Tag: Family
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Orisabunmi, siblings’ death not Covid-19 related, says family
The family of the late Nollywood actress, Mrs Folakemi Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi, has debunked the reports linking her death and that the death of her siblings to COVID-19 complications. The late actress, aged 61, died on January 6 while her elder brother, Mr Steve Onisola, who was the Technical Director of Kwara Falcons…
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Family of four tests positive for COVID-19 in Nasarawa
Mr Matthew Kuju, Publisher of Eggonnews, a Community Newspaper in Nasarawa State and three members of his family have tested positive for COVID-19. This is contained in a statement personally signed by Kuju on Thursday, in Lafia. “On Monday Jan. 4, I took my family, six of us, for COVID-19 test in Lafia, although none…
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Family announces date for Chico Ejiro’s funeral
The family of late Nollywood producer, Chico Ejiro has slated Saturday, February 20, 2021 for his burial. This was made known in a statement released and signed by his brother Zeb Ejiro, on behalf of the family. The statement titled ‘Our illustrious son, Chico Ejiro is gone’ reads :“The Ejiro family of Ozoro, Isoko North…
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COVID-19, Bill Gates and the Family, By Sonnie Ekwowusi
By Sonnie Ekwowusi “Stay-safe, Stay-at-home”, “Stay away from COVID-19 by staying-at-home”. These coronavirus catchphrases and other similar ones constantly dominate the socio-political space all over the world today. They also underline the importance of the family institution as a fundamental pillar of society. They further illustrate that despite the role of government in nation building…
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No more the war of the sexes – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. THE Hungarian Parliament in Central Europe on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 made a startling discovery that: “The mother is a woman, the father is a man.” This is an open secret we in Africa have known for thousands of years. It took 134 Members of the Hungarian Parliament to ratify this despite…
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My family supports me despite being a nudist-Amara Maduka
Actress and nudist, Amara Maduka believes rape will reduce if the society embraces adult content.Maduka noted that mankind will always long for the forbidden fruit. In her words:” In my opinion, adult content has nothing to do with rape. As a matter of fact, rape would reduce if the society embraces adult content instead of…
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Nuclear family and extended family – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido A nuclear family comprises father, mother and the children, while an extended family comprises nuclear family (ies), grandparents, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and others. The transition from being a member of a nuclear family to a member of an extended family is so swift that many people, especially in this part of…
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Teenager arrested for faking own kidnap with lover, demanded N30m ransom from family
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Ujunwa Offiah, for allegedly conspiring with her boyfriend, Blessed Ifesinachi, to fake her kidnap and demand N30m ransom from her family. The police also arrested an accomplice, Precious Chukwu, 22, whose phone was reportedly used to negotiate with Offiah’s family. The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem…
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Faeces and your health – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido November 19 was World Toilet Day. Of an estimated 673 million people worldwide, who still practice open defecation, about 47 million of them are in Nigeria! Tragically, this makes Nigeria the number one country with the highest number of people who practice open defecation. In terms of Percentage, however, countries like Chad,…
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Celebrating divorce – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido Divorce, which is an official dissolution of a marriage, is one of the blights of the marital institution. Very few people go into marriage with the intention to get divorced at some point. That is why people take the vow of “till death do us part” at wedding. Divorce is a sensitive…