Giving up on your own child is never a likely option; but even then we have seen many parents cave under the pressure of trying to hold up a seemingly impossible child; yet motherly love trumps all blames as is
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As Nigeria joins the world to celebrate this year’s World Breastfeeding Week, themed “Supporting breastfeeding for a healthier planet,” the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said that the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for stronger measures to support
Singer, Mariah Carey’s estranged sister Alison has filed a lawsuit against their mother, Patricia for an act she allegedly forced her to do when she was ten years old. Alison Carey, 57, lodged documents with the State of New York
Nigerian filmmaker, Tchidi Chikere has reunited with the nanny that raised him as a child and says he has now adopted her as his mother. Chikere took to Instagram to share photos of himself and the nanny – Maureen, saying
Many Nigerians online are saying it is an all-too-familiar reality after a Nigerian poet shared the story of how her father who she described as ”broke and unemployed” killed her mother’s dream of owning a school. Ojochide, who took to
A Nigerian radio host has poured out his heart on Twitter for the first time by recounting the worse experiences he suffered after his mother remarried. @Smoothgenie said he is the one who looks after his mum today, but years
Regina Daniel’s father, Jude Ojegwu, has made peace with her billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko. Mr Ojegwu was vehemently against her union with the 59-year-old billionaire last year. According to family sources, Ojegwu was opposed to the union because of the age difference
An aggrieved Nigerian woman, Okwu Ose, has taken to social media to give reasons why she loathes his biological mother and can never be proud of her. Okwu Ose had a bitter childhood experience as a result of the ill-treatment meted out
In an attempt to lighten their baby’s complexion, many Nigerian mums consider it safe to turn to anti-fungal creams. Mums who engage in such practices consider it a more discreet approach than using actual bleaching creams on their children’s skin,
British royal and dad-of-three, Prince William has opened up about the struggles and joys of being a parent after losing his mother, Princess Diana when he was just 15 years old. William, the Duke of Cambridge and his wife, Catherine,
Celebrity dad, Chibuike Okechukwu famed among celebrities and nightlife lovers for his Cubana hospitality business has taken to Instagram to lament the demise of his mum, as he painfully shared that she missed out on enjoying the fruit of her
Attempting a vaginal birth after one or more caesarean deliveries is more dangerous to mother and baby than sticking to the surgical procedure, a new study suggests. Caesareans are one of the most common procedures and on the rise globally.
A new study assessed the quality of parenting and made really insightful findings on why some parents- mothers especially turn to harsh and intrusive parenting patterns. If you have observed yourself to be harsh or verbally abusive towards your children,
A Nigerian mother is awe-struck by the unique bond that her two young daughters share. The sibling love that the two girls share as evident in the photos that their mum shared invoked positive feelings for many who came across
Vlogger, Grace Ajilore, who recently welcomed a son, has told of how she thought God had forgotten her until He blessed her with a man “that is the closest thing to perfect” and a son. The new mum in her
Freddy McConnell, the British transgender man who gave birth with the help of fertility treatment has today lost a Court of Appeal challenge over being registered as ‘mother’ on his child’s birth certificate. The multimedia journalist at The Guardian who
A Nigerian mum, Nwosu Rita Akpunonu took to her Facebook group to rejoice after her 3-year-old daughter vomited an metal nail she swallowed eight months ago. The mother said her daughter returned from school one day and informed her that
There are consequences for actions and they sometimes won’t go away by just wishing. Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s son, Bello stirred up a storm on Twitter last week where he threatened to pass the mother of a social media
A 21-year-old girl identified as Chloe Middleton from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire has become the youngest person to die of coronavirus in the UK. An 18-year-old boy died from the virus in the UK on 23 March, but he was being treated for “significant
A Nigerian man identified as Egelonu Emmanuel has taken to Facebook to give reasons why he loathes his biological mother and can never be proud of her. According to him, his mother is a quarrelsome woman who abused his father
Coronavirus cases in Nigeria on Wednesday increased from three to eight fuelling fears of the epidemic of the disease in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, said four of the
The development of empathy in toddlers is important for children’s later social development in children – greater empathy in toddlerhood is linked to later popularity, friendship quality and social competence. A new study helps us understand the role that mothers
A Nigerian mother took to Twitter to share her surprise from picking her daughter from school and finding the schoolgirl’s legs cello-taped to her shoes. The mum, @burberryzainab who thought it hilarious shared photos of what was obviously the school’s
A twitter user, Alice has taken to the social media app to narrate how her mother transformed her life into an inspiring one after running away from an abusive father and an abusive stepmother at the young age of 16.
Yesterday, January 14, marked the fourth anniversary of the death of a young Kenyan woman, Sharon Muuru who was killed by her boyfriend, Salim Kipruto Seem. The deceased’s mother, Mrs Connie Muuru, a Nairobi businesswoman took to Facebook to mourn
