Nocturia: What you need to know
Do you wake up more than two times at night to urinate? Do you gets interrupted while sleeping at night due to a full bladder? Chances are you might have Nocturia. Nocturia or nocturnal polyuria is not a disease in and of itself but a sign of something going on in our bodies. It is […]
Episode 4: The Unfortunate Debut
THE UNFORTUNATE DEBUT Showdown with death! It’s Monday. The D-Day. The day I’ll be making my first debut in the prestigious University. I was already on my way to school. I’d jerked off my bed so abruptly when I realized the time was 6:45am. And the first class for the day was slated […]
Untold Stories of Me: Episode Four (Daniel My Crush)
“Lexa, let me see your teeth now…” asked Daniel. “No, I’m not letting you see it”, I replied. “So you’re shy to show me your teeth?” Daniel said. I was back at school after four days. It’s was break time and I was sitting with Daniel, he was scanning my body to see my injuries. […]
ICT4D CONFERENCE GOES VIRTUAL
The Postponement of the ICT4D Conference was announced sometime in March, 2020 due to COVID-19 Pandemic. The 12th ICT4D Conference was scheduled to hold at Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. Sharaton Abuja Hotel was to expect the arrival of delegates from around the world from Sunday April 19, 2020 as the conference was to commence […]
THE WEATHER FORECAST DOWN
To know our Naija weather is to understand that it is as uncertain as it is unreliable. The day could start out bright and sunny, by noon it rains a bit but does little to affect temperature, and by evening it’s pretty much back to what it was in the morning. Something totally different could […]
FOODS/DRINKS THAT WEAKENS IMMUNITY EPISODE 2
3) PROCESSED FOODS Over the years, a lot has changed, and the foods that we eat are creating a sicker generation of children with low immunological status. Even small changes will go a long way when significant percentages of the population take part, knowing or unknowingly. As a result, we now have epidemic increases in […]
Episode 3: My Encounter with James
MY ENCOUNTER WITH JAMES “Please let me go” I pleaded. “I’ve got no money on me.” “Shut it!” The voice ordered, poking me below my rib cage with something. I paid close attention to the environment. It was too crowded for a criminal to rob, and so, if I gave out a shout, surely, someone […]
Untold Stories of Me: Episode Three (Halima and I)
HALIMA AND I Still gazing into space, admiring the beautifully set velvety sky, I smile to myself as I remember these events. Might have been years ago but these memories have stuck with me, they remind me of the hurdles I skipped to survive and how I’ve dealt with the pain. These events were stockpiling […]
White Soup Series: Episode 1- Ofe Nsala
The white soup is a prominent native soup that features mainly in the southern and eastern parts of Nigeria. It has two main variations: “Ofe Nsala” which originates from the east and the “Afia Efere” from the south. Both variations are both made with yam and lack oil hence the name white soup, but the […]
Episode 1: Novice Part 1 (My Family Background)
A MATERIALISTIC GIRL WITH A RESPONSIBLE FAMILY BACKGROUND MY FAMILY BACKGROUND “A MATERIALISTIC GIRL”, I know what’s running through your mind. She must be a loosed girl from an irresponsible home. Probably raised by a single parent, pampered, grew up always having her way…, you will be wrong to conceive such. I had a very […]