The Ramblings of A Nigerian Mom

Nigerian Police reportedly discovered a large volume of explosive materials in Kano on Wednesday, April 25. The homemade bomb planted in an open sewer across from Bukavu military barracks caused people to flee and businesses to shut, a military spokesman said. Kano state police chief Ibrahim Idris told reporters that policemen discovered three 50-kilogramme sacks of TNT and PENT explosives abandoned in the streets on the outskirts of the city. He said the explosives were valued at nine million naira ($56,250). Idris speculated that the owners must have left them out of fear of being arrested at a security checkpoint. Take a second look at the picture above and check out how innovative they are. Utilized all sorts of 'containers', including the casing of an Automatic Voltage regulator in packaging their instruments of destruction.

This short article is from "THT" in honor of World Malaria Day   WHAT IS MALARIA? It is a febrile illness caused by the parasite called Plasmodium present in the saliva of an infected female anopheles mosquito. There are 5 identified species, namely, Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P.knowlesi and P. malariae.   In Nigeria, 98% of all cases is due to P. falciparum.   This is responsible for the severe form of malaria that leads to death. WHO CAN GET MALARIA? Everybody and Anybody!!! But more serious in children, pregnant women and visitors who do not live in endemic areas. HOW IS MALARIA TRANSMITTED? Malaria can be transmitted through various means like: the bites of infected female anopheles mosquito;   blood transfusion and organ transplantation;   mother to child transmission, etc   DO YOU HAVE MALARIA? If you have    fever (hotness of the body), chills (feeling cold) and rigors (sh...

Remember the story published two day ago? Please continue reading.. A baby boy born with six legs has had a successful operation to remove his four extra limbs, doctors said today. The youngster from Karachi in Pakistan was believed to have had a parasitic twin, which had not developed properly in the womb, resulting in the extra legs. The baby after the surgery. A team of five doctors had fought to save the boy's life at the National Institute of Child Health in Karachi. The head of the NICH, Jamal Raza, said the abnormal birth was the result of a genetic disease which would affect only one in a million or more babies. The baby had been in an intensive care unit ward since he was born last week to the wife of an X-ray technician. Imran Shaikh, the baby's father who lives in Sukkur, said he was grateful his son was treated. Wish baby Umar and parents the best.

Baby was one half of a conjoined twin who did not completely develop in the womb Doctors believe extra legs belong to twin brother Tests being done to see if experts can operate Parents of baby are cousins Pakistani doctors are battling the odds to save a newborn baby born with a rare genetic condition that has left him with six legs.  The one-week-old boy is believed to be one of parasitic twins. His conjoined twin was born prematurely and incompletely developed, which resulted in the second child having the extra legs, said Jamal Raza, director of the National Institute of Child Health in Karachi, to News.com . Critical: Doctors in Pakistan are fighting to save the life of the baby boy who was born last week with six legs because of a rare genetic condition Doctors at the institute are fighting to save the newborn, who remains in an intensive care unit ward. Raza added that they were planning to operate on the boy and were considering asking for...

Making up for lost time? A man who stayed a virgin until the age 34 has become a father of 82 in the space of just nine years and he has another ten children on the way. Dutchman Ed Houben, 42, sleeps with around 15 childless women a month in a bid to make their quests to become mothers a reality.  He is understood to be the most prolific professional babymaker in the world - and what he does is all legal. He has sown his seed around the globe but usually waits for women to come to him these days at his home in Maastricht, although he still makes exceptions if his partners are entering a particularly fertile period. Provided they pay his travelling expenses and accommodation. His 'family' lives in cities like Berlin - three children - and in Holland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, France and even New Zealand. The eldest is now nine while the youngest is two months old. Strike rate: Mr Bouden gives 80 per cent of the females he has sex with a child H...

Ex-governor Ibori may be jailed 10 years today Former Delta State Governor James Ibori, who has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges at Southwark Crown Court 12 in London, may be sentenced today (Monday). Ibori had pleaded guilty to 10 counts of fraud, money laundering and corruption put at about $250m before Justice Anthony Pitts. He faces up to 10 years in a UK prison and is coming barely a few days after his accomplice and financial advisor, Ghanaian-born Elias Preko, had been acquitted. In a short submission, Crown Prosecution Service lawyer, Sasha Wass, QC, had said the prosecution did not seek to go ahead with Ibori’s trial anymore because “Mr. Ibori has accepted the entirety of the prosecution’s case as it has always been set out.” But the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which had expressed happiness with the confession of Ibori before the London court, had also indicated that the former governor would also be tried in Nigeria...

