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Fernando Machado and Diane Rodriguez decided to publicize the pregnancy to help change attitudes in the staunchly Roman Catholic society A couple in Ecuador is making history with a unique pregnancy: The father-to-be is carrying the baby of his transgender partner. Fernando Machado and Diane Rodriguez announced their pregnancy, believed to be the first of its kind in South America, on social media earlier this month and it’s received widespread attention in a continent that has seen a sudden explosion in the rights and visibility of trans people. Rodriguez, who was born Luis, is one of Ecuador’s most-prominent LGBT activists and says she and her Venezuelan-born partner, whose birth name was Maria, decided to publicize the pregnancy to help change attitudes in the staunchly Roman Catholic society. Although both take hormones, neither has undergone gender-reassignment surgery, so the child-to-be was conceived the old-fashioned way with no known medical complications to date. “We’r...

Many people have been reported dead after a Gas Depot owned by Chicason Group and located along traffic light at Nnewi-Okigwe road behind Innoson Motor Manufacturing industry in Nnewi, Anambra state exploded on Thursday. The fire reportedly destroyed the Depot and its surroundings including some buildings and cars around it. Workers, customers and motorcyclists were among those killed. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Victims of the explosion were moved to the Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH).

Mohammed made the comment on Wednesday, December 24, 2015, during his meeting with editorial heads of media houses in Lagos. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has been criticized for saying that the Nigerian military has met the December deadline to defeat Boko Haram. Mohammed made the comment on Wednesday, December 24, 2015, during his meeting with editorial heads of media houses in Lagos. The deadline was given by President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigeria's new service chiefs in August. Source: Pulse Read Twitter reactions to the minister's statement below:         Kehinde Seyi Fadumo   @iam_kenzo Lai Mohammed should have kept his first name as Olayiwola instead of allowing it to be twisted into Lie. Lai "Lie" Mohammed 12:09 PM - 24 Dec 2015     Retweets     likes IG; Ennyholar   @Daa_Genius You Lai Mohammed but you Lie Mohammed # punchline 11:56 AM - 24 Dec 2015 ...