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Hi guys..Been a while I made a post. Apologies, I've had my attention pulled to something different and time consuming. However, I promise to do my best to keep this web space of mine updated as frequently as possible.

Well this post is for those of us scratching our head and thinking of a fresh new dish to serve our household and guest this Sallah weekend? (By the way HAPPY HOLIDAYS everybody) Why not opt for the Classic Coconut Rice.

This dish will offer another way of cooking rice, which is refreshing with a unique flavor that's different from the everyday jollof rice which is served in every Nigerian occasion and has even sparked an argument between our very own Vice President Osibanjo and Minister of Information Lai mohammed.

So, let's give Jollof Rice a break and eat Coconut Rice for a change.

Our recipe today will be taken from none other but one of my favorite Nigerian food bloggers, Dobby. Dobby is a popular Culinary and Lifestyle blogger who blogs at DobbysSignature

She added a yummy twist to her classic Coconut rice recipe by adding her special Turkey Stock. Read her full recipeand instructions on how to make the dish below..

How to make classic coconut rice
• Prep time: 15 minutes
• Cook time: Over 30 minutes
• Meal Type: Main course
• Region: Nigeria

Ingredients:::
•4 cups Rice
•1 pint Thick Coconut Milk (View the Extraction process Here)
•1 Kilo Turkey
•1 tbsp.Thyme
• 1 tsp. Curry powder
• 1 medium sized onion, chopped
• 3 seasoning cubes
1 cup Butter or Margarine or Vegetable oil
• Salt to taste
• Water


Additional vegetables (Optional but not necessary)
• 1 bunch Spring onion , chopped
• 2 Fresh pepper (Scotch bonnet), chopped
•1 Green bell pepper, chopped
Directions:::
Step1: The first step is to parboil the rice. To do this, you place the rice in a pot and some water and cook for about 10 minutes till its firm to the bite but still under-cooked.

Step 2: Time to prepare the stock. For this i'd be using turkey meat but you can use chicken, goat, cow or any meat you have available. Place the turkey in a medium sized pot, add thyme, curry powder, chopped onion, crushed seasoning cubes and salt to taste. Add some water and leave to cook for about 12 minutes.

Step 3: Remove the turkey from the stock and fry or grill the turkey meat then set aside.

Step 4: Into the turkey stock, add the parboiled rice, coconut milk , butter/margarine or vegetable oil. Cover and leave to cook for about 15 minutes or until the liquid in the pot dries up.

Step 5: Add the Spring onion, Fresh pepper (Scotch bonnet) and Green bell pepper, stir and leave to simmer for 5 minutes. turn off the burner and serve.

Happy Cooking....

Source: http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/09/weekend-recipeclassic-coconut-rice.html

Talented Ex-BBN housemate, who recently went on a trip to Dubai with EX-BBA housemate Melvyn Oduah as her traveling companion, has been sharing loved up photographs of their experience in the Arab city.


Today she posted a video, which had a compilation of some of the experiences they had on their trips.

In the post, Debie Rise wrote

"Not sure@melvinOduah and I can exhaust all the clips we gathered on this tour, but then, let's say goodbye for now. However, sometime else is coming, can you take a wild guess? fingers crossed."

Watch the video here

Yes, Debbie, I can guess...You both will soon be flying to Paris to tie the knot??

SOURCE: http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/07/debie-rise-shares-romantic-clip-from.html#more

Ex- BBN housemate Uriel Oputa instantly claps back at a follower who dissed her on her page


Ex-BBN housemate who has been doing good for herself following her stint in the big brother's house made the post above today on her Instagram page about an upcoming nexus appliances kitchen cook out which she will be hosting this Sunday.


One of her followers @munaanyadike who seemed dissatisfied with what she had to offer made a diss comment;

"Abeg where Tboss dey?"

Uriel didn't miss a bit as she instantly chastised him to stop hating

"@munaanyadike get off my page don't be negative towards me or other housemates....Only God judges, not you...bye...negativity does not pay, it kills, it's bitter and nasty."

Uriel has since deleted her comment and the fan I guess has flown out of her page to go hate somewhere else.

SOURCE: http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/07/ex-bbn-housemate-uriel-oputa-instantly.html

Motivational blogger and beautiful wife of Nollywood actor IK Ogbonna have Publicly explained to the masses in general why she continuously writes intimate things about herself, her husband and their lives in general.
In a Post she made on Social media she wrote "People wonder why I keep bringing out very personal things about myself, my husband and our lives in general on my blog, advising me, saying it's not "wise", but the truth is faking a perfect picture on the outside while suffering on the inside is not a manifestation of strength, but FEAR and it never ever helped anyone.

"Everything I have been through, I been through for a reason, I have no shame because my experience is my source of wisdom and if me sharing it will help change one, only one person's life for better then I know for sure, I did a good job."


You can follow Sonia on her blog ogbonnasonia..com.ng to learn more of her story, maybe it will be a source of high impact life changing experience for you.

SOURE: http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/07/sonia-ogbonna-publicly-explains-why-she.html

21-year-old Bangladeshi woman, Hawa Akhter had her five finger's reportedly slashed off by her husband, due to his jealous rage on her decision to further her studies.

The husband, 30-year-old Rafiqul Islam, trickily blindfolded her and taped her mouth, telling her he wanted to give her a surprise present. He made her hold out her hand and he slashed off all her five fingers. A relative of Islam, then threw Ms. Akhter's fingers in the dustbin to ensure doctors could not reattach them.

