(Note: this writeup is based on what I have learnt working with teenagers in my community and also my observation living in a community that is ravaged by the menace of alcoholism; hence, I do not claim expertise in this field) A few days ago I made a post here about a 6-year-old boy I Read More…
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Nigerian-owned firm to study babies’ cries with $2.5m
A firm, Ubenwa Secures, has received $2.5 million in funding to help parents and clinicians understand an infant’s cry. Ubenwa Secures, which is based in Montreal, Canada, was co-founded by its Nigerian Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Charles Onu. The firm is a pioneering developer of diagnostic software for the rapid detection of medical anomalies in Read More…
Lagos residents differ on mental evaluation in marriage counselling
Lagos residents are divided on how mental evaluation should be included in pre-marital and post-wedding counselling to prevent the rising spate of domestic violence in homes. In a study carried out by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Lagosians in separate interviews on Friday, however, agreed that mental and psychological evaluation before and periodically during Read More…
April Fools! San Francisco police pull over driverless car
San Francisco police were left scratching their heads after they pulled over a car earlier this month for driving without headlights at night and found no one inside. In what otherwise would have been a great April Fools’ Day joke, San Francisco police officers pulled over a driverless car operated by General Motor Co’s Cruise Read More…
Brad Pitt sues ex-wife Angelina Jolie for selling stake in French winery
Brad Pitt sued his former wife Angelina Jolie for selling her stake in a French winery they had bought together — and where they were married — to a Russian businessman. In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Thursday, Pitt said Jolie broke their agreement not to sell their interests in Chateau Miraval without Read More…
Elephant dung filters botanical mix for South African gin maker
In picture above: Les Ansley, owner of Indlovu Gin, holds a white cloth bag filled with botanicals extracted from dried elephant dung, used to make Indlovu gin, in Paarl, near Cape Town, South Africa, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham One of the joys of artisanal gin-making is sniffing the fragrant botanicals, fruits and seeds used Read More…
Bringing the Community Together Via Familheey App
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu It’s mid-morning in Awka, Anambra State as my old buddy Tony Akudinobi of Hammerhead Ltd gets me introduced to the Co-Founder Ken Chinweze who had come in from Houston, Texas with news of the irresistible App named Familheey. It took me fast seconds to log in to the Familheey app, and Read More…
Eniafe Momodu’s Style Shows the Extravagance of Men’s Fashion in Nigeria
By Vincent Desmond Where elsewhere men may shy from colourful fabrics and oversized dramatic silhouettes, in Lagos, Nigeria, they wear them as a symbol of wealth and great personal style. Each fashion week, you’ll see these men dressed in their best eye-catching prints, dramatic arm details, and flowing bodices, determined to outshine everyone else on Read More…
“You caught me!” Pope congratulates reporter who saw him at record shop
Pope Francis has congratulated the reporter who caught him visiting old friends who run a Rome record shop this week, joking that it was his “bad luck” that the news got out. The visit on Tuesday night was to have remained secret but Javier Martinez-Brocal of the Rome Reports television news agency was in the Read More…
Nigerian chef invents his ‘Afrobeat’ brand of West African food in Toronto
Victor Ugwueke wants people in Toronto to try the food he grew up eating in Nigeria. Working with food has always been a part of the Toronto chef’s life. He was six when he started washing dishes at his mom’s restaurant in Lagos, Nigeria. He opened up his own restaurant nearby in Victoria Island at Read More…