Category: ARTS & LIFESTYLE

IWD: SSDO Takes Campaign On Women Leadership, GBV Law Enforcement To Enugu Communities

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By Tony Adibe The South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO) through its Sister Guardian Initiative (SGI) has taken awareness on women leadership rights and Gender Based Violence (GBV) law enforcement to three communities within Enugu State. The workshop, which is part of activities marking the commemoration of the International Women’s Day (IWD), brought together women from Ibute-Nze, Ezi-Nze, and Akpakwume communities in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Addressing the gathering at   Ezi-Nze community on Friday, Blessing Uchendu, Gender Protection Lead of SSDO, explained the need for increased inclusion…

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IWD: Why Women Must Shun Child Delivery At Home – UNICEF

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By NewsBits Women have been urged to refrain from delivering babies at home to increase their chances of survival during and after childbirth. A Health Officer with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Bauchi Field Office, Oluseyi Olosunde, gave the caution on Wednesday, March 6, during a media dialogue to mark this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD), held at the Evolution Hotel in Gombe state. Olosunde presenting a paper titled: “The Optics of Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) in Bauchi Field Office,” stressed the importance of empowering women to…

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Bob Marley’s Most Successful Album On The Rise Thanks To His New Movie

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By NewsBits Decades after it was released, Bob Marley’s greatest hits compilation is still performing incredibly well in the United States. The set, titled Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers, has never had a hard time moving units, but the project is on the rise following the release of a biopic about the musician. This week, Legend lifts on five Billboard charts. It can almost always be found on all of them, rising and falling from frame to frame, though its current performance is notable, as it…

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How Nollywood Comedian, Mr. Ibu died

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By NewsBits John Okafor, the ace Nigerian actor popularly known as Mr Ibu, passed away on Saturday after he was hit by cardiac arrest. Emeka Rollas, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), confirmed the death of the popular actor in an Instagram post on Saturday evening. Rollas quoted Don Nwuzor, the actor’s long-time manager, as confirming that he died due to cardiac arrest – “Mr Ibu suffered cardiac arrest according to his manager for 24 years Mr Don Single Nwuzor,” the post reads in part. “I announce…

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Conjoined Kano State Twins Finally Separated In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Kano State Governor Abba-Yusuf A Saudi medical and surgical team has successfully completed the separation surgery of Nigerian conjoined twins, Hassana, and Husaina, at the King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. The surgery was carried out following directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince, and Prime Minister. This is contained in a statement by Mohammed Alsahabi, Press Attache at the Royal Embassy Of Saudi…

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Gospel Musician Bliss, Fiance Wiseborn Tie Traditional Knot In Ghana

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Moses Bliss, a Nigerian gospel musician, and his Ghanaian fiancé, Marie Wiseborn, on Thursday had their traditional marriage with the hashtags #Foreverbliss #MMBliss24 #Foreverbliss24. The traditional wedding ceremony, acclaimed to be a fusion of Nigerian and Ghanaian cultures held at the Underbridge, East Legon, in Ghana. The wedding incorporated cultures from both Nigerian and Ghanaian, including the Ghanaian “knocking” ceremony, where the groom’s family formally requests the bride’s hand in marriage. It was a celebration that knitted together the rich blend of Nigerian and Ghanaian traditions, as the ceremony was…

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Why Do My Eyes Feel Tired? (Public Health Ophthalmology 1)

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By Territorial Envoy, Dr Levi Monanu, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon With the increased use of computers and other electronic devices (increased screen time) and the regular stresses of life, especially in Nigeria now, a lot of people feel like their eyes get tired during the day. On a regular basis, probably around 10-20 times a day, I discuss the problems of eyestrain or dry eyes with my patients on a daily basis. While this may sound like a minimal problem, dry eyes or eyestrain is a big issue that affects millions…

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It Is War Without End Between Burna Boy And Eedris Abdulkareem

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Eedris (left) with Bourna Boy It was the legendry international Jamaican reggae music icon Winston Hubert McIntosh, OM (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), professionally known as Peter Tosh, who in one of his famouse songs sang “…If you leave in a glass house, you don’t throw stones…” Popular singer, Burna Boy, and his senior colleague, Eedris Abdulkareem are at war, which may drag for a while if not put in check. And like Peter Tosh sang, these Nigerian musicians are throwing stones from their glass houses. The fight…

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Same-Sex Marriage: ‘You Are On Your Own’, Nigerian Catholic Bishops Tackle Pope

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By NewsBits Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have expressed disagreement with the position of Pope Francis on the blessing of same-sex couples. The Pope’s stance could be translated as endorsement of same-sex marriage by the Church. In a speech delivered by President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, at the formal opening of the 2024 First Plenary Assembly of the CBCN on Sunday, at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja, on Sunday, the bishops said  statements or declarations from the Holy See should expectedly, foster…

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Bob Marley’s Guitarist Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett Dies At 77

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Aston “Family Man” Barrett, bassist for Bob Marley and the Wailers, has died aged 77. The news was confirmed on Saturday by Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s minister for culture, who wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “I share with you my deep regret at the passing of Aston Francis Barrett, popularly known as ‘Family Man’ or ‘Fams’ …He died at the University of Miami Hospital in Florida in the United States early this morning.” Barrett was born in 1946 and grew up in Kingston, where he would help to lay the foundations…

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