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‘He forced me to pin his pregnancy on someone’ – Woman confesses to being sexually abused by father since age 3

A shocking confession by a young woman has left the people of Donkoto in the Western Region of Ghana in disbelief. The woman identified as Habiba, revealed that she has been subjected to ongoing sexual abuse by her biological father, Ali Tanko, since she was just three years old. According …

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Court orders Nigerian IGP Usman Baba to quit office after attaining retirement age

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has ruled that the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba Alkali, is an illegal occupant of the office he is presently holding. Justice Fatun Riman while delivering on a suit filed, declared Usman Baba’s appointment and continued stay in office as …

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Risks Linked to Starting Menstruation Before Age 12 In Women

Not all illnesses appeared out of nowhere; some developed because of anatomical or biomechanical irregularities or because of environmental factors that ran counter to what one would expect. You may be surprised to learn that young girls who begin menstruation before the age of 12, the earliest age at which …

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Why South Sudan is using an age-old dowry system to reverse girl dropouts statistics in school

In parts of South Sudan, a girl’s worth is tied to the number of cattle demanded from the prospective groom who seeks her hand in marriage. The cattle are not classified as just any other animal or source of food, but as baggage of wealth, security, and stability. In some …

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Medical advise on foods to stay away from after the age of 60

As we get older, our cells, tissues, and organs lose their ability to function normally as a result of the natural aging process. This is especially true of the digestive system, which is responsible for breaking down food before it enters the bloodstream to be used by the rest of …

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Islamic scholar Mallam Rashad dies at age 96

One of the oldest and greatest Islamic scholars in Ghana, has died at the age of 96 in Kumasi. Sheikh Ahmad Rashad died late Thursday night, at his home at Yalwa, a suburb of Kumasi shortly after Isha prayers. He was popularly referred to as, “Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence” whose …

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Akpema, the initiation rites in Togo that prepare a girl from the age of 1 to womanhood

Akpema is the rite of passage for young maidens in the West African nation of Togo. It is held shortly after the initiation ceremony for boys which is known as Evala wrestling. Akpema is often held a week after Evala. The ceremony is to deepen the knowledge of girls’ self-worth …

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Former Cameroon midfielder Mbami Modeste has died at the age of 40

Modeste Mbami, a former Cameroonian footballer who played for Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain before retiring at Le Havre, has died at the age of 40. The cause of death, according to reports, was a heart attack. He rose to prominence in Ligue 1 in the early 2000s before …

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Prince Harry reveals why he took cocaine a ‘few times’ at aged 17

Prince Harry has admitted to taking cocaine a ‘few’ times during his wilder party years.   In his bombshell memoir Spare, which has been released in Spain ahead of its publication in the UK next week, the Duke of Sussex describes being dragged into the office of an unnamed member of the Royal Household staff …

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Best age to have a baby

Having a baby is a huge decision and one that should not be taken lightly. It’s important to understand the biological factors that can affect a woman’s ability to conceive and the timeline she has to work with. A woman’s fertile age period is the time when she is most …

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