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Now that you're pregnant, it's more important than ever to take care of yourself both physically and emotionally. From check-ups at the clinic to planning your baby’s birth, the right antenatal care (ANC) will help you to have a safe and healthy pregnancy.

Here’s what you need to know.

What kind of antenatal care do I need?
Antenatal care (ANC) is the healthcare and support you have while you’re pregnant. It will help to make sure you and your baby are well throughout your pregnancy.

Getting ANC is the most important step you can take to having a healthy pregnancy. So as soon as you know you’re pregnant, start your ANC by contacting our friendly and supportive MSI providers.

Your care will include regular check-ups, although these change as your pregnancy progresses. At the start you may have blood tests to check for any health issues that could affect your pregnancy or your baby. Later on, you’ll have your blood pressure measured every visit and you may be asked to do urine tests to check for signs of a pregnancy condition called pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia can cause serious problems for you and your baby if it isn’t monitored and treated.

About halfway through your pregnancy you’ll be offered a scan to see how your baby is developing. Although the scan is done for medical reasons, it’s very exciting to see your baby for the first time.

At your antenatal appointments you can ask your provider any questions you have. Write them down so you don’t forget. You can also speak with someone in confidence if you need extra support. Use this opportunity to get help if you’re experiencing domestic violence or emotional abuse.

Which foods should I eat for a healthy pregnancy?

The more varied your diet is, the more likely you are to get the nutrients you and your growing baby need.

Try to eat some of these foods every day:

Fruit and vegetables.
Protein-rich foods (beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat – but not liver - poultry and nuts)
Starchy foods (potatoes, yams, bread and grains – wholegrains are healthier)
Dairy foods (pasteurised milk, cheese and yogurt)
Should I take a vitamin supplement?
When you’re pregnant, there are some nutrients that are hard to get from food alone. So all pregnant women should take a folic acid tablet a day especially for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Folic acid is a vitamin that prevents a problem with your baby’s spine. You may also need extra vitamin D and iron to help your baby grow. Your MSI provider can give you more information about supplements.

What’s not safe to eat in pregnancy?

Some foods aren’t safe while you’re pregnant. They include:

unpasteurised milks and cheeses
raw or undercooked meat
certain types of fish including shark, marlin and swordfish
It’s not just what you’re eating but also how you store and prepare food that is important.

During pregnancy your immune system doesn't work as well as usual, so you need to be extra careful about food hygiene. These tips will help you stay safe:

Wash your hands before cooking and eating and keep your kitchen clean
Use safe water
Store raw food away from cooked food
Cook food thoroughly, particularly poultry and meats
Don’t leave cooked or fresh food out of the fridge for more than two hours
Wash fruit and veg thoroughly, especially if you’re eating them raw

Is it safe to exercise in pregnancy?

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Waiting for your period to arrive can be agonizing if you think you might be pregnant. Whether a positive pregnancy test would be good news or not, you’ll probably find yourself rushing to the loo at every real or imagined sign of your period, and on high alert for any symptoms of pregnancy. So if you’re wondering if it’s time to buy that pregnancy test, here are some of the early pregnancy signs to watch out for.

What are the early signs of pregnancy?

The most obvious sign of pregnancy is a missed period. But even before your period is due, it’s possible that you might notice some pregnancy symptoms. One of the earliest signs is a tingling or prickling sensation in your breasts, particularly around your nipples. Some women get this feeling when they have been pregnant for just one week.

Other signs and symptoms of pregnancy to watch out for include:

Changes to the way your breasts look and feel
In the early weeks of pregnancy you may notice that your breasts look bigger. They might feel lumpy and tender to touch too. Your nipples can look more prominent and the ring of skin around your nipples, called the areola, might look plumper and darker. Veins in your breasts may start to look more prominent and noticeable as well.

Nausea and vomiting
You probably know this as morning sickness, but it can happen at any time of day. Nausea can start just a few weeks into your pregnancy and can last for several months.

Foods and drinks that you used to enjoy may turn your stomach now and make you feel sick. Even just the smell of food cooking might be enough to make you queasy. You might start to salivate more and get a metallic taste in your mouth too.

