the Supreme Court to end the deadlock, but on Monday it declined, at least for now.
The decision muddies an already complex political debate over reforms to the US immigration system.
Trump has tried to use the prospect of reinstating the program for political leverage — a quid-pro-quo in exchange for Democrats agreeing to build his much-vaunted border wall.
Barring Supreme Court intervention the Obama-era “DACA” — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — program will stay in place, even if recipients are still in legal limbo.
The White House on Monday insisted that the policy was “clearly unlawful.”
Lower courts have disagreed, ruling that the Trump administration had ended it unlawfully.
“The district judge’s decision to unilaterally re-impose a program that Congress had explicitly and repeatedly rejected is a usurpation of legislative authority,” White House spokesman Raj Shah said in a statement.
“We look forward to having this case expeditiously heard by the appeals court and, if necessary, the Supreme Court, where we fully expect to prevail.”
Democrats welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision but said a political fix was still needed.
“Today’s decision puts a little more time on the clock,” said Senator Richard Blumenthal. “But fails to solve the underlying problem and in no way diminishes the urgency of Congress taking immediate action.”
Some 690,000 Dreamers who registered under DACA — plus 1.1 million others who were eligible but did not sign up — had faced deportation beginning next month if no deal is reached.
Trump on Monday complained about the lower court decision and said “we’ll see what happens.”
AFP
President Donald Trump’s effort to end a scheme shielding young immigrants from deportation faced an uncertain future Monday, after the US S...
Beans is a pretty common food staple in Nigeria. We eat it as beans pottage mixed with palm oil, white rice and beans with stew, akara, moi-moi, and the famous Yoruba dish, “ewa agoyin” to name a few. Nigerians really like their beans.
However, apart from being a yummy and versatile ingredient, beans also has some great health benefits. It’s the cheapest source of protein. It also contains complex carbs and is just as healthy as your vegetables. Amazing right?
Here are 5 surprising health benefits of beans you should know:
1. They are low in fat
Beans contain about 2 to 3 percent fat, and contain no cholesterol. In fact, beans actually lower cholesterol levels. So you can load up on beans to eat as part of a healthy diet.
2. They are good for the heart
Beans have health benefits for your heart because they contain a lot of soluble fibre which reduces cholesterol and helps to keep your heart in good shape.
3. They aid digestion
We all know this! A meal of beans will help you have frequent bowel movements and help to prevent constipation.
4. They reduce the risk of cancer
They are filled with great antioxidants and fibre which promote overall health and prevent serious disease like cancer.
5. They help with weight management
The protein content in beans makes them very filling, so you don’t get hungry on time. If you don’t get hungry, you don’t eat a lot and if you don’t eat a lot, you don’t gain weight. At least that’s how it works most times.
Source: Zumi Nigeria
Beans is a pretty common food staple in Nigeria. We eat it as beans pottage mixed with palm oil, white rice and beans with stew, akara, moi...
Dj Cuppy is on top of her game in the entertainment industry as she is set to have her own radio show called Cuppy Currency which would be starting in March.
She posted on her Instagram that she is going to start her new radio show on an online radio Touchhd Online from March 1st.
See her post below:
Dj Cuppy is on top of her game in the ente rtainment industry as she is set to have her own radio show called Cuppy Currency which would ...
Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam has blamed the Nigerian military for the Boko Haram attack on Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, The Cable reports.
110 girls have so far been declared missingafter Boko Haram insurgents raided the school.
Gaidam, hosting the Borno State Governor, Kassim Shettima, heaped the blame on the Nigerian military.
If the army had not been withdrawn from the state, he said, the girls would not have been taken.
I blame the whole attack on Dapchi on the military and the defence headquarters who withdrew troops from Dapchi.
The attack occurred barely a week after the military withdrew the soldiers from there.
Before then, Dapchi has been peaceful, there was never such incident. But just a week after they withdrew the troops, Boko Haram came to attack the town.
When I met the theatre commander on why the military where withdrawn, he said they have shortage of manpower. To me, it is not an excuse because it’s duty bound for the FG to recruit and bridge the gap.
Gaidam added that the Nigerian military is also to blame for the abduction of the Chibok girls, over half of whom still remain with their captors.
He also mentioned the killing of 29 students in Yobe in 2013 by the insurgent group, also blaming the Nigerian military for the incident. He said:
Let me be quoted anywhere, the military must take blame for the attack on Dapchi.
