Business And Finance: Is MTN Mobile Bank A Disruptor?
Despite being famous for its quick adoption of technology and innovation, a major shakeup is coming for the Nigerian banking industry. A disruption which has finally surfaced barring any last-minute...
View ArticleAdvice Papa Gave Me: Your Happiness Depends On You
My dear daughter, If you rely on others or on material things to make you happy in life, you’ll be setting yourself up for constant emotional turmoil and mood swings. This is because your happiness...
View ArticleWoman Crush Wednesday: Afua Rida
“From Africa to the world” is a popular slogan used by those within the fashion industry. Most aren’t unaware of the impact Africa has within this sector on an international level and the inspiration –...
View ArticleSex Robots Are Here, But Laws Aren’t Keeping Up With The Ethical And Privacy...
Francis X. Shen, University of Minnesota The robots are here. Are the “sexbots” close behind? From the Drudge Report to The New York Times, sex robots are rapidly becoming a part of the national...
View ArticleHow Your Genes Could Affect The Quality Of Your Marriage
Richard Mattson, Binghamton University, State University of New York How important is it to consider a romantic partner’s genetic profile before getting married? It is logical to think that genetic...
View ArticleFresh vigilance is needed to protect media freedom across Africa
Jeff Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University One of the least enviable tasks of journalists in the US must be reporting on how the public trusts their work less and less. A 2018 study found that only...
View ArticleTo Improve Men’s Health, Treat The Cause Not Just The Illness
John Macdonald, Western Sydney University Whichever way you look at it, men’s health in Australia is uniformly worse than women’s. Men die, on average, five years earlier than women born at the same...
View ArticleTraditional And Contemporary (Week Forty 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 ArticleFavourite Instagram Looks Of The Week
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Oseh (@theladyvhodka)...
View ArticleToni Morrison: American Literary Giant Made It Her Life’s Work To Ensure That...
Tessa Roynon, University of Oxford The peerless novelist and cultural commentator Toni Morrison, who has died aged 88, never accepted the received wisdom about anything. In a writing career that...
View ArticleNew Media Is Misrepresenting Women In Africa: What Feminists Can Do
Sharon Adetutu Omotoso, University of Ibadan When computer technology made electronic communication possible, the “new media” emerged: email, chat rooms, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and so much...
View ArticleIs It Safe To Drink Alcohol While Breastfeeding?
Stephanie Liu, University of Alberta; Erin Manchuk, University of Alberta, and Shannon Ruzycki, University of Calgary Is it safe to drink alcohol and breastfeed? As physicians, we have always cautioned...
View ArticleRefresh On Sunday: Becoming Rich In The Sight Of God
Reading 1 Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23 Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, Vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! Here is one who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and yet to another who has not...
View ArticleSunday Humour: Holy Humour, Sunday Joke And More
Holy Humour Bible Study Richard, my friend’s little grandson came home from Sunday School and I asked him what they had studied. His reply was, ‘Nothing.’ So I asked him, ‘Didn’t you study Jesus?’...
View ArticleStyle And Rhythm: My Scream
I scream to my wings, bud. Out of passivity that kept you tied down in coma. Out of your fallow expedition. Of the sedentary relax. Of the hollow whose superstructures are hard to climb. Build your...
View ArticleCareer Corner: How To Future Proof University Graduates
Pathik Pathak, University of Southampton If you were thinking that a librarian’s life was the one for you, you might want to think again. Secretaries and personal assistants, I’d look over your...
View ArticleWoman Crush Wednesday: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Our Woman Crush Wednesday is a popular Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeind (or Omosexy as she’s popularly called). She is a leading Nollywood actress who has appeared in over 200 movies. In...
View ArticleAdvice Papa Gave Me: Focus On All The Positives
My Dear Daughter, As you go through life, you may find yourself working at a job you can’t stand. You may want to quit, but are afraid you’ll attract more of the same. My dear, we only have one life...
View ArticleA Rational Checklist Is No Match For Emotions In Matters Of The Heart
Karen Wu, California State University, Los Angeles For many people, there are few things more rewarding than crossing an item off a checklist. But what if the checklist is about your dream partner? And...
View ArticleMating Market Theory: The Math Of One-Nightstands And Long-Term Relationships
Ryan Schacht, University of Utah and Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, University of California, Davis Popular wisdom and established evolutionary science hold that the sexes seek fundamentally different...
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