In this day and age of social media, journalism, one of the few fearless professions, treats soft news with almost the same attention it treats hard news. According to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, hard news refers…

Palestinians mourn their dead relatives in Gaza. Picture credit: AP/Hatem Ali. …as the world marks 30 years of the Rwanda genocide, we have 1,410 Israelis slain, 33,098 Palestinians killed, with over 70 per cent of them being women and children,…

“I feel lonely because I miss the company of a man that will be good to me but I don’t miss my late husband. I am not happy that he died but I am happy with where I am, now.…

Sickle cell Living with sickle cell disease means living with chronic anaemia, which is a common feature due to the destruction of red blood cells and the decreased lifespan of these cells. Anaemia we know can lead to various symptoms,…

A denomyosis is a condition that remains under the radar, often overshadowed by better-known, endometriosis. Yet, for those affected, it’s a daily battle with a wide array of symptoms that extend far beyond heavy menstrual bleeding. The struggle is hidden.…

Many people experience negative feelings in life, in marriage these feelings can occur during different stages of the relationship regardless of the number of years a couple has been together. Feelings like anxiety, fear, loneliness, illness, and grief are some…

My darling, precious, glorious, dignified, world-famous, and heavenly celebrated Nigerian sisters, There’s this 19-year-old girl who got into the family way when she was 17. Whenever I see her, I feel so sad because of what may likely befall her…

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. Nigerians want to see the Honourable Minister more on the electricity provision facilities visiting for inspection, doing on-the-spot assessments, and speaking to Nigerians on the efforts being made to increase our megawatts from its present…

…sellers must note that deploying replacement costs will not always work in their favour, and these costs cannot be endless without any negative consequences. While it is reasonable to cover costs and make decent profits to remain in business, there…

Celebrating Eid together indicates to ourselves, and the world, how we stand-side by side, shoulder to shoulder-with our Muslim brothers and sisters, who may speak different language and have different culture, but share a common faith. In the name of…

This demand for democracy is often strengthened by the fact that it tends to be accompanied by strong media and civil society movements, whose vocations are to ‘protect’ democracy through investigation, information transparency and advocacy, which all contribute to resilience.…

Healthcare providers are entitled to work in any health institution they choose, regardless of where they are trained. Putting up measures to prevent health workers from leaving their country to practice elsewhere infringes on their human rights. To encourage health…

Intermittent fasting. Modern medicine is showing a grave confusion between infectious diseases that provoke sickness behaviour characterised by aversion for physical activity, food, and sex drive on one hand, and the energy flux metabolic dysfunction associated with excessive consumption and…

Every child has the right to education. Every child merits a secure place to call home. Every kid deserves the opportunity to flourish in a supportive environment. But for millions of children throughout the world who end up living on…

The Minister of Power,  Adebayo Adelabu, must have smarted from the embarrassing fallout his comments about Nigerians and their habits of energy efficiency generated. While addressing the public last Thursday, he noted how Nigerians waste energy by keeping their freezers…