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Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 reportes in Nigeria

Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 70 in Lagos 7 in FCT 3 in Katsina 3 in Akwa Ibom 1 in Jigawa 1 in Bauchi 1 in Borno As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 170 Deaths: 21

The Nanny Craze by Stella Damasus

    Good to be here again and thank you to all who have been following and reading my columns. I was going over some articles I had written about two years ago and it shocked me because they are all so relevant now. So, I have decided to share it with you.   They are like men: can’t live with them and can’t live without them. Has it not amazed you how all of a sudden nannies have become essential commodities in our lives? Nowadays, even with housemaids almost every home in the country with kids has nannies. Even housewives go all out to look for these female that have become substitute mothers. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to talk about such a sensitive issue but with the things that are happening around, it is becoming so alarming that there is a need to look into it.   I have often wondered when this whole nanny craze started and whether our mothers and grandmothers employed these people. It just seemed like the whole thing started when the “Career Woman” mentality began in full force