Nigeria’s Booming “Manpower” Market Raises Alarm Over Health Risks, Marital Strain
Why is there a mad rush for sexual enhancing pills or herbal concoction? To what end? Across Nigeria, brightly packaged bottles of bitters, pills with names like Wild Tiger, Black Stallion, Hyergra, and Rhino Max, alongside herbal concoctions are either…
Japanese City Proposes Two-Hour Smartphone Limit Amid Health Concerns
A city in central Japan has taken a bold step in addressing growing concerns about digital dependence, proposing regulations that would urge residents to limit smartphone use to just two hours a day outside of work and school. The draft ordinance,…
Why People in Singapore Live Longer Than Almost Anywhere Else
When it comes to longevity, Singapore is rewriting the playbook. In just six decades, the island city-state has gone from modest life expectancy rates to one of the highest in the world. A child born in Singapore in 1960 could only expect to live to…
Omodo: Domestic Servitude or Slavery?
Omodo, thats what its called in the popular parlance. For context “househelp“, an anglicized way to morph the hideous trend behind this domestic misnormer. A few years ago when Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani published her personal…
World Breastfeeding Week 2025: Supporting Mothers is a Lifeline for the Planet and Its People
Breastfeeding is one of the few human acts that are both instinctive and profoundly impactful, not only for a child’s survival and growth but also for the health of our planet. As the world marks World Breastfeeding Week (August 1–7), the conversation…
Screen Time and the Developing Brain: Are Parents Right to Be Worried?
Tablets, smartphones, digital devices and smart TVs have become a part of the everyday life in today’s evolving world. But there is a throbbing question: how much screen time can hurt a child? While parents scramble to enforce screen limits,…
Clean Cooking Must Be a Continental Priority
As simple it seems, cooking has become a source of widespread health, environmental, and economic harm in many African households. Currently, four out of five families on the continent still rely on open fires or rudimentary stoves that burn wood,…
Craze For Labubu Doll Pops Profit Surge to 350 Percent
A toy giant in China, Pop Mart has reported a staggering profit surge of at least 350% for the first half of 2025, due to the explosive global popularity of its viral Labubu dolls. The Beijing-based company said its revenue more than tripled during the…
The Buhari You Didn’t Know
When news broke of the death of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, in a London hospital at the age of 82, the country was once again confronted with the complex legacy of a man whose life straddled military rule and democratic governance. To…
Tinubunomics and the Hunger Epidemic: Nigerians Now Begging to Eat
At every turn in Nigeria today, bus stops, malls, shops, even places of worship, it’s not uncommon to hear someone beg for money just to eat. What used to be rare and shocking has now become a disturbing norm. Many Nigerians, especially millennials, say…