40,000 Russian Women Opt Against Abortion Thanks to New Counseling Initiative

Moscow, January 22, 2025 Photo: ria.ru      Nearly 40,000 pregnant women chose to continue their pregnancies in 2024 after receiving counseling and information about social support measures, according to Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko’s announcement at a reproductive medicine congress. The Ministry’s expanded counseling program reached over 260,000 pregnant women last year, providing individualized information…

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JAPA: Seun Kuti Reveals That Many Africans Abroad Often Hide Their Daily Struggles

Seun Kuti, scion of late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has declared that many Africans living abroad often conceal the true challenges of their day-to-day lives. The musician who made the remarks while kicking against the ‘Japa syndrome’ during an Instagram live session condemned what he called an unwritten rule whereby Africans in the diaspora do not disclose the…

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Group Takes Former Akwa Ibom Governor Emmanuel to EFCC Over Alleged N1.5 Trillion Fraud

An anti-corruption group known as the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking Initiative (NACAT), has dragged former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over an alleged misappropriation of state funds running into N1.5 trillion. In a petition sent to the anti-graft agency in Abuja on Tuesday jointly signed…

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