Cardiac Arrest..cardiac arrest..cardiac arrest... With sad news of people slumping and dying without visible 'symptoms' flying around; Old and young alike, people seemingly strong and agile just passing on 'suddenly' without prior illness or ailment; cause of death: CARDIAC ARREST! This brings a few questions to mind: What is Cardiac Arrest? What are the causative factors? Is it preventable? What can one do to escape the clutches of this menace? What are the signs to watch out for?..besides the heart stopping that is.. So many questions begging answers. Agreeably, this is just one of the numerous deadly ailments that causes death, but let's just spare some moment to check this out. C ardiac arrest , also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest , is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively during systole. Medical jargons!!! Simply put, Cardiac arrest occu...

Livorno midfielder Morosini dies during Match This is just too sad.. Just last month Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch at Tottenham's White Hart Lane, luckily he survived, unfortunately Morosini did not.   Former Italy Under 21 and Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini has died in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during his team's Serie B match at Pescara. The 25-year-old collapsed in the 31st minute and received treatment on the pitch - reportedly including a heart massage in a bid to resuscitate him - before being rushed to hospital. The match was abandoned and the players left the field in tears. Lega Serie B then confirmed on their website: 'Tragedy on the field. After suffering a cardiac arrest during the match between Pescara and Livorno, Piermario Morosini has died. Scare: Piermario Morosini collapsed during Livorno's game with Pescara 'The 25-year-old player, who came through the youth ranks with Atal...

CHAOTIC BLISS By Olaleye Abiola Ada tenderly patted her bump for reassurance for the umpteenth time. "Let the poor guy rest, darling", Dave her husband said as his eyes caught the gesture. They were on their way to the clinic as Ada could not sleep all night with complaints of body ache and general restlessness; she was only 37weeks along. Dave had to call the office to reschedule all appointments so he could accompany his wife to the hospital. A little over 4 years ago, they met during the 'camp fire night' at Owerri.They belonged to different platoons but fate in the person of Tope, Ada's mischievous platoon leader had thrown them together. She would later find out Tope was Ada's buddy from Lautech. "Hello angel, can I join you?" She had just taken part in her Platoon's amateurish attempt to inject a bit of nollywood into the activities of the night and was trying to catch her breath after the rigorous dancing exercise. Not that he...

'He's robbed me of one of the most precious things in life': Tears of mother blinded by boyfriend who GOUGED her eyes out Tina Nash was subjected to 'sickening' 12-hour assault while her two children were in home She was also left her with broken nose and jaw in an attack described as 'the most harrowing' police had seen She had suffered abuse at Shane Jenkin's hands before but had helped him get out of jail The 32-year-old said the worst thing was not being able to see her children A mother whose eyes were gouged out by her partner said today he had 'robbed me of one of the most precious things in life'. Shane Jenkin, 33, subjected 32-year-old mother-of-two Tina Nash to a sickening 12-hour attack at her home in Hayle, Cornwall, leaving the attractive blonde completely blind. Surgeons removed one eye and could not save her sight in the other, after Ms Nash was suffocated and had her jaw and nose broken during the 'viciou...

Mother finds 'stillborn' baby ALIVE in morgue 12 hours after she was pronounced dead A 'stillborn' baby was found alive in a drawer in a hospital morgue by her distressed mother 12 hours after the girl was declared dead, it emerged today. Analia Bouter was 26 weeks pregnant when she gave birth to her fifth child prematurely at a hospital in Resistencia, in Argentina's northern Chaco province. But after medical staff told her that the infant was born with no vital signs, her distraught parents went home with a death certificate. Analía Bouter of Argentina said she fell to her knees when she discovered her 'stillborn' daughter alive in a morgue drawer Twelve hours later, Mrs Bouter and her husband decided to go to see their baby's body, which was being kept in a refrigerated drawer at the Perrando hospital morgue. She  told Argentina's Clarin newspaper: ‘That night, we went to the morgue. We wanted to take a photo of our d...

Just read about the Model -Claudia Boerner who was found dead in her apartment. She just appeared on a TV show, German Come Dine With Me last month. She consequently reportedly suffered abuses and negative feedback after appearing on the show with many criticizing her looks and motives.   It is really sad that in this day and age people are so cowardly, hiding behind their laptops or systems to attack strangers they completely know nothing about, spewing negative comments. This brings the issue of control to the fore. Should'nt there be a sort of regulatory body actively monitoring comments posted online and stuffs like that? While there is freedom of speech and expression, care should be taken to curtail abuse as is rife today.  If the rate of death occassioned by internet bullying is on the rise daily, then drastic measures should be taken to restore some level of sanity to the system. Of course, people should learn to stand up for themselves, develop thic...