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By Marie Stopes Nigeria

If you’re worried you’ve caught a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), you won’t be alone. STIs, which are also known as STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), are very common.

Some STIs have symptoms: you might notice a change in your vaginal discharge, a rash, or an itch. A boil or warts in your vaginal area could also be a sign of an STI. But others have no symptoms at all. The good news is most STIs are treatable, especially if you detect them early.

How will I know if I have an STI? The truth is, you might not.

Lots of people don’t know they have an STI. That’s because some of the most common ones don’t give you symptoms, or the symptoms may take a while to show. So if you think you might have been at risk of catching an STI, the only way to be completely sure is to have a test.

When women do get STI symptoms, they might include:

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What are genital warts?

Genital warts are small bump-like growths that usually grow in or around the genital area. They mostly look like pieces of cauliflower and cause discomfort, burns, and itching.

Genital warts can be found in the vulva, the walls of the vagina, the area between the external genitals and the anus, the anal canal, and the cervix. They can also be found on the penis, the scrotum, or the anus (in men).

They can also grow in the mouth or throat of a person who has had oral sexual contact with an infected person.

Symptoms of genital warts

Skin-coloured swellings in the genital area
A cauliflower-like shape caused by several warts
Itching or discomfort in the genital area
Bleeding during intercourse
What causes genital warts

Genital warts are caused by a common sexually transmitted infection known as Human Papillomavirus (HPV). You can rarely get them from a non-sexual contact.

What to do to keep warts from spreading

Always keep the genital area clean and dry. ...
Wash your hands thoroughly after touching the area with genital warts
Do not scratch the warts
Avoid sexual activity until those warts have completely healed
Use condoms during sexual intercourse

Marie Stopes Nigeria, Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION), Marie Stopes Clinic Lagos, Marie Stopes Medical Centre Port Harcourt

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Leo is just Godsent, the man of my dreams. The love I need to heal from my past relationship. He is dark, handsome and had this athletic body. A very ‘okay’ guy.

Our hook-up was just natural, and it wasn’t long before we knew we liked each other. My kind of guy, a ladies’ man – hardworking, corporate, funny, and decent. The one guy to one chic sort of person. It was all pleasantness. His last relationship ended six months ago, and both of us seemed just ready for each other.

When the sex began, it became even more exciting. Our chemistry aligned. I always stayed cautious of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). So, I insisted on condoms use in the first month. He did not object.

I was relaxed and happy. He was just ‘over-faithful’, loved me and showed it. Sometimes, I would wonder if he could have an STI. He didn’t show any behavioural disposition and was just too healthy to have one. Being a medical professional (pharmacist), he certainly must have been protecting himself all his life. He doesn’t drink, smoke nor roll with bad friends.

Subconsciously, we began skipping the use of condoms and occasionally even take it out at the heat of things. We knew our risks, but we had screened each other with our spiritual and laboratory eyes. For me, Leo must be clean. On my own, I would usually urinate and wash after sex. I relied on my calendar to calculate my safe periods and used ‘Backup” emergency contraceptive whenever I feel I could get pregnant.

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Check out My Choice newsletter by Marie Stopes Nigeria. As you read this edition, you will share in the real-life experiences of Nigerians whose life journeys have been impacted by access or a lack of it to sexual and reproductive health information and services.

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A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION) has reached seven million women with family planning services in 10 years in Nigeria.

This was made known by the Country Director, Marie Stopes Nigeria, Effiom Nyong Effiom. He made this known in Abuja at a gala night on Thursday, October 31, 2019, to mark the organisation’s 10th anniversary in the country.

With headquarters in London, MSION is part of the Marie Stopes International Global Partnership, a social enterprise which operates in more than 37 countries across the globe, providing contraception services.

Its mission is to ensure that families and women have children by choice, not chance.

Effiom said “MSION has grown in leaps and bounds, with more than 29 million family planning services delivered to 7,239,147 persons in Nigeria as a result of the organisation’s health system strengthening efforts in the public and private health sectors.”