While talking to the times, Ms. Akhter revealed that her husband has warned her that there would be severe consequences if she did not put an end to her studies.

"After he came bak to Bangladesh, he wanted to have a discussion with me, Suddenly, he blindfolded me and tied my hand. He also taped my mouth saying that he would give me some surprise gifts.But instead, he cut off my fingers." She told the times.

The Bangladesh Police Chief, Mohammed Saluddin said that. Mr Islam had confessed after he was arrested, in the capital Dhaka, and will face charges of permanent disfiguration.

"He was enraged. He was jealous because while he only had a grade eight standard education, she was off to college to pursue higher studies," said Mr Saluddin.

Human rights groups are demanding life imprisonment for Mr Islam's crime.

Ms Akhter says she is learning to write with her left hand and is determined to resume her studies. She has since moved back to her parent's home.

Source:http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/07/bangladeshi-woman-gets-her-five-right.html#more

The list of 100 Most Reputable People on Earth was compiled by South African research-based, global performance-management consulting company, Reputation Poll and compiled a list of 100 individuals who have garnered high reputations for themselves through the works they have engaged in.

24 women across the globe, the youngest being 19-year-old Malala Yousafzai made it to the list. Here are their names below.

1. Adele - Singer

2. Angelina Jolie - Actress

3. Michelle Obama - Former First Lady of US

4. Melinda Gates - Wife of Bill Gates

5. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Activist

6. Christine Amanpour - TV Host, CNN.

7. Christine Legarde - Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

8. Dr Okonjo Iwela - Former Finance Minister, Nigeria

9. Elizabeth Warren - Senator, Massachusetts

10. Ellen DeGeneres - TV Host, Ellen Show

11. Emma Watson - Actress

12. Helen Clark - Politician, New Zealand

13. J.K. Rowling - Writer

14. Beyonce - Singer

15. Jennifer Lopez - Singer

16. Obiageli Ezekwesili - Co-Founder, Transparency International

17. Oprah Winfrey - CEO, Oprah Winfrey Network

18. Queen Elizabeth II - Queen, United Kingdom

19. Rebecca Enonchong - CEO, AppsTech

20. Shirin Ebadi - Lawyer

21. Taraji P. Henson - Actress

22. Theresa May - Prime Minister, Britian

23. Winnie Byanyima - Executive Director, Oxfam International

24. Malala Yousafzai - Activist, The Malala Fund

Source: http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/06/2017-most-reputable-women-on-earth.html

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Punch Newspaper


Buhari's Health
25 private refineries operators yet to build structures-DPR
I have no more respect for EFCC- Okojie
Obasanjo not saying truth about Jonathan - Evah
Boko Haram to kidnap foreigners-US, UK.
Nigerians share before and after photos of Buhari, laments frail looks
Militants kill police Seargent, loots armory in Ogun
Security votes: Plateau, Kwara govts faults Obi's claims


Vanguard Newspaper

After 118 days in Boko Haram captivity, 82 Chibok girls freed.
Buhari to receive 82 freed Chibok girls today - Presidency
26 die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash
Maritime Varsity: PANDEF commends Senate, Presidency
Those asking Buhari to resign are unfair, mischevious - Oshiomhole
Creation of Lagos State.
Begging for alms is a taboo - The Opebiyis, blind couple with two children.
PDP in disarray ahead of Benue LG polls
Why we arrested Ifeanyi Ubah - DSS
Gunmen invade Adoke's brother's house
Edo Commissioners emerge before end of month - Obaseki
5,000 houses razed, 30,000 rendered homeless as soldiers hunt for militant leader Ossy Ibori's men
Quickteller targets N450bn electronic payment market
Markafi-led PDP triggers option B, set to fuse into APDA
Wife of NIA DG, Oke transferred property to spy agency after purchase
Gunmen kill two in Rivers
Gov. Bello sacks principal over unkept school premises

This Day Newspaper

Global peace and security will be far-fetched in the near future: Non nuclearisation politics as a pointer
FG earns 66bn from lottery in five years
Niger Delta now an investment destination, says NDDC boss
Senate set to save poultry sector says Saraki
Soyinka: EFCC should prosecute detractors of fight against corruption
Edo to commence BTC contract bids Monday
FG releases additional 30bn for Amnesty programme
Police confirm 26 dead, 11 injured in lagos Ibadan air crash.
Chike Obi: Nigeria need double digital growth to exit recession
Markafi PDP faction mulls option B, forms new party
Oyegun: Anambara election will test APC's acceptance in South-east
France decides today
FG secures release of 82 more Chibok girl
DSS arrests Ifeanyi Ubah for N11bn petrol theft, economic sabotage

The Guardian

Senate to pass 2017 budget Tuesday, says Gobir
Waku urges prayers for Buhari
CAN President donates relief materials worth N7million in Benue
26 killed, 11 injured in road crash along Lagos/Ibadan expressway
Police arrest kidnappers of 8-year-old girl
Obasanjo declines comments on Buhari's heath status
Invasion of Imo Assembly an affront on democracy
Lottery: FG generated N66bn in five years, says comission
Over 80 Chibok girls regain freedom
Senate set to save poultry sector, says Saraki
Kano government orders immediate trial of rapist of 6months old child
DSS arrests Uba again for economic sabotage
Nurses, midwives decry poor state of Nigeria's health facilities
82 Chibok girls exchanged for Boko Haram suspects
Nafdac destroys N105m fake products
500 Malnourished children risk death over delayed passage of 2017 budget
Cross river to sue FG for N3 trillion over Bakassi
Peterside picks holes on FG's economic recovery plan

The Sun

Why executive/senate face-off persists - Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe
Nigeria's three kingmaker generals
Lai Mohammed: The colors of a gadfly
Kanu to visit families of slain IPOB members
Intrigues over Buhari
Shehu Sani was our student in Kaduna Poly, GSC Kaduna - Former HOD, Ex-principal

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According to the police, 37-year-old Chesney Wheeler delivered her baby two and a half month's premature at home near Williamsport on April 12 and allegedly put the baby in a cardboard box and drove to an out-of-town hospital out of fear that doctors would find out she smoked crack cocaine and used heroin the night before the girl was born.

