Showing posts with label Lagosians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lagosians. Show all posts

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Fertility clinics: Lagosians make money selling sperm for N50,000



People get married for different reasons. While some seek companionship in marriage, many go into marriage for procreation.  For couples who look forward to having children immediately after marriage, being declared ‘infertile’ by experts is like a death sentence.
While it is generally agreed that it takes two to have a baby and every couple is expected to be in optimum health to have babies, medical experts claim men are having more fertility challenge now.  Sperm concentration in men is said to have decreased by a third since 1990s while sperm count is said to have decreased by half over the past 50 years.
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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Forget Boko Haram, Lagosians live in the fear of kidnappers



Before now, the notoriety of kidnappings was loudest in the South-South and South-East regions of Nigeria because of neglect by the government and mass unemployment. But FRANCIS SUBERU reports that the crime has assumed new dimensions in Lagos and other parts of the country.
Fears of two criminal activities gripped Lagos, Nigeria’s former capital city and the commercial and economic hub of the country in the second quarter of this year. While the first, a rumoured planned attack of the Boko Haram terrorist group, was nipped in the bud, the other, kidnapping for ransom, gained ground and is still keeping residents on the edge.

Lagos, hitherto thought to be impenetrable to kidnappers, suddenly became the focal point and hot bed of the criminals, who abduct high profile personalities and even ordinary citizens, such that no week passes without an incident being reported.
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