Life & Style
Just detoxed? Here’s 6 ways to feel the benefit for longer
March 6, 2016
Just detoxed? Here’s 6 ways to feel the benefit for longer
After a full-on detox, it can be tempting to hang up your sports gear and tuck straight into some fatty…
Two energy drinks a day can harm your heart, study finds
March 6, 2016
Two energy drinks a day can harm your heart, study finds
New research, presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association, has highlighted the negative effects of energy drinks on…
New range of serious fetal abnormalities linked to Zika: study
March 5, 2016
New range of serious fetal abnormalities linked to Zika: study
Fetuses in 29 percent of pregnant women with Zika virus infection were found to have a range of severe abnormalities,…
Floating school in Lagos lagoon brings hope to Nigerian slum-on-stilts
March 5, 2016
Floating school in Lagos lagoon brings hope to Nigerian slum-on-stilts
Makoko, a vast slum of houses on stilts in a Lagos lagoon, now boasts a new school — pyramid-shaped, floating…
‘Miss or Madam’: Tackling societal discrimination against unmarried women
March 5, 2016
‘Miss or Madam’: Tackling societal discrimination against unmarried women
“We don’t have girls who live alone,” these are words consistently uttered to unmarried women, usually followed by the phrase,…
Children’s council running anti-school violence campaign
March 4, 2016
Children’s council running anti-school violence campaign
The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood has launched a campaign to raise awareness against violence at schools, its general…
From street food to fine dining in Lagos
March 4, 2016
From street food to fine dining in Lagos
An ambitious restaurant in Lagos is setting out to elevate Nigerian street food staples to fine dining, tapping into a…
Self-heating coat, one giant step for fashion-kind
March 4, 2016
Self-heating coat, one giant step for fashion-kind
On the day an astronaut returned to Earth after 340 days in space, Paris fashion took another small step for…
Happiness can break your heart, doctors say
March 4, 2016
Happiness can break your heart, doctors say
Joyful events – the birth of a child, a big win by your team – can trigger a dangerous condition…
A cup of tea a day could keep heart disease at bay
March 4, 2016
A cup of tea a day could keep heart disease at bay
A US study has found that tea drinkers enjoying a daily cuppa could be 35 percent less likely to suffer…