By ‘Dayo Adu The Yorubas in their norms have a way of instilling messages in their clans to engender oneness, inclusivity and discourage over-reliance on family therefore the popular mantra : “ẹni ọmọ sin l’obimọ”(only he who’s given a befitting burial has Continue Reading
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By Taiwo Akinola According to a layman, yawn means opening of mouth widely to express what message the body system is passing across to the person involved, at that particular time. There are three ways to determine which type is happening to the person which is: hunger, tiredness or sleep. Hunger: When someone is hungry, […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Roads are inalienable features of cities, towns, and even villages to facilitate ease of movement for people, cycles, motorbikes and vehicles. But then one city stands out as being queer – roads are alien on it! That city is Venice. How come? You might ask. In the 5th century, people fled their […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi With rainy season comes damn cold weather. Generally, condition below 20 degrees is cool, below 10 degrees is cold, and below zero degrees means that it will be icy outside as the water will freeze and it will feel very cold outside (Think Metric). In Nigeria, during night time temperatures comes down […]Continue Reading
Thirteen people have died in flooding and landslides in El Salvador and Guatemala as heavy rains pound Central America, authorities from the two countries said. In El Salvador, the hardest hit country so far, five people died Monday in a landslide in the western district of Tacuba, in the department of Ahuachapan, Civil Defence chief […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Now and then, her right hand swings to her head, scratching away at her hair vigorously. Her target is louse (plural lice), the common name for any member of the clade Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Lice easily find the hair of children habitable as most of […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Crickets are medium-sized to large insects. Like their relatives the grasshoppers and katydids, they have chewing mouth parts, and their back legs are larger and stronger than the other two pair. They have rounded heads, antennae that are long and thin, and their wings bend down on the sides of their body. […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi In Sichuan province, in Southwestern China, there is a village shrouded in tales and mysteries, which has baffled even the most dedicated scientists. The reason is one: in Yangsi almost half of the residents are dwarfs. While the condition itself may not be uncommon, it is the sheer number of people affected […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Earwax or Cerumen is a waxy substance found in the ears. Glands in the ears canal produce earwax to protect them from germs. There are two main types of earwax: wet and dry. Specifically, it depends on which variant of the gene one has. Earwax contains mostly sebum dead skin cells and […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. With a population of 3.17 million people and more than 80 million livestock animals, Mongolia is the world’s second-largest producer of cashmere wool. Surprisingly, despite the country’s sparse population, Mongolia Produces 50 percent of […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Its venom is so dreadful that even larger prey animals like water buffaloes may succumb to their wounds after escaping an initial attack from it. This venom prevents a prey’s blood from clotting, causing massive blood loss and induces shock. This is what an encounter with the Komodo dragon can lead to! […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Palm oil has been used in the skincare industry for many years due to its numerous benefits for the skin. Palm oil has been used for beauty treatments for thousands of years, and is found in many products today, from soaps and shampoos to cosmetics and lotions. Red palm oil can be […]Continue Reading
By Olufisoye Adenitan Onilogbo Hakeem Effect at AMCA Awards Image Source: Punch Claim: A Facebook user, Very Dark Man, has claimed that a two-headed man has arrived in Nigeria. Verdict: Misleading. Available findings showed that the image is an artistic work produced by Onilogbo Hakeem Effect for a movie scene in the Anikulapo series, Rise […]Continue Reading
By Taiwo Akinola Hug is a physical embrace of one another in a way of showing pleasantries, calming down a distressed person, showing affection, among others. People hug in places such as churches, open places, corporate environments, to mention but a few. According to research, the effect of a hug builds trust, a sense of […]Continue Reading
By Adetutu Adetule Kissing Humans is the pucker up for all kinds of reasons. We kiss for love, to say hello and goodbye touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting. Benefits Healthier mouth – saliva contains substances that fight bacteria, viruses and fungi. Deep kissing increases the […]Continue Reading
*Dates Back 8,600 Years Archaeologists in Turkey say they have discovered the world’s oldest known bread, dating back to 6600 BC. A largely destroyed oven structure was found in an area called “Mekan 66,” where there are adjoining mudbrick houses, at the archaeological site of Çatalhöyük in the southern Turkish province of Konya, according to […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi People have kept camels for more than 4,000 years and still depend on them for survival all over the world. There are over 160 words for camel in Arabic alone. There are two types of camels: One humped or “dromedary” camels and two-humped Bactrian camels. Camels have three sets of eyelids and […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi There is a popular saying that ‘the way you are dressed, is the way you will be addressed. Dressing well starts from the neatness of one’s attire hence the clothes must be without wrinkles. A lot of times, appearance can be the difference between success and failure as we go about our […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Tooth care is as old as human existence. When tracing human history back over the centuries, many are surprised to learn that ancient people didn’t brush their teeth. The first record of toothbrush was in Babylonian and Egyptian times. The earliest chew sticks were discovered in Sumer in southern Mesopotamia in 3500 […]Continue Reading
An oil tanker caught fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile. The Yemeni movement said it targeted the Marlin Luanda on Friday evening. Operator Trafigura told the BBC the strike caused a fire in one of the ship’s cargo tanks and firefighting equipment was […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Underwear, underclothing or undergarments are items of clothing worn beneath outer clothes, usually in direct contact with the skin, although they may comprise more than a single layer. They serve to keep outer clothing from being soiled or damaged by bodily excretions, to lessen the friction of outerwear against the skin, to […]Continue Reading
By Khadijat Uthman People can’t agree on what it is exactly because it looks like a cat but has some features of Viverrids. Recent genetic research suggests that it is an animal of its kind. The name is fossa described as one of the strangest mammals in the whole world. It is called Fossa, cat-like […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Traffic congestion can be caused by factors such as accidents, traffic overload, construction and even pedestrians crossing the road incorrectly or holding up vehicles. In Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, traffic congestion becomes worse due to bad roads, and poor connectivity among other factors. If you think that what you go […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Corn silk is the shiny, thread-like, weak fibers that grow as part of ears of corn (maize). The tuft or tassel of silky fibers protrudes from the tip of the ear of corn, and is a key part of the vegetable’s reproductive system and essential to crop pollination. The fibers trap the […]Continue Reading
By Titilayo Kupoliyi Proverbs 13:22 says “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children.” This aphorism in the Holy Bible is conventional in many respects: society worldwide value bequeathing inheritance to the next generation. Such properties could be houses, lands, vehicles, farms, money, which parents feel with satisfaction, will help their children Continue Reading