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Nigerian media personality and content creator, Amarachi Amusi, popularly known as Ashmusy, has said that at 30, she is not in a rush to get married. 

She explained that after freezing her eggs to protect her dream of becoming a mother, she now feels secure.

Speaking in a recent episode of the Echo Room podcast, Ashmusy revealed that she almost got married to someone she knew wasn’t her ideal husband out of desperation and the “myth of the biological clock.”

She said, “I want to get married, but I am not desperate. Just in case the right suitor doesn’t come, I am already safeguarded. I am already sure of being a mom by God’s grace. 

“Honestly, most women who rush into marriage early do so because of the myth of the biological clock… With that rush, you now end up getting into the wrong marriage. I almost did. I knew the man wasn’t my ideal husband, but I wanted to get married to him because he was ready, and I was desperate to give birth before I clocked 35. 

“But I don’t have to go through again because I have frozen my eggs. In the next 3-10 years, I can confidently go for insemination and have my mixed kid. I want to have a mixed kid,” Ashmusy added.

I’ve frozen my eggs, not in hurry to get married – Ashmusy

Popular Nollywood actor Stan Nze has revealed that more than five phones were stolen at the late Alex Ekubo’s service of songs on Wednesday.
He made the disclosure hours after actresses Bam Bam and Susan Peters raised the alarm over their stolen phones at the event.

Reacting to the incident in an Instagram post on Thursday, Stan Nze, who was the MC of the event and a close associate of Alex, disclosed that more than five phones were stolen.

Questioning the conscience of Nigerians, he said, “How can you come to a place where people are mourning and steal from them?”

He further claimed that the average Nigerian is wicked and heartless.

“Plenty of times, we complain about the government and how Nigeria is not working, the killings and the insurgency, which is very, very true.

“But I want to address us as a people today. What are our values? I hear people saying that if we get into government, we will do our best, we will change things and policies. To be honest, I doubt that a lot because of the mindset of the average Nigerian.

“I hosted my dear friend’s service of songs last night, and it was one of the hardest things to do. But at that service of songs, over five phones went missing. I’m saying five phones because I don’t want to exaggerate. At least, I know two people who lost their phones personally, and it got me thinking: how can you come to a place where people are mourning and steal from them?

“What has happened to our conscience as a people? At a point, they had to block the gate so that people would not leave until the phones were found. The government is not our problem. Even if we chase everyone in government out now, who will lead? Who will do the job? How is your own personal life? How kind are you to your neighbour? You’re saying that the government is bad, but you’re wicked.

“We’re not kind people. We’re not kind with people’s health, not with money, not with sympathy. We’re not kind people. This is a call to all Nigerians to start doing the right thing in our little circles. People were crying over their phones,” he said.

Watch him speak below:

Over five phones were stolen at Alex Ekubo’s service of songs – Stan Nze

Famous Nigerian actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD, has joined in the fight against gender-based violence in Nigeria.

He took up the fight after emerging as a key stakeholder in the Male Feminists Network on Friday.

In his remarks in Abuja, the 65-year-old veteran actor, called for more inclusion of women, especially in government.

He said, “Personally, when I did a film two years ago, I had like 80 percent women in the crew. And I always say to people in my profession, if you want to have anything done in government, put a woman in charge, and you can sleep with ‘your eyes closed.’”

He also charged men not to objectify women but to treat them with respect.

“Just give respect to women and treat them like human beings. Or treat them like the way you would treat your daughter or your wife, with respect, with dignity. You know, don’t objectify them, don’t perpetrate violence. Correcting them does not mean hitting and beating them. It is easier to talk to people these days than to just use your fist.”

Speaking on the fight against GBV, RMD urged men to take responsibility for changing harmful attitudes and behaviors, insisting that ending violence against women is not a struggle women should fight alone.

“There are institutionalized and systemic ways that women’s rights are trampled upon in Nigeria, and it is not something only women can fight. We also have to lend our voices to organizations working for women’s rights and against gender-based violence,” he said.

On his part, a public affairs analyst and gender advocate, Dr. Otive Igbuzor, said experience has shown that traditional, important personalities and religious leaders can become powerful allies in preventing gender-based violence.

Stop hitting women — Nollywood veteran RMD joins fight against gender based violence