According to reports by The Associated Press, Wheeler told the police that she "wasn't exactly thrilled at being pregnant" before she delivered the girl at home, after which she passed out.

When she eventually woke up, she put the baby in the back seat of her car in the cardboard box and started driving around, at that point she already knew the baby was dead because rigor mortis had set in.

It is reported that she told hospital officials she miscarried and may have flushed the baby down the toilet, but a friend who accompanied wheeler to the hospital led cops to the baby's corpse in the parking lot.

Wheeler was arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse, evidence tampering, obstruction of law, enforcement and fleeing prosecution.

She's set to appear in court by May 10, for a preliminary hearing.

Source:http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/

Actress and producer, Juliet Ibrahim took to her Instagram handle moments ago to say her take on the issue of Domestic Violence, while also calling out celebrities who have chosen to go around snapping and tweeting while mocking their fellow woman who is going through hardship.

Read what she wrote below;

"Our value as women has been taken for granted due to domestic violence, egoism and male chauvinism. Never joke about domestic violence. Violence is never a choice anyone should make!! ‘Why Didn’t You Just Leave?’ A question we are all quick to ask but we should never be the judge until we hear Domestic Violence Survivors Explain Why It’s Never That Simple!!! 80% of women experience violence in relationships around the world and its growing rapidly; We need to speak up and lend our voices as much as we can to encourage these Victims to speak up early enough to avoid a nasty fate, keeping quiet and thinking that He/She will change is not the solution! Also; When a gun is present in a domestic violence situation, it increases the risk I of homicide for women by 500 percent. #domesticviolence shame unto every so-called celebrity that is actually tweeting and snapping while mocking any thing concerning another woman's well being that is out there in the news... don't forget Karma is a real bitch; be careful what you wish for others. #sayNotodomesticviolence Thank God there are authorities in place nowadays to do the needful and deal with these maniacs! Violence is not an excuse and should never be a choice no matter what!"


Well said, Aunty Juliet. But who are the celebrities you're calling out though, tell us, Let's go and shut them up

30-year-old Columbian woman, Sandra Milena Almeida, after discovering that her husband has been unfaithful to her, ate and swallowed her entire life saving, to prevent him from getting his hands on the money, after he discovered where she had hidden the money and demanded half of it.

Her actions came to light when she started having abdominal pains and was rushed to the hospital, where doctors found bundles of notes inside her stomach after carrying out a series of tests.

Juan Pulo Serrano, Director of Surgery at the University Hospital of Santander, Juan Paulo Serrano told reporters "57 $100 bills were found and extracted by the orifice opened in the stomach. Some extra rolls of money were found in the intestine, which advanced to the colon.
"She ate rolls of bills, they were not wrapped up for any form of illicit transport," he added. "It seems it was an act of desperation by this woman, due to the problem she was facing, to ingest these elements, and this, of course, affects the patient's normal intestinal functioning and life."

Mrs. Almeida is expected to make a full recovery.

Source:http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/

A few weeks ago, I stumbled across the topic for this post in one of my favorite blogs 'Byrdie.'
Now one of the worst things I hate in a human physique is a big stomach. Kai, my hatred for that prodigiously distended stomach, the one referred to as “Afor Beer , that makes some people look like the swallowed a life toad, is almost bordering to the point of obsession.

This is not to say that I have the flattest stomach in the history of flat stomachs, quite the contrary, my stomach is of a considerable size, though it might not be noticeable when I’m standing, but when I sit down it distends embarrassingly outwards. Even though I try as much as possible not to hate any part of my body, but my stomach is one part I will gladly trade, for a flatter one, of course. Lawd help me. To think that a few years back I had a semi-nonexistent stomach.

You might be wondering if you hate your stomach that much why not do something, but mehn have I tried? I have gone as far as lifting weights, hoping that within weeks my tummy will be as flat as Agbani Darego’s when she won the miss world title, but alas it didn’t quite turn out that way and in a couple of weeks I got tired and dropped the workout beat. Don’t blame me, I hate sweating and with workout comes sweating. I have also tried dieting, but my love for some certain foods no just gree me stick to the routine and gosh is dieting expensive?. Who has that kind of money to be eating nothing but wheat when you want to swallow? But nevertheless, I’m still not relenting on my quest to get back that my highly desirable semi-non-existent stomach. I know I’m not the only 9ja girl out there on this great quest, so I decided to share some of the some of the things I read in the post with all 9jagirlfriends battling along with me.

In the post, the writer said that there are two ways to get a flat stomach.
Hitting the gym
Focusing on bloating.

