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Telegram founder offers free sperm for IVF

Prince Odutola1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

Pavel Durov has teamed up with AltraVita fertility clinic in Moscow, Russia, to offer free IVF to women under 38; but only if they use his sperm. Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, claimed this year that he had already fathered over 100 children through sperm donation in 12 countries. He now wants to ‘open-source’ his DNA to make it easier for his biological children to find each other. Durov is offering to fund IVF for women in his home country, Russia, through AltraVita clinic in Moscow. AltraVita specifically reference on their website that treatment would be with Durov’s ‘donated’ sperm, and it appears that Dubrov does not intend to undertake legal or financial responsibility for any children conceived. The AltraVita website describes this as a ‘one of a kind’ opportunity to undergo free IVF using sperm from ‘one of the most famous and successful entrepreneurs of our time.’ The clinic website read: ‘It is a very generous contribution to society from someone who wants to help those dreaming of becoming parents.’ The clinic does not provide any specific details about the screening or donation process for Durov’s sperm. According to AltraVita’s website, all sperm donors undergo medical and psychological examination in accordance with Ministry of Healthcare regulations, and all donor sperm is tested for infectious diseases including HIV. In a post published on on his platform, Telegram, in July 2024, Durov said that when he first donated 15 years ago, ‘The boss of the clinic told me that “high quality donor material” was in short supply and that it was my civic duty to donate more sperm to anonymously help more couples.’ This is not the first example of a high-profile donor expressing an interest in having many biological children. In 2023, Dutch courts banned Jonathan Meijr from donating sperm, following claims that he fathered over 500 children. The story was covered in the Netflix documentary, ‘The Man with 1000 Kids’, which highlighted difficulties in tracking donors internationally. Durov expressed his intention to encourage sperm donation more widely. He said in a Telegram post, ‘The shortage of healthy sperm has become an increasingly serious issue worldwide, and I’m proud that I did my part to alleviate it… I also want to destigmatise the whole notion of sperm donation and incentivise more healthy men to do it, so that families struggling to have kids can enjoy more options.’ Durov left Russia and became a French citizen in 2021, after refusing to comply with an investigation into the first social media site he founded, according to Forbes. He was arrested in France in August as part of an investigation into charges of enabling criminal activity on Telegram and is currently forbidden to leave the country. ,

Peter Obi donates 32-seater bus to College of Nursing Sciences

Prince Odutola2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

Former Presidential Candidate of Labour Party Mr Peter Obi has donated a 32-seater bus and the sun of N5million to Grimard College of Nursing Sciences, Anyigba, Kogi State. The former Anambra State Governor made the presentation at the College premises on Wednesday. According to him; “Yesterday, I returned to Grimard College of Nursing Sciences in Anyigba, Kogi State, to honour a pledge I had earlier made three months ago. “I had, in my earlier visit to the College, donated ₦10 million to support learning. “Both the Proprietor and the Rector informed me then that their most urgent need for accreditation was a 32-seater coaster bus for the student’s clinical experience visits. “In my further discussion with the Bishop, Most Rev. Dr. Anthony Adaji, he mentioned that since a brand-new bus now costs over ₦100 million, a fairly used one costing between ₦20 million and ₦30 million would suffice. “Today, I returned to the College to present a fairly used bus within the range mentioned by the Proprietor, to assist the students in their critical clinical experience assignments. “Additionally, I donated ₦5 million to cover the cost of registration, insurance, and other expenses for one year. “I extend my sincere thanks to the Proprietor, Management, and staff of the institution for their warm reception and commend their tireless efforts in contributing to the betterment of humanity through education and health apostolate. “I assured them that I would continue to support them in my modest way as we work together towards a new Nigeria that is POssible.”

Ailing Nollywood actor receives N3.4m donations, bursts into tears

Prince Odutola3 months ago3 months ago02 mins

Nollywood actor Bisola Badmus has received a donation of N3.4 million in her battle against brain tumour. The lump sum was delivered to the quintessential actor by her colleague and Movie producer Kunle Afod. The sum of N3.4million is an addiction to the N1.3million that was donated to her a few weeks ago. Badmus, in a video posted on KunleAfodTV YouTube channel, bursts into tears, just as she thanked the donors for their supports. She said; “A oni fi iru e gba o.” Meaning, the donors will not go through such trauma. Some of the donors, according to Kunle Afod were Social media buffs Yinka TNT, veteran Juju musician, Asiwaju Dele Taiwo, Biola Adebayo, 220 and many others. Afod while appreciating the Donald believed Badmus will be happy with the In previous interviews, Badmus spoke about the difficulty of co-parenting with Kwam1, who is the father of her son, Malik. Badmus claimed that K1 has shown little interest in their child’s well-being. She also revealed that she has been battling a brain tumor for the past three years. She said that while K1 initially supported her after learning about her illness, he has since stopped responding to her calls. “He didn’t know about my condition earlier because I didn’t tell him. When he knew, he tried his best for a while but stopped at some point,” she revealed.