Felt so proud and happy watching this. I was at the airport when this soldiers who are probably returning from a mission were celebrated and clapped for by all of us at the airport. More of this please. These soldiers deserves more encouragement. Salute to every soldier out there making sure we still have a country. You guys are the real heroes of this country.
For nine months, my wife, Brooklyn, carried our baby boy. And for nine months, we lived in a place between hope and heartbreak.
Early in the pregnancy, we learned something was terribly wrong. Around the three- to four-month mark, doctors told us our son had severe hydrocephalus — fluid building so rapidly in his brain that it pushed everything aside. They used to call it “water on the brain,” but the simplicity of the name didn’t soften the reality.
We were eventually referred to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where some of the best fetal specialists in the country met with us. And they gave us the kind of news no parent is ever prepared to hear.
His condition was so severe, so extreme, that they stopped measuring. There was no point, they said. The MRI images were devastating. We were told there was a greater than 90% chance our son would either:
• Die shortly after birth, or
• Survive with such profound cognitive impairment that life — real life — would not be possible.
We sat through meetings no parent should ever sit through. Conversations about breathing tubes. About how long to try. About the moment we might have to make the decision to let him go.
Brooklyn moved to Cincinnati to be close to the hospital. I drove back and forth — working, caring for our daughters Sophie and Lily, and trying to keep our home standing while our world felt like it was falling apart.
Then came July 8th.
Just 15 minutes before Brooklyn’s C-section, we sat with doctors again and discussed when — not if — we might have to remove life support and let our son go to heaven.
I don’t have words for that kind of pain.
And then — Charlie Edward Schnarr entered this world crying.
A strong, loud, defiant cry.
The most beautiful sound I have ever heard.
He stayed in the NICU until yesterday… and now we are home. Together. Holding him. Loving him. Watching him breathe. Watching him live.
He has mild ventricular enlargement we will keep an eye on — but otherwise?
He is thriving. Eating. Wiggling. Yawning. Gripping our fingers. Looking around at a world that was never supposed to be his.
The doctors have no explanation. They said his brain somehow cleared the blockage on its own — something none of them have seen in a case this severe. The word that kept echoing through the NICU from seasoned nurses and top specialists was the same:
“Miracle.”
“Divine intervention.”
They said it. Not us.
We know thousands of people — family, friends, coworkers, strangers — were praying for our son. I believe with everything in me that God heard those prayers. That He placed His hand on Charlie. That He said, not this one.
I will spend the rest of my life thanking Him.
To every person who prayed for us — every text, every message, every whispered intention — thank you. You carried us when we were too exhausted to carry ourselves.
Prayer is real.
God is real.
And miracles… they still happen.
With a full and grateful heart,
—Nick
“I Witnessed Numerous Violent Attacks In Northern Nigeria, Where Christians Were Specifically Targeted And Massacred, Churches Burnt. These Islamist Terrorists Are Ruthless. Christians Have Become An Endangered Species In Nigeria.” -Apostle Michael Olowo.
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@1_2_question@John36830799@yegwave Again, the unions are only a small fraction of the electorates. Teachers should get back to work, and unions should sit down for negotiations.
@1_2_question@John36830799@yegwave It's not that simple. There are so many teachers who don't want this strike and want to go back to work. They are probably 40%. But they have to follow union's directions
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I'd like to introduce everyone to Dr. Rose Gidado's Nigerian Boss; Professor Abdullahi, the DG of National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency.
He was on @channelstv this morning; I've shared the video under this post. Please watch it.
@nabdanig, here's my response to your DG:
1) Excessive chemical use: GMO farming promotes the use of excessive herbicides/pesticides due to resistance. For instance, the emergence of SuperWeeds will require far more chemicals to take them out. This is shown from a 16 year study in Canada where the use of chemicals increased by 244%.
You talked about consensus science, and international science community agrees to this, that long-term, GMO farming leads to excessive use of chemicals.
2) Gene contamination: You must be aware that to prevent Gene contamination, you will require no less than 600m to 1,200m2 distance btw the natural to gm variant. Please, which farmer has such land to waste? This simply means that you are aiding the loss of our heirloom maize because gene contamination is inevitable; clear reasons why many invoked the Catergena protocol and banned GM cultivation. Clear examples are Angola, who chose to protect their over 800 species of natural maize and Mexico whose President banned the cultivation, importation, along with Glyphosate.
3) Even WHO said there is no longterm scientific study to prove GMO is safe for human consumption, and the say is it safe on that count. Is this not how the same WHO did for Covid Vaccines?
The possibilities of genetic attack is endless with GMOs and you know it. Such a technology MUST have a long term health and environmental safety study at each variant before deployment.
And I am very aware you know about Professor Seralini's research which was republished, showing mice developed cancerous tumors after being fed with GMO maize.
4) Care to find out how Tanzania achieved 128% food sufficiency without GMOs? Or Netherlands? How will GMOs fight the bandits killing our farmers? Stop this preaching of GMO is the silverbullet to food security; you are obviously on a marketing mission from the Gates Foundation, Bayer, USAID and the rest who funded your Department through OFAB, whose country director is your deputy director at NBRDA and they are the patent owners of the GM.
5) Professor Abdullahi, you are wilfully dashing Nigeria's food sovereignty to your paymasters who own the patent. Have you recently checked out the price of GM cotton seeds, compared to when they came in? Are the cotton farmers happy with the dependency it has created and the price? Have you done comparative studies amongst civilizations with far better scientific systems than us who REJECTED GMOs to find out why they did? If you haven't, send your email let me send you a copy of the one we have done.
6) I've not even talked about Bioterrorism with GMOs, enviromental issues and biodiversity loss due to excessive chemicals and attack on non target organisms, or the patent woes from Monsanto (Bayer)'s past experiences with farmers in Brazil, India; and many other issues.
7) U guys first lied Tela Maize was developed in Nigeria; now you are explaining better than you domesticated it in Nigeria. All you guys press releases January 2024 was Tela Maize is Nigeria forgetting that AATF has been publishing Tela Maize for over 10 years. You have given OFAB too much power in your organization, so you are indistinguishable.
8) Your claims that I am funded by importers of GMO or pesticide sellers is a poor export from your professorial mind. Think again very well, study all I have written above from 1 to 7 and see if it aligns.
9) And your claim that only scientists should discuss GMO and people should respect you guys as the authority is very funny. Who is consuming it? Think of all those who are currently dying and regretting they took the COVID Vaccines because they didnt ask the proper questions. We are the consumers, and we have EVERY RIGHT to ask questions.
10) Finally Professor, do you accept that without labelling GMOs in Nigeria, you are abusing Nigerians fundamental human right to chose what they eat? Other countries who deployed these things LABEL it BOLDLY, but with the lack of labelling here, you are promoting Biotechnocracy, a totalitarian system of forcing people to eat what they do not want to eat? You are disrespecting and disregarding Nigerians option of choice.
Good day.
https://t.co/CV6VqstM4b
We need GMOs in Nigeria - Dr. Yemisi Asagbra. @YemisiAsagbra
Dr. Yemisi is the DG of National Biosafety Management Agency i.e., she is the gatekeeper of GMOs in Nigeria, and the person responsible for approving GMO maize as safe for consumption.
She was replied by Professor Qrisstuberg Amua, @telconference the VC of Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology, who also heads the Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research. I am the Deputy Director of this organization.
This interview of both of them was this week. Ensure this video gets to every Nigerian who eats food.
Watch full video here: https://t.co/PBWWR2Jdpc