Since the gym bit is something I’m not too keen about at the moment and not everyone can afford, let’s focus on bloating. Here are a few remedies on how to go about de-bloating that terribly looking huge tummy.

EAT MORE SLOWLY

Lol, this might sound like a joke, but it isn’t. There are actually facts backing this. Eating very fast will cause you to take in so much air; hence your stomach will be filled up with gas, meaning you can feel a little more bloated than you previously were. So it’s actually advisable to eat mindfully and chew food longer to stop your stomach from getting full so quickly. This is important because since your stomach doesn’t have teeth, it will struggle to digest the bigger particles you didn’t chew properly and bacteria can start fermenting on the food, thereby causing digestive problems, thus preventing a flat stomach. Hehehe, if you’re the type that’s always eating like you’re been chased by your village masquerade, stop and repent from that habit, it might actually be what causes your bloating.
CHECK YOUR PORTION SIZE.
The quantity of food you eat has a lot to contribute to bloating. To prevent this, stick to a fist size portion. One of the main reasons we get excess bloating is that the bacteria in the colon is eating the food we eat and then that produces gas. So eating less food will starve this bacteria’s thereby resulting in less bloating. I know this is definitely going to be hard for some foodies, but if that bloating keeps you as uncomfortable as it keeps me, then eating less will sure help.

DRINK PEPPERMINT

One way to get a flat stomach when feeling bloated is by drinking peppermint tea. Many studies have proven the efficacy of peppermint and its effect on better digestion. Peppermint tea eases the muscles that allow painful digestive gas to pass. Hmm, I’ve never had peppermint tea before, but I’m definitely going to hunt it down.

EAT MORE YOGURT.

Not only does yogurt help to digest your food and help with getting a flat stomach, but it’s also thought to help with your immune system. Ok na, Farmfresh and Habib yogurt, here I come.

DE-STRESS

Stress can cause your body to not digest food properly. When your body goes into a fight or flight mode all the blood intended to help your body break down food,, will be unable to do their job as your body redirects it elsewhere in your system. So while sipping that peppermint tea, listen to some calming music and forget all about your worries.

AVOID OR EAT LESS OF THESE FOODS.

Some foods can cause you to feel more bloated. So eating less of them or completely avoiding them will get you one step closer towards that your flat tummy goal. Here they go, Beans, bread, carbonated drinks, onions, garlic, apples, dairy products, corn, pizza, (I know some of you are already shrieking, Not my dominos …Yes! that too), all these food can increase bloating.

ADDITIONAL THINGS TO DO TO PREVENT BLOATING

Here are a couple other things to do to prevent bloating, Quit smoking, chew less gum, don’t drink from a straw, drink more water.

Darris all, for now, my 9jagirlfriends, I hope we've learnt a thing or two, I know I did. Feel free to tell us what you have done in the past to prevent that disgraceful bloat.

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I want to be raped by my boyfriend how do I tell him? We live together I'm 24 & he's 34. He is too sweet, doesn't drink smoke lie or cheat. 2 years together and He still makes breakfast & dinner, comes home with flowers a bottle of wine and chocolates tied in ribbons and cries during sex. Now i don't want to sound ungrateful because I'm not, I love him more than red wine and only God knows how big of a love that is in my world, but He's too perfect to the point it's scary. I have tried to piss him off multiple times just to see his bad side but he doesn't reveal it and instead of finding comfort in that it only scares me more. He never shouts or gets angry. He never gives me a chance to pay for my actions or to the least punish me into thinking there's a chance I might lose him. He just easily says he loves me then forgives me like nothing happened. as of late I have had a strange crave for him that turns me on. I fantasize his hands around my neck and forced sex after a heated argument, even though he's never carried one. I really want him to rape me (when I least expect it or want it) just this once so I can see a different side of him that will relieve me. How do I tell him this? And as for my fellow ladies, have you ever encountered such a man? Do they really have a bad side? How do you get it out of him? (Except for cheating).

Source:http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/05/dilemma-girl-ask-how-she-can-induce-her.html

"I didn't want to have tears in my eyes because people would swear I was crying because of the new president," She told the Audience.

She also went on to say that she had grown emotional at the thought of leaving her White House staff. But she also clarified that she harbored no intentions of returning to the white house.

"I wouldn't ask my children to do this again because, when you run for higher office, it's not just you, it's your whole family," She said, putting off rumors that she want's to run for president in the future.

"Plus, there's so much more we can do outside of the office because we won't have the burden of political baggage."

Source:http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/

This article was written by Chioma Obinna of Vanguard, I thought I should share it here for every 9jagirlfriend to read and learn one or two things about fibroid.

Here it goes,

Many women go about with protruding stomach even when they are not pregnant. It is common to find women looking fat at the waist region. Findings show that many of these women have fibroids. About seven in every 10 black women are, according to a research, affected by fibroids. Today, fibroids are widespread. Statistics from hospitals also reveal that at least one in every four Nigerian women will develop one or more fibroids in her lifetime. Fibroids are no doubt part of the contributor to the increase in needless deaths among women. Quite a number of women who died, even celebrities, have been linked to complications arising from fibroids. Sunday Vanguard looks at the burden of the condition, why it is on the rise and treatment options.


