Saturday, 20 January 2024

‘I’ve always been depressed’ – Snoop Dogg’s daughter reveals battle with ‘severe stroke’


Snoop Dogg’s daughter, Cori Broadus, has revealed that she suffered a “severe stroke.”

Page Six reported that the 24-year-old, who is the only daughter of the rapper and his wife, Shante Broadus, revealed the news of her medical emergency on her Instagram Story Thursday.

“I had a severe stroke this am,” she wrote over a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed. “I started breaking down crying when they told me.”

In a follow-up post, she shared a selfie in a face mask with the caption, “Like I’m only 24 what did I do in my past to deserve all of this.”

Cori did not provide any additional details on her health scare, but she was diagnosed with lupus at the age of 6.

Lupus is “an autoimmune disease, which means that your immune system — the body system that usually fights infections — attacks healthy tissue instead,” according to the Lupus Foundation of America.

It is a lifelong condition that can cause “inflammation and pain in any part of the body including the joints, kidneys, skin, blood cells, brain, lungs and heart.”

There is currently no cure for the disease.

Because lupus can affect so many organs in the body, it can also increase the risk of a stroke.

Cori, who sings under the moniker Choc, has been open in the past about her physical and mental health struggles.

In May 2021, she revealed on Instagram that she had attempted to end her life.

Snoop Dogg’s daughter, Cori Broadus, has revealed that she suffered a “severe stroke.”

Page Six reported that the 24-year-old, who is the only daughter of the rapper and his wife, Shante Broadus, revealed the news of her medical emergency on her Instagram Story Thursday.

“I had a severe stroke this am,” she wrote over a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed. “I started breaking down crying when they told me.”

In a follow-up post, she shared a selfie in a face mask with the caption, “Like I’m only 24 what did I do in my past to deserve all of this.”

Cori did not provide any additional details on her health scare, but she was diagnosed with lupus at the age of 6.

Lupus is “an autoimmune disease, which means that your immune system — the body system that usually fights infections — attacks healthy tissue instead,” according to the Lupus Foundation of America.

It is a lifelong condition that can cause “inflammation and pain in any part of the body including the joints, kidneys, skin, blood cells, brain, lungs and heart.”

There is currently no cure for the disease.

Because lupus can affect so many organs in the body, it can also increase the risk of a stroke.

Cori, who sings under the moniker Choc, has been open in the past about her physical and mental health struggles.

In May 2021, she revealed on Instagram that she had attempted to end her life.

“I’ve always been sad. I’ve always been depressed. I feel like I’ve been through a lot,” she said at the time.

“I’ve been sick, I am sick. It’s a lot. Body hurting, you’re just in pain, and you’re so young you’re like, ‘What is happening to me? What is going on?’ And then you look at your brothers and your other family members like, ‘Why me?’ Not saying I wish they had it, but why me? Why am I going through this? Why did God choose me?”

Cori shared in September 2023 that she was taking a more holistic approach in her battle with lupus.

“I stopped taking all of my medication like five months ago,” she told People. “I’m just doing everything natural, all types of herbs, sea moss, teas. I started working out, drinking lots of water. So now I think my body’s like, ‘OK, this is the new program, and she’s getting used to it.’”

Cori was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease, at age 6.

Cori explained to the magazine that while she had been dependent on medication “all [her] life,” she “wanted to change because it just became a lot” to take “10 to 12 pills every single day.”

Cori, who goes by Princess Broadus on Instagram, has been engaged to her boyfriend, Wayne Duece, since November 2022.

“The easiest YES ever,” she captioned a video of the proposal. “@wayneduece I love you so much and can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with youu [sic].”

Photo: Page Six


BRIEF HISTORY Of the Gbagyi people.

Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja  is actually their homeland. 

Gbagyi or Gwari (also spelled Gbari) are peaceful, agriculturalist, artistic and Nupoid-speaking people living in North-Central geo-political zone of Nigeria. They predominantly live in the Niger, Kaduna States and the Federal Capital Territory.
They are also found in Nasarawa and Kogi States in central Nigerian Area. Gbagyi is the most populated ethnic Group and indigenous in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, where their major occupation is farming.

According to oral tradition, the first settler was a hunter who went to hunt in Paikokun land, a thick forest in Abuja. Paikokun was the name of the mountain where the first settler inhabited. The Gbagyi people initially used to live on mountain tops because they believed they were safer on the mountain than at the plain before western civilization made most of them relocate to the plain.

HOW TO SPOT GBAGYI
Very unique to the Gbagyi women is the placing of goods however heavy on their shoulder. They believe the head represents the king of the entire body, hence, it should not be disturbed.They call the part of their body they place their goods as Bwapa. They also believe the load feel lighter on their shoulders than on their heads. It is very much still in practice till date.

Marriage among the people of Gbagyi is soaked in deep tradition. When a man announces his interest in a woman, he would have to serve 7 years in the bride’s father’s farm, labouring and supplying grains and other produce to the bride’s house in order for her to be well fed. Nowadays, the groom simply pay the bride’s price instead of serving 7 years in the bride’s father’s house.

RELIGION
In their traditional religion, some Gbayi believe in a God called Shekwoi, the one who was there before their ancestors, but they also devote themselves to appeasing deities of the god such as Maigiro.  Indigenously, their main religion is Knunu, which they believe protects them from the evil that exist in the community.

FOOD
The Gwari people enjoy eating a meal known as Wyizhe. It is made from Guinean corn which is also used to make a special drink known as Zhepwo. The Gwari people also enjoy drinking a soup known as Knadolo made from locust beans.

CLOTHING
The Gbagyi people wear tie and dye clothing known as Ajeside, made from local cotton and traditional woven and dyed.

OCCUPATION
The Gbagyi people are mostly farmers although they are also good in wood fetching, pottery, and blacksmith.

The woman on the 20 Naira note Ladi Dosei Kwali  is Gbagyi.
Source: Nigeria Stories 

Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Kano Council Hall, 1961

This building was once used as the Kano state House of Assembly building, now housing the former Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital.

Source @_lugude