Hello Shade, I read your previous article in response to a lady’s question regarding her intended husband’s will. I found it admirable that her intended husband...
Nollywood actress Caroline Danjuma has gotten an addition to her family, a daughter! Caroline shared the great news on her Instagram. She shared a photo of her...
Pardon me as I wax spiritual in this post; but that is how the cookie crumbles today. I remember the first time I heard Garth Brooks‘...
When I began to research this topic, it did not go as smoothly as planned in my head. The consequence of this was that I was...
Kaduna State Government has banned fostering and adoption of children due to abuse by orphanage homes in the state, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social...
The parliament in Ethiopia has passed a bill banning the adoption of children in the country by foreigners, BBC reports. Ethiopia, a country popular among foreigners...
Do you know how the word “moron” got into the dictionary? It was introduced by the Director of the Training School for Backward and Feeble-Minded Children,...
This past 5th December, we marked the first anniversary of a colleague who passed. She was married, and aged forty-two. I remember her service of songs...
In the first post, we talked about how we would proceed in this series. By way of introduction, we started with the story of Ikemefuna and...
Under the Nigerian Constitution, adoption and other matters relating to the rights and welfare of the child, are under the legislative competence of each state. As...
The BellaNaija community is one that thrives on the engagement and insight of its members. Families are represented here, and experiences are shared by people who...
The BellaNaija community is one that thrives on the engagement and insight of its members. Families are represented here, and experiences are shared by people who...
Serial entrepreneur Toyin Lawani has added a baby boy – one of her staff’s son – to her family. The staff got pregnant and ran away...
Actor Hill Harper, 51 who adopted his son Pierce following his (Pierce’s) birth in December 2015, talked to PEOPLE about the reasons behind his decision and...
Supermodel/author Chrissy Teigen is the latest cover star for Marie Claire Magazine’s July 2917 issue. In the issue, she opens up about expanding her family, being too honest,...
Life can be hard and cruel at times, so people have to give up their children for adoption. These children, the adoptees, usually do not play...
Despite reports that Madonna was actually not pursuing another adoption in Malawi, she appeared in court on Tuesday and was reportedly given permission to adopt twin...
Not everybody wants, or needs to be a parent… as we discussed that extensively here, when Mnena wrote about it on BellaNaija. {Click here if you...
After the BN Hot Topic sampling people’s opinion on the subject of adoption, the response was quite interesting. A lot of people had not considered the...
To celebrate our anniversary in 2012, BellaNaija embarked on a mission! Our mission was to share OUR Stories and OUR Miracles – BN at 6, Our...
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