Advice Papa Gave Me: Live and Learn
My darling daughter, Life is what you make of it and without living it you cannot learn how to do, or be better. Many times during the course of your life you may have cause to use these words: ‘If...
View ArticleThe Culture Of Silence That Allows Sexual Harassment In The Workplace To...
Dulini Fernando, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick The #MeToo movement has led to women the world over coming forward with stories of harassment. This issue is not confined to a single...
View ArticleWe’re In A Golden Age Of Black Horror Films
Robin R. Means Coleman, Texas A&M University In the horror genre, black is definitely back. The movie “Ma,” which premieres on May 31, will star Academy Award winner Octavia Butler as Sue Ann, a...
View Article6 Ways To Protect Your Mental Health From Social Media’s Dangers
Jelena Kecmanovic, Georgetown University More than one-third of American adults view social media as harmful to their mental health, according to a new survey from the American Psychiatric Association....
View ArticleOur Relationship With Dick Pics: It’s Complicated
Andrea Waling, La Trobe University Why do men send dick pics? Some research and popular commentary suggests it is for reasons of narcissism and over-confidence. Some men no doubt send them in the hopes...
View ArticleTraditional And Contemporary (Week Thirty Five)
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be...
View ArticleWhat To Wear This Weekend: Neon-Coloured Suits
The days of boring suits are long gone as a new fashion era charts in neon colours. This trend which can be spotted a mile away – literally – is dramatic and not for the faint-fashion-hearted. (So if...
View ArticleHow To Participate In The 2019 Pride Lagos Creative Enterprise Week (PLCEW)
The 2019 Pride Lagos Creative Enterprise Week will take place from the 3rd to 9th of November 2019. The weeklong event encourages entrepreneurial activity, teaches skills and builds networks. It’s a...
View ArticleA Global Survey Sheds New Light On How Bad Events Affect Young People
Robert W. Blum, Johns Hopkins Medicine The percentage of the world’s population that’s aged between 10 and 24 is growing exponentially. It currently makes up a quarter of the world’s population: that’s...
View ArticlePeople In Africa Live Longer. But Their Health Is Poor In Those Extra Years
Charles Shey Wiysonge, South African Medical Research Council People are now living longer in sub-Saharan Africa than they did two decades ago. This is an achievement, given that life expectancy in the...
View ArticlePUBLISHER’S LETTER
Dear Esteemed Readers, Welcome to the month of June 2019! It’s hard to believe the year is already midway! The 2019 Pride Women Conference has come and gone. It was a resounding success. The speakers...
View ArticleSunday Humour: Holy Humour, Sunday Quote And More
Holy Humour Helpful Prayer Billy had been misbehaving and was sent to his room. After a while, he emerged and informed his mother that he had thought it over and then said a prayer. “Fine”, said the...
View ArticleStyle And Rhythm: The Pain Of The Soul
May you never know this darkness. When you cry and feel God has turned His back on you. Never feel such pain and anguish That you have finally got no-one in this world, For if God is against you, all...
View ArticleRefresh On Sunday: Beware Of Vainglory
Reading 1 Acts 14:5-18 There was an attempt in Iconium by both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their leaders, to attack and stone Paul and Barnabas. They realized it, and fled to the Lycaonian...
View ArticleKanye West Opens Up About His Mental Health Struggles
Rapper, Kanye West, has finally opened up in detail about his bipolar disorder and dealing with bullies. During his new season which aired on Netflix on Friday night, David Letterman interviews Kanye...
View ArticleCareer Corner: Internships Help Students Better Manage Their Careers
Denise Jackson, Edith Cowan University In today’s hyper competitive job market, internships are becoming a must-have on almost every job applicant’s CV. But when should a worker be paid for an...
View ArticleRussia In Africa: Can It Offer An Alternative To The US And China?
János Besenyő, Óbuda University Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In 1869, for instance, the...
View ArticleWe Found That Nigerian Papers’ Coverage Of Pre-Election Violence Passed Muster
Leila Demarest, Leiden University and Arnim Langer, KU Leuven Nigeria has a vibrant press media landscape. But freedom of the press is only rated as “partly free” by Freedom House, mostly due to the...
View ArticleDear Dorothy: My Ex-Husband Wants Us To Get Back Together
Dear Dorothy, I am turning 40 this year. I am a divorced mother of three. I met my ex-husband at the university where we fell in love and married after our National Youth Service Corps. However, he has...
View ArticleCan Social Media Help Anti-Corruption Drives? A Nigerian Case Study
Tolu Olarewaju, Staffordshire University Corruption can have a crippling effect on a country’s economy. This is why African businesses have described ending corruption as “priority number one”. Take...
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