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Pregnant mother went to visit her dying daughter, she suddenly felt a pain and a ‘ray of hope at a dark time’ occurred!

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According to parents Zak and Laure, the brave young girl, Gracie, was first diagnosed with a brain tumour and underwent gruelling rounds of chemotherapy and surgery.

Sadly, her parents were told that the tumour was terminal and nothing more could be done to save her. They later discovered that the extremely rare embryonal tumour had been growing since before Gracie was even born.

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At the time, the youngster was on a respite care visit at the hospice with her parents, when Lauren went into labour and gave birth toCharlie. His birth was hailed as a ‘ray of hope at a dark time’.

The unexpected arrival of Charlie came as mum Lauren and dad Zak were experiencing their first respite stay at the Children’s Hospice with daughter Gracie, who was 18 months old, and has an inoperable brain tumour. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Nurse Louise was on hand to help before a midwife and paramedics arrived after Lauren went into labour after settling Gracie down to sleep for the night.

Lauren, who was eight days overdue and had been sent home from hospital just that morning after a false alarm, said: “I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone at the hospital for helping us so much when Charlie decided to put in an appearance.

“Gracie loves her little brother – the first time she saw him she gave him a kiss and a huge cuddle.”

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Brief Biography of Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed by Abacha’s Militia

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Who Was Ken Saro-Wiwa?

Kenule (Ken) Beeson Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian writer, activist and TV presenter born on the 10th of October, 1995 to an Ogoni chief, Jim Wiwa.

Ken Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, a minority tribe in Nigeria. His homeland, Ogoni land, situated in the Niger Delta has been a target for crude oil extraction since 1950 and thus suffer from environmental damages from the dumping of petroleum wastes…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>> READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

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Meet Benson Idonije, Fela Kuti’s Manager And Burna Boy’s Grandfather

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Benson Idonije teaching his grandson, Burna Boy, Fela’s Black power sign

Benson Idonije, popularly regarded as Nigeria’s most revered music critic, is a renowned Nigerian broadcaster, writer, and critic. He was born on June 13, 1936, in Otua, a town in the Owan East local government area of Edo State, Nigeria.

The ace broadcaster and music critic is known as the first band manager of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and a pioneering team member of Radio Nigeria 2 (now Metro FM) which was founded in 1977. He is also a grandfather and director to the Nigerian reggae-dancehall artist, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy. One might want to link this to the presence of Fela’s musical styles in Burna Boy’s songs. One might…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>> READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

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People watching as Fela Kuti feed his donkey, Yakubu, which he named after Yakubu Gowon in the 1970s

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Fela Kuti Feeding his donkey named Yakubu

Photo showing people watching the legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, at his Kalakuta Republic home in Lagos feeding his donkey, Yakubu, which he named after the then Head of State of Nigeria, General Yakubu Gowon.

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Cite this article as: Teslim Omipidan. (June 6, 2017). People watching as Fela Kuti feed his donkey, Yakubu, which he named after Yakubu Gowon in the 1970s.

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