He added that the organisation, operating in 36 states of the Federation and the FCT, trained more than 6000 public healthcare providers and 750 private healthcare providers in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) information and commodities.

He added that the organisation operates a toll-free hotline contact centre to provide SRH information, counselling and referrals as part of its continuum care.

“The contact numbers are 0800-00-22252 (toll-free ), 22252 (charges apply) and WhatsApp/SMS 0908-00-22252,” he said.

The country director said that the anniversary was intended to mark critical milestones in providing Sexual and Reproductive Health, including family planning and child spacing to Nigeria’s high unmet need.

His words: “we will use the anniversary to promote our unique services, products and brand.

“Our mission is to ensure that families and women have children by choice, not chance.

“Our vision is to create a world in which every birth is wanted. We believe in a world where every mother can enjoy a wanted and healthy pregnancy and childbirth; every child can survive beyond their fifth birthday.

“Family planning is not all about population control, but the ability to make women to make better choices about their contraceptive right.”

Effiom therefore, called on the media and well-informed Nigerians to help in educating women that children should be choice, not chance.

“Our population is growing, women will want family planning services, if we are able to meet every woman that needs contraceptive commodities, we will be able to manage our growth, ” he said.

The Country Director, Marie STopes Nigeria also called on government and international partners to invest more in the area of family planning services, noting that sex education was a right that must be afforded to every girl child.

He explained that the role of mothers was very important as they are the first points of contact with children

According to him, if parents do not play their part properly, the different media will give them the information.

On her part, Sue Holland, Regional Director for West and Central Africa at Marie Stopes International, who said that family planning was the smallest programme in Nigeria, added that the organisation had done a lot in the country in the area of family planning services.

She said more effort was needed for the programme to reach more women in the next 10 years.

According to her, Marie Stopes Nigeria is an active participant in the Sexual and Reproductive Health sector in Nigeria, a key trusted implementing partner of the Federal and States Ministries of Health.

Awards were also given to people who played important roles during the period of review.

Government has been called upon to create an enabling environment for more females to access contraception services in Nigeria.

Dr Effiom Nyong Effiom, Country Director, Marie Stopes International made the call in Maiduguri on Thursday while speaking during the commemoration of World Contraception Day.

According to Effiom, allowing more women access to contraceptives and family planning services will reduce the number of women dying at childbirth and girls dropping out of school.

He said, “The usefulness of contraception to family planning, disease and population control is huge. So, governments need to free the barriers hindering access to contraception services and family planning for women.

“We need to see fewer girls drop out of school, and a decrease in the number of women dying at childbirth. Contraception has the power to not just transform personal lives but that of the community.

“Every woman has the right to choose her own future through family planning and if many women should have access to contraceptives, it will be of great help,” he said.

Region said, his organization, Marie Stopes Nigeria would continue to provide information that would support women and young people in making informed decision about their reproductive health.

The World Contraception Day is observed annually to draw global attention to contraception, especially young people’s need to access contraceptive and reproductive health information.

The Publicity Director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Apeh Peter has revealed that Governor Samuel Ortom defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because he was under pressure to pay salary arrears to workers in the state.

According to Apeh who made the revelation on Saturday, the leadership of the APC in Benue State gave Ortom an ultimatum to clear up all outstanding salaries before the 2019 polls, but the governor couldn't meet the deadline and decided to join the PDP where he would be accepted not minding the unpaid wages.

His words: ''He couldn't stay because the pressure on him from the party leadership to ensure all salary arrears are cleared before the 2019 elections became tougher than he could handle.

''So he decided to choke into where nonpayment of salaries is celebrated. PDP.''

Recall that Ortom dumped the ruling party for PDP barely nine days after announcing that the leadership of the party gave him a red card.

SOURCE: NEWSZONE NIGERIA

[https://www.newszonenigeria.com/2018/07/benue-apc-reveals-why-gov-ortom.html?m=1]

Reports just reaching NEWS ZONE NIGERIA indicate that the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has been abducted by unknown gunmen.

This was revealed on Thursday by Senator Ben Bruce via a post on his Twitter account.

