A Nigerian woman, Aisha Lawal has said that the beauty of a man lies in his ability to provide and not solely on what is between his legs.  The beauty of a man is PROVISION while that of a woman is SUBMISSION. Your private part alone doesn’t make you a man, Provision does, she wrote.    The post The beauty of a man is provision. Your private part alone doesn’t make you a man – Nigerian woman says appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called on Nigerians to show greater love and solidarity, declaring that poverty is not a crime. Speaking from Rome after attending the funeral of Pope Francis, Akpabio reflected on the late pontiff’s humility and commitment to service.

Akpabio, who led a five-member federal delegation to the Vatican, emphasised that the Catholic Church’s global influence extends beyond religion, describing it as both a faith and a state.

“When you look at the Catholic Church, the Catholic Church is not just a church. The Vatican is also regarded as a state,” Akpabio said during an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) via Zoom.

READ ALSO: PHOTOS: Akpabio-led Nigerian delegation arrives Vatican for Pope Francis’ burial

“You have the head of state that died and was buried today… heading over 1.5 billion people around the world.”

Reflecting on Pope Francis’ modest personal wealth, Akpabio highlighted the pontiff’s example of selflessness.

“You have a man who died as a man today, the Pope, who was worth only $100, showing that we cannot worship God in splendour.

“The best way to worship God is through self-sacrifice for others,” he said.

READ ALSO: Pope Francis laid to rest as the world mourns man ‘with an open heart’

He urged Nigerians to take inspiration from the Pope’s life, emphasising that poverty should not be seen as shameful.

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“Poverty could sometimes be a virtue, a virtue of God. Whatever you have, you should be able to share with your brothers and sisters, especially during this Easter period,” Akpabio added.

“Poverty is not a crime, learn from Pope Francis who just passed on”

~ Senator Akpabio

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— Esen (@SemiNigerian) April 28, 2025

Pope Francis passed away last Monday, prompting tributes from leaders and faithful worldwide for his commitment to humility, compassion, and social justice.

The NHS England will test all children who believe they are transgender for autism following Baroness Cass’s review of gender identity for young people last year.  The move comes after the review by Cass found mental health conditions were significantly more likely to appear in children who say they have gender dysphoria.  According to The Telegraph, medics will evaluate each child’s mental health, their relationship with family, and their sexual development.  Part of the analysis is also said to include whether they are experiencing same-sex attraction.  The new guidance is set to be released for a public consultation before being implemented later this year.  It will be used by children’s gender clinics in London and Manchester after being given the green light by Cass at the start of 2025.  An NHS spokesman said: ‘As part of NHS England’s commitment to implement advice from the Cass Review, we have recently gone out to stakeholder testing on a proposed revised specification planned to replace the interim service specification for the Children and Young People’s Gender Service. ‘We will soon be going to full public consultation on this draft specification which sets out the new holistic assessment framework that was described by Cass in her report. ‘NHS England has recently changed the referral pathway so child patients can only access gender services that we commission if they’re referred by a paediatrician or a child and adolescent mental health worker.’  It comes after the news that women are set to be barred from female bathrooms and sport, an equality chief said this month – as lawyers suggested they could be asked to use disabled bathrooms at work.  The Supreme Court’s ruling that the definition of a woman in equality law is based on biological sex means trans women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’.  Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) chairwoman Baroness Kishwer Falkner described the ruling as ‘enormously consequential’ and she vowed to pursue organisations which do not update their policies.  The post NHS England to test all ‘children who are transgender for autism’ appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.