Sickle cell disorder not death sentence, says Ashata Onikoyi-Laguda, survivor who died at 95

Life expectancy in Nigeria is currently at 54.81 years, meaning that’s the median age at death for Nigerians. It is, therefore, intriguing when those considered not so healthy live beyond that age, even outliving the “healthy people”. It is probably for this reason that the story of Ashata Oni