Three –month old baby, five others abducted in Delta Six members of a family, including a three-month-old baby were at the weekend kidnapped by armed men in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the victims were abducted while leaving their home located around Oru Standard Hotel, Jakpa Road, on Saturday afternoon, in a Honda CRV Sport Utility Vehicle. The three children (aged two, four and 14 years) were later abandoned in a nearby bush in Ughelli area of the state. The release reportedly followed persistent wailing by the two-year-old. The whereabouts of the three month-old baby, her mother and another victim, said to be related to the family, remained unknown at the time of this report on Monday afternoon. However, our correspondent gathered that the fate of the victims assumed a dramatic twist on Sunday after members of the family reported the incident at the Ekpan Police Station, much to the anger of the kidnappers, who had...

Yes, I was at the salon yesterday to..you know..in readiness for the new week. And what is so spectacular about that, you may want to ask , abeg, let me land first. So where was I? Okay, I was at the salon and as I was sitting and trying to arrange myself and legs to prevent passersby from seeing..you know...while enduring the head pushing and pulling that normally accompany such 'endeavors' without wincing, I could not but listen to the conversation between the ' manageress ' and her friend that came visiting. They apparently just lost somebody dear to them, a woman in her early forties. While any death (human or animals) at all is sad, be it of the elderly or youth -we all have people to whom we are very dear, people to whom we are everything- this was especially painful to them because the kids are still young and she has 'suffered', etc According to them, she stuck with the husband through thick and thin, when they lived in ' face me I face...

Yes, I was at the salon yesterday to..you know..in readiness for the new week. Nothing spectacular about that, you might want to add, abeg make I land. So as I was sitting down and trying to properly arrange myself in order not to show people around a glimpse of the 'inner haven' while also trying hard to endure the head pulling and pushing without wincing; I could not but listen to the conversation between the ' manageress' and her friend who came visiting. They apparently just lost someone dear to them, a woman in her early forties. While death is always painful..be it of a loved one or animal, the aged or youth, it is always very painful. We all have people to whom we are the world, people to whom we are everything. This particular death was very painful because according to them, the kids were still young and she had 'suffered' (together with the husband). Before the husband's 'breakthrough' came, they lived in 'face me I face you...

Some or all of us may have read and heard about this, nonetheless, it still doesnt detract from the gravity of it; from the pain and sorrow permeating the atmosphere of the affected homes. The 'massive' bomb blast left several people dead and many injured, these are people just ;like you and I; people with dreams, hope and ambition. People who woke up and left their abodes to fend for themselves on a day when they should probably be in their houses, relaxing with their families, etc. This much could be gathered from the report as most of those affected are 'okada' riders going about their businesses. I read in the dailies on Saturday that the Army uncovered a plot by boko haram to bomb Kaduna; also gathered that the United Kingdom and United States issued warnings to their citizens to stay away from Borno, Niger, Kano, Sokoto, Kaduna and Yobe State. Also read that the Presidency issued a statement that there was no cause for alarm and people should go about the...

Little boy's brain tumour discovered after routine eye check-up A mother in the UK revealed how a life threatening brain tumor was detected following a routine check-up. The little boy was scheduled to see a specialist about a rare condition - heterochromia (got to look this up) and the large mass at the back of his head was spotted. This condition reportedly causes both eyes to be different colors. An emergency nine - hour surgery saved the young guy. People, if things don't seem right, something might be wrong, so don't brush or shrug off even the smallest sign, get it checked and who knows...

Just came up with a parallel one to tgif..lol Seriously, does anyone ever feel this way? Have you ever, in all honesty, said thank God it's Sunday? I for one (always) dread Sundays. Now do not get me wrong, Sunday is holy and we keep it free to serve and worship and relax in preparation for Monday. But...if you ever have to get up 3.30am, Monday to Friday, doing chores, getting kids ready, doing the school run, facing work, etc etc..then you would understand my drift. Well I suppose we can still say thank God for Sunday as it represent the last 'resting' day of the week, and ain't we supposed to be refreshed after the activities of saturday? One special blessing of this particular Sunday though..its Easter Sunday and we get to add Monday to our 'weekend'.. So thank God it's Sunday. (And thank God for the gift of life) Enjoy your day, folks.

In the Spirit of Easter I have thought hard of what should be my introductory message to debut this page and what better idea than to write about Love! While not trying to be overly religious, today being Easter Sunday when the Lord Jesus Christ arose from the dead, broke free and made a mockery of the evil forces, triumphing over them some 2000+ years ago brings to mind the essence of it all. Why would anyone want to go through so much pain for some people you do not know, some yet unborn..already prempting them knowing the human nature - strong yet so weak. Why would anyone stand the torture and anguish of nails being driven, hammered into his / her flesh, tearing through tendons and ligaments..(I can almost hear the sound of the hammer accompanied by screams in my mind) just for some strangers -some unworthy and unfriendly! Why would anyone bear the burden of several millions of unique specie ever created; hanging on a tree, suspended in space by nails harshly driven throug...