Meet the first armless woman to fly an aeroplane with her feet

Jessica Cox, was born in the year 1983 without arms. while she used prosthetic limbs as a kid growing up, she eventually abandoned them to learn how to use her feet to perform daily tasks. She seems to have perfected the use of her feet as has gone ahead to become the world’s first licensed armless pilot and she flies aeroplanes with her feet.

Mrs Cox is said able to drive a car without any special modification done to the car, she can type on a keyboard and at the same time plays the piano perfectly, constantly proving that her disability would not hold her back.

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Jessica in a speech said:

‘Naturally people saw me not having arms as a limiting factor – but I was there to prove them wrong.

8-months Pregnant Woman Shot By Custom Officers in Ogun State

The operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Iyana-Iyesi area of Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, have reportedly shot a pregnant woman, identified as Olugunna Bukola, in Ogun State.

The victim who was said to be 8-months pregnant and a staff of IBEDC Ota, was allegedly shot by the NCS operatives attached to the Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Ikeja, around 7.45a.m. while on her way to resume at the office.

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While speaking to a correspondent, a resident of the area who witnessed the incident, said the woman was hit by s

Nigerian woman delivers a baby boy mid-air while en-route to New York

A 41-year-old Nigerian woman identified as Toyin Ogundipe, has been delivered of a baby boy mid-air while on board an Air France flight about 35,000 feet above sea level, en-route to New York.

The mother, who is reportedly resident in the United Kingdom had gone into labour a week earlier than her delivery date. She was reported to have been in childbirth pains and having contractions about 10 minutes apart.

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The woman wouldn’t have been on the flight if she had the premonition she would be due ealier than expected.