Patients stories
It has been difficult living with fibroids,” says Mrs. Bola Ayeni. Married at the age of 38, Bola has had this bulky stomach for years. She also struggled led with persistent bleeding, frequent urination, and cramping.
The bleeding sometimes comes so heavy that she would be confined within the walls of her bedroom for days. Even her finances are not spared as she uses between 11 and 15 pads a day anytime she is menstruating.
The pains and bleeding were so unbearable that she did whatever that comes her way including patronizing native doctors.
“I have looked for a solution from even places you cannot imagine but at the end of the day, there was no relief. Everybody thought it was, spiritual problem until it was finally confirmed that I have uterine fibroids, Bola told Sunday Vanguard.”
At this point, desperation set in. In a desperate move to end the pain and at the same time have a child, she said: “Many people have advertised all sorts of cure which I have tried, all of the herbs that you can imagine and they worked for a while, but it’s very expensive because you have to keep on going.”
Within a space of five years after marriage, Bola had several miscarriages. It became so bad that she resigned from her job. Although medical diagnosis revealed she has about seven fibroids in the uterine cavity, where the fetus would have occupied if all was well, Bola never backed down on her determination to give her husband a child.
Just like every other Nigerian woman, she visited many prayer houses in search of a solution. Unfortunately, the fibroids continued to increase in size, causing more harm and discomfort.
“Fibroids have compromised my career and life but knowing I may never be able to conceive is my worry. I’m not giving up on my desire to have children,” She said.
Months after months, her cycle started getting longer and longer. “It felt like I was bleeding all the time. My energy was low, and my relationships were strained. My bleeding was so severe that I felt very vulnerable and tied to my home. I did not want to be embarrassed. I was always having lower abdominal swelling and this has persisted for years.
“I was also having constipation even after eating a full plate of fruits. I have been afraid of doing surgery for some reasons. There have been stories about people who could not conceive after surgery. The worst part is that so many women have lost their lives after complicated fibroid surgery”.
Meanwhile, Bola is not alone. Felicia, an accountant, has a similar story to tell. Married at age 40, after she obtained a master’s degree from the University of Lagos in 2003, Felicia never had any inclination what life held in store for her. Unfortunately, after two years of blissful marriage and continuous sexual activity without any sign of pregnancy, she decided to consult a gynaecologist. She visited many hospitals until she was finally diagnosed of uterine fibroids; it was a trying time for Felicia and her family. According to experts, fibroids usually develop in women aged between 30 and 50 years and seem more regular in women who weigh over 70 kg. Fibroids are growths of the uterus or the womb. They are also called uterine leiomyomas or myomas. The uterus is made of muscle, and fibroids grow from the muscle. Fibroids can bulge from the inside or outside of the uterus.
“At 42, the thought of surgery was not an option for me. I got married at 40; since then I have been trying to get pregnant”, she said. All her efforts were without success.
Sadly, her bleeding during her cycle continued and she was constantly anaemic and dizzy, until her husband insisted she must go for surgery. A year after, she had a successful fibroid removal surgery called myomectomy, which allows the uterus to be left in place without losing function, and, for some women, it makes pregnancy more likely than before.
Felicia was relieved from the pains and bleeding, but little did she know that the problem was not yet over. Today, Felicia is battling another set of fibroids. The fibroids, according to experts, returned because she was unable to get pregnant immediately. Although doctors have advised Felicia to go for another surgery; she has decided to do nothing about it. “I look pregnant, people ask when the baby is due, and I sometimes struggle for breathe while exercising.”
Describing the ailment as her worst experience in life, she said: “I cannot wish it for my enemy. I don’t like talking about fibroids because of the psychological trauma it has caused me.”
Bola and Felicia, like many other Nigerian women, are overwhelmed by fibroids due to ignorance, misconceptions, late marriage and conception.
Today, there seems to be epidemic of fibroids among Nigerian women. More pathetic is the fact that myths and misconceptions about fibroids have tied so many women to the pains and frustrations of fibroids. Out of ignorance, they delay treatment and turn down surgery.
One of such myths is that the womb would be removed through hysterectomy (surgical removal of uterus).
However, medical experts have traced rising cases of fibroids to late marriage and conception. According to them, these factors are currently fuelling cases of fibroids.
They say many African women are postponing child birth which could cause the hormones (estrogens) in the uterus to malfunction.
In a report, Chief Consultant Radiotherapist and Oncologist, National Hospital, Abuja, Dr Abdurasaq Oyesegun, said fibroid was on the increase.
Oyesegun said the uterus was designed to carry baby and when such did not happen, the muscles in the uterus will increase to the point that it will become fibroid.
“The uterus is designed to carry babies and when it cannot carry babies, the growth increases and the muscles keep increasing. There is an increase in the incident of fibroids among women these days because women now get married late, and the only way to prevent it is for women to marry early.”
He advised women to marry in their early 20s to avoid the possibility of developing fibroid.
Debunking misconception on the link between fibroids and cancer, Oyesegun said fibroid was a non-cancerous growth in the womb that could sometimes cause heavy periods, abdominal swelling and urinary problems. He said although it was possible for young women to develop fibroid, it was not very common. According to him, early marriage would also enable women not to have difficulties in child-bearing. “Women with fibroid should patronise qualified gynaecologists because most deaths arising from fibroid operations were due to the activities of unqualified personnel, ”He stated.
Supporting his views, an obstetric gynaecologist at the University College Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda, Dr. Eve Nakabembe, explained that when conception is delayed, estrogens that is the hormones responsible for developing a baby in the womb tends to malfunction as a result of which the individual will start developing fibroid.
“We are seeing them more because African women are now postponing child-birth. And it is more in Catholic nuns because they don’t get pregnant and they have long duration of estrogens that are unchallenged. But when a woman is pregnant, she doesn’t ovulate. At that time the uterus is relaxed and then hormones are challenged.”
She explained that although the cause of fibroids is unknown there is no sure way to prevent them, adding that fibroids can be negatively influenced by female hormones.
“Depending on your nutrition you can surge your hormones more than necessary. Regular exercise and reducing BMI, reduces the amount of circulating estrogens.”
Myths
On the myth that the womb would be removed through hysterectomy to eliminate fibriods, she listed, options that help preserve the uterus.
According to her, fibroids are managed depending on how the patient wants it. “We base treatment on the fertility desires of the patient, that is, if the patient still wants to have children or has stopped a child bearing. Most times we perform hysterectomy or myomectomy depending on what is available. It can also be treated through uterine artery embolism.”
Perhaps one of the commonest misconceptions is that every woman with fibroids will experience heavy menstrual bleeding and pain. However, researchers estimate that between 50-80 percent of women with fibroids will experience no fibroid symptoms at all. Many women never even know that they have the condition and because fibroid tumors are almost always benign (non-cancerous), those who aren’t experiencing symptoms may not seek treatment.
According to a hospital-based study to assess the level of knowledge, perception, and attitude towards uterine fibroids among women diagnosed with the condition, Dr. M. A. Adegbesan-Omilabu and K. S. Okunade, both of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, and Dr A. Gbadegesin, of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, discovered that there is generally poor knowledge about uterine fibroids among women.
In the study entitled, “Knowledge of, Perception of, and Attitude towards Uterine Fibroids among Women with Fibroids in Lagos, Nigeria”, published in Scientifica – a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal, it was observed that several women were taking over-the-counter drugs that are likely to enhance the growth of fibroids. From the study review, it was observed that the majority of the women studied had various misconceptions about fibroids and infertility. In the study, 67 percent of the women perceived fibroid as a spiritual problem and hence sought treatment from spiritual homes and invariably presented late to the hospital.
Furthermore, the fear of complication of surgery for fibroids has also made many women seek alternative means of treatment. The researchers further noted that the fear of surgery was borne out of misinformation that they might have obtained, although surgery for uterine fibroid is not without complications.
While calling for intensive enlightenment on the etiology and treatment of fibroids, the researchers said many of the respondents have combined herbal products and some orthodox drugs at one point or the other in the past.
Throwing more light on the condition, Dr. Moses Ani, a family physician, and surgeon observed that most of the women that have surgery do get pregnant, but there is a percentage that comes out with other secondary issues such as blockage of the fallopian tube. “When a woman goes into menopause, the tendency is that the ovaries atrophy (shrink)”, he stated.

