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The Ninth Month: Let’s go back to the Drawing Board.

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  The Ninth Month: Let’s go back to the Drawing Board. Hey there! Howdy! Welcome back probably from a long, enjoyable, extremely busy, demanding, and interesting month in 2020 . Welcome to the first ember month of the year! Yeah! Do you know what? I am pretty excited as you are because we started this year like any other, making plans and all that, and boom! The pandemic swept us off our feet in split seconds, and while we at it, the tension in different parts of the country with inflation, increase in unemployment, crime, strike, and domestic violence trended. Many came face to face with poverty, hunger, and starvation, or even death. It didn’t just stop with these but man’s social, religious, and even fundamental human rights were threatened; with the forced closure of institutions, recreational spaces, religious arenas, and enforcement of curfews. In fact, one could as well say that all hell was let loose on mankind. A couple of months before this, nobody ever envisioned th...

This Pain in my Body

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This Pain in my Body Menstrual Pain: A Common Enemy Having to go through a reoccurring experience could be boring, but it becomes a burden, a pain too much to bear, or even a heartache to live by one each month; this could be worrisome.   A lot comes with being human, and much more when you are a woman. Women go through diverse phases each month but the more pronounced one is our menstrual pain. You must have heard it discussed among young ladies; some call it the visitor, Oga, period, that time of the month, chicken killer, and many more . This is all in an event to make it sound pleasant enough to our ears. Although, it is nothing compared to the actual agonizing experience for most ladies. Also, a few describe it as a normal monthly occurrence, but to others, it is indescribable, gruesome, a nightmare, painful, and annoying. Unfortunately, many believe that this is as a matter of pretense to buy favour or affection, to stay away from work or to just gain some benefits....