His words: "I have just been informed by Moses Melaye, @dino_melaye’s brother, that Dino has been abducted by unknown persons in a Toyota Sienna that blocked their car and overpowered them on their way to Kogi to answer to Dino’s court case. Lets be on the watch out. Will keep you updated."

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I bought a new Tecno Camon CM four days ago and I cracked the screen yesterday. Please is there any form of free warranty or discount from Tecno or Carlcare for this?

Does the 3month warranty also apply to Tecno Camon CM
I cracked my screen and the phone is l Lee as than one week old.

What about a medical practitioner with a degree and a medical practitioner without a degree but experience.... You go let am carry out surgery on you?

A young girl identified as Maranatha Innocent has been declared missing in Makurdi, Benue State.

According to one Maranatha Igbe who shared the sad news via social media, the girl was said to have left home at about 8:20AM on March 8, 2017, and was last seen at 2PM at her baking school located at Old GRA, Makurdi on the same day.

She therefore calls on anyone with useful information on the missing girl's whereabout to call 08065780953 and 08022504019.

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How can a 1991 Honda Civic car be the star prize for the winner of a major beauty pageant in 2017

Looool!!!

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has called on the people of Agate Local Govt Area of the state to imbibe the culture of cohabiting in peace with Fulani herdsmen.

He appealed to the people of the Benue South community to "give peace a chance and cohabit with indigenous Fulani herdsmen as brothers as was the case in the past."

This is coming on the heels of the contoversial agreement signed on behalf of the community which apportioned a portion in to Fulani herdsmen from neighbouring Nasarawa State.

The governor made this revelation on Wednesday in Obagaji, headquarters of the crisis ridden community alongside his Nasarawa State counterpart, Tanko Almakura.

Ortom who urged the Agatu people to pardon the herdsmen and let God fight for them, also appealed to them to embrace peace and live together with the herders as brothers.

He said "forgive and allow the Fulanis who were born in the land to return, the Bible admonishes that vengeance belongs to God."

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SOURCE: http://www.naomidediva.com/2017/01/fulani-herdsmen-are-your-brothers.html

The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr. Paul Enenche has stated that there is currently a satanic agenda to eliminate Christianity from the country.

According to him, some people he tagged as ‘anti-gospel soldiers’ have set out to preclude the gospel from being preached across the nation, especially in the northern region.

Speaking on Sunday, January 15, 2017 during a live service monitored by NAOMIDEDIVA.COM on Dunamis TV, the fiery preacher said any man who is on the mission of eliminating the gospel from the country would cease to exist.

“There is a satanic agenda to eliminate the gospel from being preached across the country. This crusade is gaining popularity in northern part of the country. I stand today to declare that anybody waging war against the gospel from being preached will cease to exist. From Benue, Kaduna, Anambra, Akwa Ibom or any part of this country or beyond, I declare that they would cease to exist from today,” he declared.

SOURCE: http://www.naomidediva.com/2017/01/there-is-satanic-agenda-to-eliminate.html

Wonder they say shall never end, this popular cliché vividly captures the story of a middle-aged woman who reportedly exchanged her 4-year-old son for a bag of rice in Otukpo area of Benue State.

Though it sounds like a scene straight from a Nollywood epic flick, but it is true, albeit, startling.

Residents of Zone HB in Otukpo area of the state were recently stunned when a woman decided to do away with her biological son in exchange for a bag of rice.

According to an eyewitness, a popular politician in the area had invited widows and less-privileged in the community for empowerment. Among the items distributed to the beneficiaries were vegetable oil, soft drinks, bags of salt, bags of rice and several other goodies.

The woman, whose identity was given as Grace Agbo was said to have arrived the venue when the benefactor had finished sharing the gifts to other women.

The source said the woman, who arrived the venue in company of her barely four-year-old son was visibly disappointed when she was told there were no more gifts on ground.

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A sad end has come to the journey on earth of a young Benue man simply identified as Abba Peter Ameh who had just completed his one year compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme.

A source who spoke exclusively with NAOMIDEDIVA.COM revealed that Ameh who was one of the Batch B Stream 2 set corp members that passed out on Friday, November 4, was reportedly heading back home to meet his family in Benue State when the fatal accident occurred on Sunday, November 6.

