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Common household germ carriers
It would only make sense that the thing we use to clean the germs off other household items would be a major carrier of bacteria. Many experts consider sponges to be the No. 1 source of germs in the entire house.
1 day ago  
Children of politics: Are you raising them?
12 Aug  
As we think of feeding the child with the right food, it becomes pertinent that we stress that nourishing his mind with the right thoughts is equally important.
Questions for our men…
12 Aug  
Something weighs heavily on my mind, one that breaks my heart actually and that’s the fact that most of our men have lost faith in the Nigerian woman.
Cold busters
12 Aug  
The rainy season is often the time when ailments such as colds, cough, catarrh and asthma are common due to the cold, damp weather.
An ikigai-driven life
12 Aug  
Forget Hygge, forget Lagom; there is a new on trend word out there you are likely to hear more of soon: ‘Ikigai’ – the Japanese secret to a long and happy life.
Harnessing the potential of women in northern Nigeria
12 Aug  
In what later turned out as a strategic plan to score cheap political points, Mr. Ahmed Yerima, early in the life of the current political dispensation, imposed Islamic law...
Bags of hopes, fears and dream
29 Jul  
The bag in question is Topshop’s take on the humble laundry bag – a zip-up square of woven plastic in a variety of coloured plaids and stripes, light and discrete when folded away, but capable of enormous volume.
Club foot treatment: The alternative or orthodox way
29 Jul  
The causes are not known but it is thought to be genetic. Treatment is mostly by surgery to the tendons and ligaments but some traditional none operative treatments are recommended.
Don’t be Donald; Donald ain’t cute
22 Jul  
“We live in an age of smart phones and dumb people,” I posted on Instagram two years ago. Sadly, in the short period of time since, phones have got smarter...
‘Domestic and sexual violence against women is a crime, threat to Africa’
22 Jul  
Her Majesty, Olori Wuraola Zaynab Otiti Ogunwusi, the Queen of Ife, has been in the public view several times for her unflinching support for the downtrodden, including rural women and orphans.
Coping with rheumatism
22 Jul  
Although research into medications to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is ongoing, there’s no current cure for this condition. Still, a healthy diet, proper rest, stress management...
Beyond paying school fees
21 Jul  
With the rising cost of everything including private education in Nigeria, and the fact that for most who desire a better foundation for their children, public schools are just not an alternative...
Are high levels of cholesterol threatening for a child?
15 Jul  
However, those who stressed that children be tested early enough insist that most adult heart disease start in childhood and that high level of cholesterol in the blood stream is to blame.