The same thing happened in 2013 when the military suddenly removed troops guarding the town and a week later Boko Haram went there to attack the town and the secondary school there killing 29 students.
Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam has blamed the Nigerian military for the Boko Haram attack on Government Girls Technical College, Dapc...
Olamide has finally released the music video for his latest single Science Student.
The creative direction of the video was the brainchild of Kaffy while the video was shot and directed by Unlimited L.A.
Watch and enjoy!
Olamide has finally released the music video for his latest single Science Student . The creative direction of the video was the brainchi...
A coalition within the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of the APC National Vanguard, on Sunday alleged that the party’s national leader, Bola Tinubu, has struck a deal with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general elections, DailyPost reports.
It alleged that the plan was to ensure the ouster of the Buhari government.
The position of APC-NV, was contained in a communique issued after its emergency meeting held in Abuja.
The communique was signed by its zonal coordinators – Abdulrazaq Tewogbade (South West); Clarence Temple (South South); Frederick Nwabueze (South East); Stephen Onche (North Central); Mustapha Ngotho (North West); and Mohammed Dambazzau (North East).
According to them, the recent letter by Tinubu to President Muhammadu Buhari in which he laid many accusations against the APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun were least expected of a nationalist and elder statesman like him.
The APC-NV said all that could be deduced from his Letter to President Buhari, was that “Tinubu is acting out a pre-planned agenda to sack Chief Oyegun as APC National Chairman before the forthcoming national convention of the party scheduled for June 2018.”
“With the successful removal of the party Chairman, President Buhari’s re- election bid may be put to jeopardy. Reliable sources in Tinubu’s political camp have confirmed to us that there is a plot by a faction of the PDP and Asiwaju to create chaos and discord within the APC”, the APC-NV stated.
Part of the communique reads: “Politics should be played without bitterness, envy and acrimony, recent events in our party, APC have proved the contrary. It is surprising that our great party is being thrown into further crisis by those who should protect our interest and ensure unity because a house divided against itself cannot stand.
“Otherwise, why would somebody entrusted with the mission of reconciling aggrieved parties to pave way for APC national convention be throwing stones in a glass house? Our independent investigations have revealed that Tinubu is working for the opposition parties and PDP to cause crisis that would lead to the sudden death of APC.
“We have it on good authority that some PDP members have scheduled a meeting with Tinubu next week in the United Kingdom. We commend the maturity of Odigie-Oyegun and his response.
“After President Buhari entrusted with the assignment of reconciling members of APC, we would have expected that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu would go about the task with tact and humility.
“But to the contrary, the first thing he did was to create more discord within the party by going after constituted authority of the APC.
“The question to ask is : from where does Asiwaju derive his authority? In whose interest is he creating crisis? Does the task of reconciling aggrieved party members convey any authority on him to attempt to discredit the party chairman in public domain? We believe the evil people among us won’t go unpunished.”
A coalition within the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of the APC National Vanguard, on Sunday alleged that the party’s nat...
G-Worldwide Entertainment’s superstar Sugarboy makes his 2018 debut with the release of the irresistible single Chop which features rapper, Ycee.
‘Chop’ is an Afro-fusion record produced by Princeton.
Listen and enjoy!
G-Worldwide Entertainment ’s superstar Sugarboy makes his 2018 debut with the release of the irresistible single Chop which features rap...
Singer, Saeon Moruda who had a spat with Wizkid in the past which led to her being threatened by the Starboy.
In a chat with PunchNG she hinted that she has since moved on.
Responding to a question on whether she has forgiven Wizkid, she said, “One of the reasons I decided to title my latest single as Rebirth is because I have come to realise that many things we go through in life are meant to teach us lessons which shape us for the better and I believe everything that has happened – none of which I regret – has led me to this point.”
On what led to her absence from the industry, she said, “I had a tough but interesting 2017. I lost my dad midway through the year and I kept a low profile afterwards because he was dear to me. He inspired my love for songwriting and music generally. He was my number one supporter; so, losing him felt like I had lost a huge part of me. I had to take time to process it and to be with my family. I’m happy to be back to work and I know he would want me to forge ahead and keep following my dreams.”
Maintaining that she still has what it takes to hold her own in the industry, Saeon said, “I don’t do what I do to compete. I make music to fulfill my purpose. I make music to inspire, reform and connect people. I make music for arts and culture. I make music for the people.”
Singer, Saeon Moruda who had a spat with Wizkid in the past which led to her being threatened by the Starboy. In a chat with PunchNG she h...