Consequently, as fibroids continue to threaten the lives of Nigerian women, critical health watchers are of the view that there is an urgent need for government to design a program to tackle fibroids as a public health issue.

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43-year-old Janelle Red Dog, of Poplar, Montana who was supposed to be taking care of a 13-month-old girl, Kenzley Olson who was in her care for three to four weeks, used methamphetamine while the child was unconscious and when the girl stopped breathing, she stuffed her body un a duffel bag and threw it in a trash can before going home to sleep.

This led to the unfortunate demise of the baby girl. All this while Kenzley's mother was being held in jail.

Red Dog then went to report Kenzley missing on April 19, 2016, suggesting that she may have been kidnapped.

However, a day after filing the report she confessed and took investigators to Kenzley's body.

Red Dog has reached an agreement to plead guilty to second-degree murder in the April 2016 death of Kenzley Olson.

U.S. District Judge Brian Morris has set a change-of-plea hearing for May 1 in Great Falls.

Prosecutors were prepared to show that Kenzley was ill and Red Dog who did not sick medical at the time as she was busy using meth with a friend became frustrated when she could not stop the girl from crying, she hit the girl on the head four times, causing her to have a seizure and lose consciousness, court records said.

The next morning, Red Dog decided to take the child to the hospital but said that she stopped breathing on the way.

"Red Dog, believing (Kenzley) to be dead, disposed of her body by placing her into a duffel bag and throwing the duffel bag in an alley trash can," prosecutors said.

Kezley died of multiple blunt force injuries, but an exam also noted numerous bruises from head to toe in various stages of healing, suggesting a pattern of continued physical abuse and neglect, an autopsy found.

Red Dog's mother, Rhea Starr, said her daughter was caring for kenzley when no one else would.

"That baby was passed along like yesterday's gossip," Starr told the Associated press last year.

Imagine using your Man's testicles to blend your makeup. I know, thinking about it makes you want to throw up right? But before you run out of the post to throw up that Eba you just had for lunch read on.

Johnna Hines an 18-year-old girl introduced the latest makeup technique on the block, which involves dabbing your man's testicles on your face to blend in your makeup.

She introduced the technique through a twitter post she made asking her followers to dare her to post her a video of herself using her boyfriend's balls as a beauty blender, well majority of them did and she went ahead to make the video and upload it,

watch the video her; http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/04/hot-new-beauty-trend-18-year-old-girl.html

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42-year-old Gina Miller, a self-escribed psychic who scammed more than $1 million in cash and valuable from numerous she promised to protect from "dark forces" has been sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to repay $1.4 million by an Ohio judge.

Louis Carlozzi, her defense attorney said that Miller's fortune telling was a part of her Romani culture, and she "took it a step too far." However, prosecutors described Miller as "A con artist."

