In the largest trial of its kind, researchers followed almost 50,000 women over the course of two decades. Around half were asked to slash their fat intake by around 20 per cent and consume an extra portion of fruit, vegetables
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Depression and suicidal thoughts are two of the most frightening things a person can face in their lifetime. Unfortunately, acting on those suicidal thoughts is a far too common scenario for many across the world, including students. In fact, suicide
It is the season of graduation and so are the stories of black men and women breaking barriers academically. A Nigerian teenager living in Texas has just made herself and parents proud after breaking a barrier to become the first
You may not have heard, but drinking cranberry juice has been touted for some time to offer protection against urinary tract infections (UTIs), and women who knew this have at one time or another guzzled a glass when they felt
Do you have a baby that is not growing well due to frequent diarrhoea? Be vigilant, it could be due to lactose intolerance. What Is Lactose Intolerance? Lactose intolerance (milk intolerance) happens when the body cannot break down or make
A Nigerian pharmacist with Twitter handle, @anambrachic, has called the attention of citizens to current circulation of an imitation of a popular over-the-counter (OTC) drug, Strepsils-used for the treatment of mouth and throat infections. She claimed many Nigerians are already
African born Miss Christine Banda, now a British citizen moved to the UK to start a new life in 2003. Christine is a single mum of 5, who lives with her four children in Manchester – Maxine, aged two, Nathan,
A Nigerian man, Chinedum has just expressed his shock after he witnessed parents paying invigilators to help their kids write the just concluded National Common Entrance examination which took place last Saturday. According to the married dad-of-three, some parents at
As the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ended on, April 17, a invigilator, identified as Eniolaoluwa has taken to twitter to lament about the poor level of ICT training by most candidates who sat for the exam. According to
Businesswoman, Kim Kardashian -West is one of the celebrities that gets the most backlash on social media and even offline and when she announced that she was studying to become a lawyer, she got more. In a recent interview with
The 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) have started trickling in. The UTME commenced on Thursday, 11th April across various CBT centres scattered across the country. To check the results,
Nigeria is a country filled with talented and creative people, and a young Nigerian student has proved his worth at a competition that took place outside the country. The young Nigerian student identified as Al-Amin Adamu Gamawa made his parents
Marriage is truly a beautiful thing when you are with the right partner, they say. Comedienne Helen Paul –Bamisile, seems to have cupped herself one of the good ones and it is evident in her latest feat. Last month, we
The only limitation in your way to achieving your dream is the one you choose to see! In what may come across as a motivational story of determination and persistence, a 77-year-old woman has bagged a Bachelor’s degree in the
Research has shown that the effect of parents and what they do at home to support learning can account for 80% of a child’s academic success. This compares to schooling being directly responsible for around 20% of factors leading to
,Another US-based Nigerian student, Ketandu Deborah Adaeze Chiedu is making us proud, as she bags admission into 6 Ivy League schools in the United States. Interestingly, Ketandu was accepted into Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Yale, Princeton and University of Illinois at
While many Nigerians without a formal education would use age and family responsibilities as a claim for not getting the proper education, a 45-year-old married father of seven has challenged that claim. Married to two wives, Mr Magaji on Saturday
Sociology professor with specific interest in studying children, families, schools and inequalities, Jess Calarco is hoping that rich parents can address and make adjustments in parenting their privileged kids, because her broad knowledge, corroborated by other researches makes it pretty
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu says Nigeria will soon effect policy to prosecute parents who refuse to enroll their children of school age, in schools across the country. Adamu made this known in Abuja on Monday, while addressing
A Nigerian man, Amagbor John has taken to his Facebook page to berate Nigerian government for not publicly celebrating his wife, Chinelo Stella Emelife‘s achievement after the latter broke a record to win 20 masters gold medals in Chemistry at
A lot of children are innocently honest about their feelings and that is so cool. When you really need to hear the truth about yourself, ask children and guaranteed 90% of the time, they will show you to you. Perhaps
Desperate Housewives’ star, Felicity Kendall Huffman, 56, was picked up early Tuesday morning by FBI agents in connection with the trending admission scheme scam in the United States. (Read Here) Felicity was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and
Over time, researchers have blamed schools for not building the reading culture in children. They have accused teachers of not encouraging children to read books that are outside of their textbooks by inundating pupils with homework. According to the United
Even if you may not like seeing your baby or child being given an injection as a parent, you definitely want the best for your child. It is important that you know that one of the best ways to protect
Candidates can now check their 2019 January/February West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination result as it has been released online. The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, released results for private candidates who took the 2019 January/February WASSCE. According to an
