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There is a season of life that arrives without warning — a season where growth feels uncomfortable, healing feels slow, and motherhood changes the way you see yourself. It doesn’t come with instructions. It doesn’t wait for readiness. It simply begins. In this stage, many young women and mothers are learning how to balance dreams with daily responsibilities. One moment you feel hopeful and strong; the next, you feel tired, overwhelmed, and unsure. You are raising a child while trying not to lose yourself. You are healing from old wounds while stepping into new roles. This is the reality of personal growth in adulthood. Growth often happens quietly. Healing takes time and patience. And motherhood reshapes your priorities, your strength, and your faith. There are emotions no one talks about — the exhaustion, the guilt, the fear of not doing enough, and the pressure to appear strong. Yet, even in moments of doubt, you keep showing up. You keep loving. You keep trying. That is progress...

Nobody really warned us about this stage of life — the season where you are trying to grow, heal, and succeed, while also learning how to show up as a woman and a mother. This phase of life comes quietly. It doesn’t announce itself. It slowly unfolds through responsibilities, expectations, and unanswered questions. Many young women and mothers find themselves here — feeling strong one day and exhausted the next. You’re chasing purpose while healing from past pain. You’re learning patience while raising a child. You’re becoming someone new while letting go of who you used to be. Growth in adulthood is not always visible. Healing is not always linear. And motherhood changes everything. There are silent struggles no one prepares you for — emotional burnout, self-doubt, fear of not doing enough, and the pressure to “have it all together.” Yet, despite these challenges, you continue to move forward. That matters. This season may not look like success on the outside, but internally, it is sh...

The NIGERIA CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL {NCDC}  on Tuesday, July 7, announced that there are 503 confirmed new cases of coronavirus in the country. A breakdown of the new cases across different states in the country is as follows: Lagos-153, Ondo-76, Edo-54, FCT-41, Enugu-37, Rivers-30, Benue-24, Osun-20, Kaduna-15, Kwara-13, Abia-9, Borno-8, Plateau-6, Taraba-5, Ogun-3, Kano-3, Kebbi-2, Nasarawa-2, Bayelsa-1,Gombe-1. There are now 29,879 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country and 669 deaths have been recorded. 12,108 patients who recovered have also been discharged.  WAEC releases guidelines for 2020 WASSCE The  West African Examination Council (WAEC)  has released guidelines for the conduct of the 2020  West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) . The Minister of State for Education,  Emeka Nwajiuba , had on Monday at a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja announced that the 2020 WASSCE would hold between Aug...

TV personality,  Morayo Brown , turned 40 on July 5, 2020, and her husband surprised her with an amazing Japanese-themed party at home. Morayo says, “My husband told me he was going to order Chinese food for my birthday but he had teamed up with Wow Me Events to organize a Japanese themed party.” The event planners pulled out all the stops with the beautiful decor and authentic food made by Japanese chefs and it all looked wonderful. Check it out.

Nigeria is set to take delivery of the ventilators promised by American President,  Donald Trump  by the middle of June. However, the delivery time could still be affected by production and shipping times,  Naija News  understands. It would be recalled that the American President had on April 28 during a phone  conversation  with his Nigerian counterpart,  Muhammadu Buhari  promised to send 250 ventilators to Nigeria to support the fight against COVID-19. However, Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed  while speaking  at the presidential task force briefing on the 28th of May, said the ventilators are yet to arrive in Nigeria. According to him, there is no specific date for the arrival of the medical items, and that the information will be made public once the ventilators are received. But the US Embassy in Nigeria on Monday confirmed that the ventilators are expected to arrive by the middle of June. The mission gave the date i...

Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and philanthropist, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called for adequate protection of women against defilement and other forms of violence. Former Vice President and presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has joined the host of other concerned Nigerians to condemn sexual violations of the female gender. The Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and philanthropist called for adequate protection of women against defilement and other forms of violence. Naija News  understands that Atiku made the submission while reacting to the recent killing of a 100-level Microbiology student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, who was reportedly ganged raped and mutilated by yet to be identified faces. It could be recalled that Uwaila V     era Omozuwa  was reportedly raped while studying inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, in Benin, the capital city of Edo State. Condemning the incident and other violenc...