The fatal auto mishap took place along the deadly Otukpa -Ugbokolo Road in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State.

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A middle aged girl got more than she bargained for on Sunday afternoon after she publicly came out to challenge the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom.

The victim simply identified as Blessing Idoko reportedly stood up while the governor was addressing the congregation during his visit to the Redeemed Christin Church of God, Behind NUJ House, Makurdi, to ask what many believe to be a harmless question on why there has been untold hardship in the land since he came on board as the CEO of the food basket state.

Miss Idoko was quoted by multiple sources as saying that the Governor has betrayed the trust and the mandate bestowed on him by the good people of Benue state.

Angered by her unholy outburst, the visibly furious governor reportedly ordered his security aide to 'take care of the situation’.

In what could be tagged as overlousness of one of his security aides, he bundled the lady while being assisted by others, threw her out of the church, while she was being beaten blue black by the aides.



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The driver of a Lexus 470 SUV on Friday night rammed through the home of a vigilante officer in Otukpo area of Benue State.


According to Apeh PeterHot who shared the story, the incident which left everyone in shock took place at about 9pm on Rice Mill Road in Otukpo.


The victim of the accident identified as Mr. Suday Ogwuche is an Otukpo based vigilante officer popularly known as 'One-Man-Squad'.

Members of Ogwuche's family who were in their house having a good night's rest after a long day were trapped by the Lexus 470 SUV.

The incident left one child dead and others seriously injured.

The cause of the accident is still unknown at the time of filing this report.

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Drama broke out in Benue State on Friday, August 2, 2016, when a certain Mobile Police officer identified as Corporal Terfa, attached to a checkpoint in Zaki Biam area of the state allegedly opened up fire on a driver and his passengers simply because the driver refused to exchange pleasantries with him.

Narrating the incident, an eyewitness, Saror Sekav who spoke with naomidediva.com said although, no life was lost, but a kid was said to have sustained bullet wounds during the infamous incident.

According to Sekav, “Our police are funnily stupid. Today, I saw the worst cadre.

“A policeman stopped us at a checkpoint in Zaki Biam and ordered us out of the car on the grounds that our driver was fond of not greeting him.

"We and the driver begged that he should let us go but he refused. We thought he was joking until when he turned down his superior's order to allow us leave.

“We decided to follow his superior's orders and the subordinate identified as Terfa, a corporal opened fire on the car. Fortunately the driver wasn't hit. One of his bullets hit a kid on the leg.

More>>>>> http://www.naomidediva.com/2016/09/drunk-police-officer-shoots-driver.html

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These beautiful shoes are 100% hand-made shoes made by a young man in Benue...

Kindly encourage this young Nigerian youth by sharing this

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The Special adviser to the Benue State Governor on Media and Publicity, Tahav Agerzua shared this information a while ago.

He said, "Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, today placed order for 20 tricycles assembled by a state indigine, Mr Stine Chenge, in Gboko.

"He placed the order at the Benue Peoples House today when Mr Chenge presented one of the vehicles to him.

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A Facebook user identified as Ochigbo Job, on Tuesday, July 12 2016, took to his page to recount how he survived an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Orokam, Ogbadibo Local Government Area, Benue State.

According to him, his brothers and friends were also victims of the attack by the suspected herdsmen.



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There are indications that Benue State government under the leadership of Governor Samuel Ortom is set to disengage no fewer than 200 workers of the state-owned transport company, Benue Links Nigeria Limited.

This is reportedly due to the failure of the state to pay staff of the company salaries for over nine months.

Details here>>http://naomidediva..com.ng/2016/07/governor-ortom-ready-to-disengage-200.html

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Nigerian entertainers have called for the immediate release of a Benue-born artiste who was illegally detained by the Police in Makurdi.

According to reports, the singer, Inalegwu John, otherwise known as INAS, was reportedly arrested Wednesday night on his way home after shooting his music video.

According to eyewitness account, "He was bailed on Friday with the sum of N20,00, but was told to come back on Saturday for the collection of his phone since the policeman in possession of the phone had gone home.

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