An audio tape from a former client who had worn a wire for Mentor police was played in court and the woman can be heard asking Miller what would happen if she could not make payments. "Your grandson would die," Miller responds.

Another audio tape of meetings between the self-acclaimed psychic and an undercover agent was also played and Miller can be heard asking for $180 for crystals to improve the agent's luck

Miller pleaded guilty in march to an aggravated theft charge in the scheme prosecutors say operated for 15 years. They say she targeted vulnerable clients, convincing them to pay her in cars, Rolex watches, and a diamond ring in exchange for protection,

Miller apologized before her sentencing, asking the Judge for leniency so she could care for her two sons, including one she said has a mental illness.

The judge declined. "Quite simply, you don't deserve leniency. You deserve to be punished." said the Judge.

A 72-year-old former client of Millers told the judge that she works two jobs to pay off credit card debt after giving money to Mille life,' the woman said. "I cannot live long enough to pay off the debt."

Source:http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/04/female-physcic-who-scammed-more-than-1.html

59-year old Florist Lynda Wingate of Riverdale, New Jersey has been accused of stealing plants and other items from graves in a New Jersey cemetery.

According to the associated press, Police has charged her with theft of movable property.

Capt. Christopher Deputy of the Pequannock Township police department said surveillance cameras were initially installed around the First Reformed Church Cemetry following the disappearances of two plants that were replacements for other plants that had been stolen, the AP reports.

The camera footage revealed Wingate in a minivan taking the plants. She was identified by officers as she had served as a police dispatcher before owning her flower shop.

Deputy said Wingate claimed she was clearing off flowers from graves of people she had known.

Source:http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/04/new-jersey-florist-accused-of-stealing.html

Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu took to his Page to threaten exposure of Nollywood actresses who he said sucks his nipples while on movie locations in Enugu, without asking for permission.

He wrote;

"Please stop sucking my nipples...I don't know why every time am on a movie location especially in Enugu, popular actresses are fond of sucking my nipples illegally without even taking permission from the owner of the nipples. If this ugly trend continues, i might have to start calling out names of all the popular actresses that have been disturbing my sexy nipples anytime am asleep...Enough is enough."

Source:

Source: http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/04/juliet-ibrahim-reveals-she-had-sex-in.html

Actress Juliet Ibrahaim told an Interviewer on Trybe Tv's On My Honour that she had sex on a beach when beach-goers were present.

According to her it was just spontaneous and wasn't planned, there was also a lot of tourists around.

She went on further to advise her fans to follow her lead and dare to have sex on the beach. However she cautioned them,

"You have to be very careful when you want to do this. You have to make sure that wherever you are doing it or trying to do it, it's allowed, and it is not like a country or place where people will find it offensive," she warned

She went on further to reveal some intricate details about her sex life

Watch the video of the interview here; http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/04/juliet-ibrahim-reveals-she-had-sex-in.html

Source:http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/04/cheating-married-woman-who-is-pregnant.html

An anonymous married woman who has been having an affair with an equally married lover and is now pregnant for him took to the popular Instagram group handle "Break or makeup" to seek for advice .

Here's what she wrote;

"I know I will get judged but I just need advise.
I am a married woman,sleeping with another married man,we both have kids and respect each other's family. His sex game is just too good that I can't say no to him. I have been sleeping with him for 3 years now and my first son belongs to him,as much as he knows nothing about it but that is my deep dark secrets. Now I am pregnant for him again but he does not know. Scared of aborting because the last time I tried it,I almost bleed to death. I feel so bad. Should I just divorce my husband before he finds out,or manage the situation and work on my conscience."

Any advice for her?

Source: http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/04/videos-nigerian-lady-threatens-to-kill.html

A mother of one and an Instagram user @peppylet in a video uploaded on her Instagram handle threatened to kill herself if the Popular Nigerian musician Davido does not attend her birthday party on August 13.

She also insisted that if Davido does not start following her on Instagram she will kill herself.

watch the video here: http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/04/videos-nigerian-lady-threatens-to-kill.html

Source: http://www.9jagirlfriends.com/2017/04/missing-16-months-old-girl-found-dead.html


Sixteen month's Semaj Crosby's mother, Sheri Gordon, reported her daughter missing Tuesday evening, according to a press release by the Will County Sherrif's Office, Gordon said that her daughter was playing in the yard with her cousins and wandered away.

After a 30 hours search by the Authorities and more than hundred volunteers who combed nearby woods and ponds the search gained consent from a family attorney and entered the child's home where she was found dead around midnight.

According to NBC Chicago, the family has been placed under investigation by the Department of Child and family Services for neglect.

Veronica Resa, deputy director of communications for DCFS, said to NBC

"We have had prior contact with this family including four unfounded investigations for neglect and two prior pending investigations for neglect opened in March 2017."

According to NBC Chicago, The Authorities have said that an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death


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I’m certain most of my 9jagirlfriends who are single, 24 and above have experienced some amount of pressure from loved ones, colleagues, boss, church members or even the dreaded haters all asking when you will finally join the marriage train.

