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Some of the possible causes of vaginal odor include: 1. Bacterial Vaginosis Bacterial vaginosis or an overgrowth of normally occurring vaginal bacteria is the most common cause of vaginal odor. It’s very common and affects around 30% of women who are in their reproductive years. Bacterial vaginosis has been linked to miscarriage, preterm birth, as well as the increased risk of acquiring other sexually transmitted infections. A “fishy” odor is one of the most prominent indicators of bacterial vaginosis. Although the exact causes of this condition are still unknown, studies link it to certain activities, such as unprotected sexual intercourse or frequent douching. 2. Trichomoniasis Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection that also accounts for vaginal odor. Actually, it’s the most common non-viral STD in the world. It’s caused by a parasite and leads to a foul-smelling vaginal discharge, genital itching and painful urination. Trichomoniasis is also found i...

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced 24 year-old-man, Patrick Amadi to two years in prison for smuggling marijuana into kirikiri prison. Amadi was charged by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on one count of drug trafficking. Justice Ayotunde Faji sentenced Amadi after he pleaded guilty and begged the court to temper justice with mercy and promised not to engage in crime again. Justice Faji said the prison term should begin from the date of his arrest and admonished him to use the jail period to turn a new leaf and become a better person. Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Jeremiah Aernan, told the court that the accused was arrested on June 18 at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison in Lagos with 200 grammes of the narcotics. Aernan said Amadi was caught with the substance in his sandals, which he planned to hand over to his brother, whom he went to visit. The prosecutor said officials who arrested Amadi said he hid the weed in the sandals he wore when he visi...

The trucks parked at Johnson Street - nine of them paid 10000 naira each The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) Kirikiri Branch who is one of the 46 unions currently affiliated with the Nigerian Labour Congress  (NLC)  has pointed accusing fingers to the community boys saying that they are fond of illegally passing unsuspecting trucks from the link bridge down to the end of the line and collect huge sums of money ranging from NGN60,000 - NGNG100,000 per truck. Weeks ago, a young man Onyekachi, died as a result of road congestion caused by the truck drivers insensitivity and traffic/surveillance officers carelessness and neglect.

By Stella Iyaji, Joshua Odeyemi (Abuja) & Eugene Agha Officers of the Nigeria Prison Service undergoing a training programme at its institution in Kirikiri Town, Lagos, have accused officials of the school of extortion in the guise of providing them with uniforms. About 408 personnel of the rank of Chief Superintendent of Prisons, drawn from commands across the country, are participating in a three-month course on development at the institution, Daily Trust on Sunday gathered. The programme is due to be concluded on November 15, it was gathered. Participants, however, alleged that the school had forced each of them to pay N37000 for ceremonial dress, belts and caps, items they claimed to posses. They alleged that the expenses were not communicated to them when they were being assembled for the training, saying an earlier circular from the Comptroller-General of Prisons ordered them to pay only N1000. “We were only asked to be ready to pay a non-refundable fee of N1000 on arrival a...

The Director of Public Health in the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health, Mr Ibrahim Alhassan, said on Tuesday that the ministry would sanction any resident caught engaging in open defecation.

Motorcycle-riding gunmen in northern Nigeria have killed 11 people, local government and community leaders said Wednesday, in the latest violence in the area. The attack on Monday came a day after assailants gunned down 18 wedding guests in a nearby village. The gunmen stormed Gora Gan village in Kaduna state after dark and opened fire on residents, said Elias Manza, administrative head of Zangon Kataf district. “The gunmen killed 11 people in the attack and left 15 with serious injuries,” he said. The attackers also torched houses, a church, a car and seven motorcycles. Community leader Jonathan Asake who gave a similar toll, said hundreds had fled their homes for fear of renewed attacks. “We have a total of 559 people who are afraid to go back to their homes and are sheltering in a primary school in the (nearby) town of Zonkwa,” he said. Southern Kaduna has been wracked by a long-standing row between Muslim Fulani herders and ethnic Christian farmers over grazing and water rights. Th...

The recent death of college student Zhou Yang, following a long battle with cancer, was a tragedy. But the 21-year-old from Yibin, Sichuan Province achieved so much in her short life, and continues to help others even after her passing.

In Uganda, according to the custom of the Banyankole community tribe, the aunt of the bride must have sex with the groom as a "potency test", and furthermore, has to test the bride's virginity, when the couple wants to get married. Some traditions assert that the husband would first have sex with the aunt before proceeding to have it with the bride. Another says that the duty of the aunt was to prove the potency of the groom by just watching the sexual intercourse between the bridegroom and her niece. credit: Black And Proud Thank you for reading. Kindly share also.