Tag: Birth
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Birth Certificates: Corruption unabated in Registration Centers – FG alerted
The Federal Government has been alerted that birth certificate applicants under 18 years of age are still being asked to pay arbitrary fees by officials of the National Population Commission, NPC. The information is coming on the heels of investigations by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development, PRIMORG, and Premium Times, exposing worsening corruption…
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How I became surrogate for my gay brother, we used my egg and his husband’s sperm-Woman confesses
A woman gave birth to her brother’s baby – after agreeing to be a surrogate so he could start a family. Sabreena Henderson, 29, from Buena Park, California, volunteered to help sibling Shane Petrie, 32, and his husband Paul Petrie, 36. She said she has ‘always felt strongly’ about sexual equality – so was…
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Educating Nigerians before birth and after death – By Owei Lakemfa
A STORY trended in the social media on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, the International Teachers Day. On that day, the Senate confirmed the nomination
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PHOTO: Wild jubilation as passenger delivers baby boy at motor park
A female passenger [name withheld], who was set to travel from Owerri, the capital of Imo State to Enugu State, was on Wednesday delivered of a bouncing baby boy at the motor park where she was billed to travel from. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the pregnant woman was set to board the bus at the motor…
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Only 50% of under 5 children registered at birth in Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says only 50 per cent of children under five years in Nigeria have been registered at birth. A report released by the UNICEF, reveals that children in Africa have the lowest birth registration rate globally, with Nigeria accounting for 11 per cent of the rate in West Africa. According…
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Nigerian woman gives birth on plane returning evacuees from Dubai
A plane conveying Nigerian citizens from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has made a U-turn after a pregnant woman gives birth to a baby mid-air. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made this known on Wednesday. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, had said 265 Nigerians would arrive in Lagos from Dubai on Wednesday as…
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Teenager diagnosed with coronavirus gives birth
19-year-old, who tested positive for coronavirus, safely delivered a baby girl in Cameroon. The teenager had initially complained about breathing problems and was kept at the Central Hospital of Yaoundé after her result showed she had coronavirus. Dr. Sone Charles, one of the doctors at the hospital, said the girl went into premature labor on…
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Teenager impregnated by own father gives birth
A 13-year old girl who was impregnated by her father has given birth to a baby at the Benin Central Hospital. The teenager who was in primary six when her father put her in family way has been in protective custody of the Edo State Government. She is the eldest daughter of her 42 years…
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Woman dies hours after giving birth to five babies
Emmanuel Ezunu, Head, Clinical Services and Training, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, has confirmed the death of a housewife who died 15 hours after she was delivered of a set of quintuplet. Mr Ezunu who made the confirmation to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Asaba, said Chukwunonso Onyejekwe, 29, died of complications…
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Over 25,000 babies will be born in Nigeria on New Year’s Day
An estimated 25,685 babies will be born in Nigeria on New Year’s Day, UNICEF said today, with Nigerian babies making up 6.5 percent of the estimated 395,072 babies born on New Year’s Day globally. Within Africa, Nigerian babies will account for almost 40 percent of all those born in West and Central Africa, and more…