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Chantal Bryan, 40, knew her son Jonathan, 12, couldn’t speak, but she had a gut instinct there was a way to communicate with him… My son Jonathan started secondary school last year, and like any parent, I was anxious. But I needn’t have worried – he’s already a bit famous there. He came home recently and told me about some boys being jealous of the attention he got from Year 8 girls! Jonathan is bright – cleverer than me – and his poetry is amazing. But he’s not a wise sage all the time, he’s a naughty 11-year-old underneath it all, who is fun to be with. Although it could’ve all been so different, he was silent for so long. In 2006, Jonathan was born with cerebral palsy and renal failure. We’d been driving to a country pub and another car smashed into us, and although I was fine, it caused a placental abruption and Jonathan was being deprived of oxygen. He had to be delivered by emergency caesarean and was born blue and lifeless. In the first few days he didn’...

Some Nigerians have identified areas the organizers of the ongoing Big Brother Naija, BBN, reality TV show are not doing well. The third season of the show tagged “Double Wahala,” commenced some weeks ago with 20 contestants competing for a N45 million prize and a brand new SUV. Some of the viewers of the programme told the News Agency of Nigeria that the show was “an insult to their intelligence as it promotes immorality among contestants.” They condemned how the housemates were kissing each other as if they had been legitimately married. Mrs Olabisi Afolabi, a mother of two teenagers said, “BBNaija becomes addictive when one indulges in watching it. “I always engage my children in productive activities while the show is on. “My children are under eighteen. They should not be exposed to anything that is pornographic in nature.” Some Nigerians have identified areas the organizers of the ongoing Big Brother Naija, BBN, reality TV show are not doing well. ...

Mom-to-be  Telli Swift  had more on her brain than just a baby. After waiting on boyfriend  Deontay Wilder  to propose, Telli considered getting a place of her own to show her boo that she means business. "I went to look for spots to take myself out of this stressful situation," Telli told Deontay. Though it seemed like Deontay was pushing back on the idea of marriage, the champion boxer was actually looking at rings. "I love the girl though. She got my heart. That's my baby, that's my best friend," Deontay told friends C.J. Mosley and  Andre Caldwell . At the couple's sex reveal party Deontay surprised Telli with a big rock and a sweet promise to be the man she's always wanted. But before all that, Kaylin Jurrjens  had some mommy duties of her own to take care of. After trying her hand at babysitting Kierra Douglas ' daughter, Harrison , Kaylin began seriously considering becoming a mother despite her reserva...

Nigeria’s famous movie producer and actor, Femi Ogedengbe has addressed a lot of issues affecting the country in a video that has gone viral. The former actor who now works as a security guard in the United States called out the youths shaming him for his new job and said he makes better money from it than he did as an entertainer in Nigeria. He disclosed that while he was in Nigeria, he worried about how to feed his kids each day but that isn’t the case anymore. He also called out Nigerian leaders, especially President Buhari for the current state of the country. The father, who welcomed twins in 2014 and named them Nollywood and Hollywood, said President Buhari is not fulfilling the promises he made to Nigerians. He also called out politicians like Rotimi Amaechi and also the “Godfathers”. He said: “Buhari, I don’t know how you are governing this country. This country, Nigeria, take  a look at it. Are you proud of what is happening in the country? You came...

The qualifying examination for the 2018 Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics Television Quiz Competition is set to hold on Saturday, February 17 at designated centres nationwide. Already, secondary school authorities across the country are besieging the Cowbellpedia Registration Portal to enlist their students for the competition as the February 11 deadline draws closer. According to Abiodun Ayodeji, Marketing Manager of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, sponsors of the event, registration for this year’s Cowbellpedia competition is strictly online via the website: www.cowbellpedia.ng , and it is absolutely free.Each participating school, he further explained, is entitled to put forward five candidates who must be between 10 and 18 years old for each of the junior and senior categories. To encourage Girl Child Education, mixed schools are expected to nominate a minimum of two girls for each category to represent such school.  The qualifying examination for the ...

A PRO-DEMOCRACY and non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against dissolving the governing board of Police Service Commission (PSC). HURIWA’s warning came against the backdrop of a purported petition to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha by a Lagos based group – Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) – asking that the chairman of the commission Mike Okiro, a retired Inspector General of Police be stopped from parading himself as head of the Commission. But HURIWA in a written presentation submitted to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation completely ruled out the legal validity of the so-called dissolution of the PSC’s board as insinuated by the Lagos non-governmental group, submitting that constitutionally the presidency has no power to dissolve a board recognized in the constitution and whose statutory tenure will run ti...

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed Poland's controversial new Holocaust bill late Tuesday ahead of it being assessed by the country's Constitutional Tribunal.   The law would make it illegal to accuse the nation of complicity in crimes committed by Nazi Germany, including the Holocaust.   It would also ban the use of terms such as "Polish death camps" in relation to Auschwitz and other such camps located in Nazi-occupied Poland.   Violations will be punished by a fine or a jail sentence of up to three years. Duda's spokesman, Krzysztof Lapinski, confirmed the bill had been signed. The President's office says the majority of the legislation will take effect 14 days after it appears at the country's Journal of Laws -- which could happen as early as Wednesday. The rest of the legislation will come into force within three months. The bill will also be reviewed by the country's Constitutional Tribunal to ensure it doesn...

North Korea is set to hold its 70th anniversary military parade, a day ahead of the start of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.  Pyongyang's annual parade, marking the founding of its armed forces, has been held in April for 40 years. However, the country's state media announced earlier this year that the date had been changed to 8 February. North Korea has dismissed criticism of its plans, saying no-one had the right to take issue. "It is a custom and very basic common sense that any country in the world takes the founding of its military very seriously and celebrates it with extravagant events," said the ruling Workers' Party newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun. The US has said it would rather the parade not take place as the focus should be on the Games. On Thursday, North Korea said it has no intention of meeting US officials during the Games, according to the North's official KCNA news agency. South Korean government officials had said l...