Some of the pressuring can be of various types, like the subtle, seemingly harmless curiosity of your old secondary school mate who hits you up on Facebook after a few year of communication and asks “Jenny, Are you married?” or the almost hostile inquisition by your mother “Shola, when are you bringing our in-law to see us, you know you are not a baby again, and your time is flying by like a hurricane wind” or is it the almost fanatical concern of your pastor who after every church service calls you into his office and holds a ten minutes hot prayer section on your head asking God for nothing other than a Husband for you, you find out that the value of this husband decreases drastically as your age increases. When you’re 22, the pastor hammers prayer for a very wealthy husband, who probably lives in the abroad, preferably America or London. At 26, the husband can still be wealthy but don’t necessarily need to live in the abroad. At 29, the husband can be just an average hardworking man. At 32, the pastor prays for just a husband with no qualities attached to his supplication. Then at the very ripe old age of 35, the pastor starts praying and fasting almost daily with a feverish undertone of panic for “just any man, any man, be it who should come and locate your daughter….oh Lord.”

You find out that as time goes by all these pressuring starts to get into your head and create some very unpleasant thoughts up there. You start wondering to yourself, I’m I normal, what did my married friends do that I’m not doing right?, there must be an ancestral curse behind my singlehood, you spend hours in front of the mirror analyzing yourself and convincing yourself that you are not beautiful or worthy enough to attract a suitor.

These thoughts like torrential rainfall on a sloppy land begin to erode your mindset and total well being, when you run across an old friends message notification on Facebook you don’t even bother opening and reading the message for fear of that dreadful question. The pressure ways down on you so much so that you begin to look older than you age, making the prospect of landing the husband harder.

You might be thinking that you’re all alone in this battle, But I can assure you that you’re not, because there are thousands of Nigerian girls out there that are also facing these same challenges and here are seven tips on how we can all manage that grinding pressure.

7 TIPS ON HOW TO MANAGE THE PRESSURE TO GET MARRIED

1. BE HAPPY: Happiness is one of the keys to living a fulfilling life. Just as other keys to different thing are hard to come by so is happiness. You might be thinking, how can I be happy in this situation I’m in. But why can’t you be happy?, don’t you know that there are benefits to being single?, your doubt me, ok, here are a few. As a single chick you have the freedom to spend your time any way you please, you still have the freedom to date different guys and choose which is best for you, you don’t wake up early in the morning to feed a baby whose intent is to scream down the whole house, you are not subject to having sex every night with round the clock demanding Hot husband, you are not juggling your professional work with the work of raising children, and all the money you’re making now is only for you, you’re more healthy as a single cause some studies have shown that bad relationships or marriage can actually make you physically unhealthy. I know all these might sound selfish but we all have to be selfish to be selfless, and for a marriage to be successful each partner needs a healthy dose of selflessness.

2. PUT YOUR ENERGY TOWARDS BUILDING YOUR CAREER OR BUSINESS:
When you’re busy chasing your career or building up a business, all the external marriage pressure you will encounter will seem highly inconsequential to the ones you face from growing your career or business. If you get a nagging call from your mum or a nosy question from that old friend on social media, when you get home at night you immediately fall asleep from exhaustion instead of drowning yourself in self-pitying thoughts. But if you wake up for morning, fold your hand, sit down dey look, you will treat every question or call as if your existence depends on Marriage.

3. ANSWER EACH QUESTION WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF HUMOR:
Nothing will shut up every nosy person who pressures you about marriage more than your humorous reply. When that curious friend goes “Cindy why you never marry?’’you reply immediately and jokingly “Hehehe, I never ready to pack shit and cook round the clock’’ watch him/her clamp up and move to the next topic, if they persist, douse the conversation with more humour until they tire. Treat the subject lightly and watch others follow suit but treat it seriously and watch every dick and harry drag you to all the prayer ministries around town.

4 HAVE A PRIVATE DISCUSSION WITH YOUR CLOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS: When I mean close family and friends I mean those people you can’t do without and when they hound you, you feel like you have no ally’s left in the world. When these set of people starts pressuring you about marriage, the pressure has a way of sinking deep and causing more damage to your psyche than that of any fella out there. Sit down with let’s say your mum and have a detailed dialogue with her about your reasons for not being married yet, your goals and aspiration now and when you finally tie the knot, how her pressuring affects you mentally, physically or otherwise and why you need her to be supportive of your decisions. I tell you any mother wey love you and her head done go listen to your yarn.

5. STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF: Deep within you, you know yourself. Whatever that makes you happy or comfortable, as long as you’re ain't hurting nobody, DO IT. However your psyche is wired don’t rewire it to suit someone else, who knows you might not even want to ever get married because of one or two reasons, stick to that as long as at the end of the day you’re happy, don’t let anybody tell you that what you need is deliverance to rewire you, as long as no be madness, carry go.

6. GET A PLACE OF YOUR OWN: Having a place you call your own is like the true definition of domestic freedom. Having an accommodation of your own away from your family house will afford you more rest of mind and privacy that’s unequalled. If your family doesn’t get to see you every day at home, they will nag you less often. It’s as simple as that.

7. REMOVE THE WORD COMPROMISE FROM YOUR DICTIONARY: “Never, Ever compromise” this should be the mantra of all my fellow single 9jagirlfriends out there. The minute you compromise is the minute you walk into a very unpleasant marriage of had I knowns. I always try to remind myself of this. Whatever you want in a Husband or out of a marriage never succumbs to the pressure of marriage, keep going doggedly for it. Who is to say that we can’t have it all? Your married friends who tell you that you’re being unrealistic? Don’t mind them, they are simply jealous of the ability you still have to choose.

Go out there be confident and happy with who you are, what you have and where you are in life right now, cause the only option you have is to SLAY.

I don yarn finish. Wetin una think? Feel free to add your tips to the list and share your opinions.