Category: Lifestyle

-Richard Bevan Thousands of patents are granted for new inventions every year in the hope that they will make their creators rich and change the world. While many innovations over the decades – from personal computers to handy domestic appliances – have made life easier…

-Ashley J. Moore  The rate of sexual violence in South Africa is among the highest recorded in the world. Police statistics of reported rapes as a per capita figure has been dropping in recent years, although the reasons for the drop has not been analysed and it is not…

-TEMI IWALAIYE Nigeria’s black market for kidneys is booming due to hypertension and renal failure, which affect 20 million Nigerians, with one in five needing urgent transplants. Since humans only need one kidney for survival, they can donate the other to a sick person. In…

-Kalpana Srivastava Mental illnesses affect 19% of the adult population, 46% of teenagers and 13% of children each year. People struggling with their mental health may be in your family, live next door, teach your children, work in the next cubicle or sit in the…

-Britannica Anthrax, acute, infectious, febrile disease of animals and humans caused by Bacillus anthracis, a bacterium that under certain conditions forms highly resistant spores capable of persisting and retaining their virulence for many years. Although anthrax most commonly affects grazing animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and mules,…

-Abiodun Sanusi Nigerian singer, Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has been cleared of rape and N-power fraud allegations by the Nigeria Police Force and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. In separate documents exclusively obtained by our correspondent on Friday, the…

-Makama Godiya Allanana In Nigeria, it is observed that the womanhood is reduced to a mere infidel and a second-class citizen, hence, there is the commonality of general belief system that the best place for women is in the ‘Kitchen’. This trend has brought about…

– Anne Duvaux There are gray areas when defining cheating in a relationship. It’s important to know when to draw the line if you’re the perpetrator or how to tell if your partner is cheating on you. This article sheds light on the different types of…

– Echelon Health We’re often told that we need to follow a healthy, balanced diet, but just why is healthy eating important? When we talk about healthy eating, we mean eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions. Following a healthy, balanced diet helps…

-MAYO CLINIC Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a problem with hormones that happens during the reproductive years. If you have PCOS, you may not have periods very often. Or you may have periods that last many days. You may also have too much of a hormone…