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Woman pregnant with twins, babies die during delivery on Lagos street

John Ogunsemore Oct 19, 2020 0

A 35-year-old woman identified as Mrs Bunmi Muri has died while delivering twins on the street in Bariga, Lagos.The twin babies also died in the incident that occurred at Ogooluwa Street, in the Oke Oshodi area.Heavily-pregnant Muri…

Law

Doctor detains Nursing mother, confiscates her car over N480,000 unpaid childbirth bill

Adefemola Akintade Sep 25, 2019 0

Peace who is a nursing mother alongside her husband, Uche Onu have filed a lawsuit against Doctor Alfred Nwoyeocha at the Kaduna state High court over her unlawful detention and confiscation of her car due to her inability to settle alleged…

News

140m babies born annually – WHO

Prudence Arobani Feb 16, 2018 0

Worldwide, an estimated 140 million births take place every year and most of these occur without complications for women and their babies, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.Nothemba Simelela, WHO’s Assistant Director-General…

Metro

Woman Dealt Double Blow, Loses Child and Detained by Hospital Over Unpaid Bills

Femi Famutimi Feb 12, 2018 0

A woman identified as Amarachi Lemchi was dealt a double blow, first suffering the loss of a child and then being detained by the hospital over unpaid bills.According to the Punch, the woman was rushed to Obioma Hospital and Maternity…

Metro

Tragic: Mother loses 5 Children In One Day

Femi Famutimi Nov 15, 2017 0

A Kenyan woman suffered a heavy blow after she lost five of her children during childbirth.The woman, Jacintah Akinyi, 30, previously had 4 children and had no idea that she was pregnant with quintuplets. When she was due, she lost 2 of…

Metro

Triplets and mum detained in Benue hospital over unpaid bills

Tosin May 26, 2017

Childbearing without subsequent complications are usual joyous moments however, the birth of the children took a turn for the worse when the parents were unable to pay childbearing fees.After welcoming triplets, a couple identified as…

Metro

Crown Polytechnic Student Abandons Baby Hours After Given Birth In Hospital.

Tosin May 4, 2017

A student of Crown Polytechnic, Odo Ado-Ekiti by name Ayodeji Oluwatosin has run away and abandoned her baby boy at the Tayo-Tayo Medical Clinic and Maternity Centre, a private hospital in Ilawe-Ekiti on Tuesday, 2nd of May, 2017.She…

Entertainment

Nollywood actress, Modupe Oyekunle Dies During Childbirth

Tosin Apr 5, 2017

It was a day filled with mourning for Nollywood actors as the news of the death of one of their fast rising actresses Modupe Oyekunle filtered in.Playground.ng reported that the actress, popularly known as and fondly referred to as…

Metro

Man escapes after wife who had twins, gives birth to triplets

Tosin Feb 7, 2017

A woman whose husband ran away after she gave birth to triplets has appealed to the government and the general public to come to her rescue.Mrs Queen Udekwe, 35, had previously given birth to a set of twins.She told newsmen in Benin…

Health & Relationships

33,000 Nigerian Women Die of Childbirth Related Causes Annually – Aisha Buhari

Jumoke Oct 1, 2015 0

First Lady, Aisha Buhari has described maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria as a national crisis that must be addressed urgently because 33,000 Nigerian women die of childbirth related causes and 800,000 children never reaching their…