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Life Expectancy In Nigeria Now 55 Years – WHO

Nigeria are liable to die of sicknesses and diseases, as well as other causes. Causes of death listed in the report are influenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis, diarrhoeal diseases, stroke, HIV/AIDS, coronary heart disease. The 2018 average life expectancy for Nigerians is...

Surprising Things That Reduces Your Intelligence

Certain activities are known to lower our cognitive abilities. Some of these activities only impair intelligence temporarily, while others have been proven to have long-term effects.Below are Surprising Things That Reduces Your Intelligence1. Dim LightingResearchers at Michigan State University...

Babies with Bigger Heads Grow up to be More Intelligent, Study Shows

Doctors may want to consider measuring the size of baby heads, because it could indicate their intelligence later in life, according to a study. Researchers from universities in Europe conducted an experiment to determine if there was a correlation between...

Too Much Sleep Weakens Your Brain, Study Reveals

Excessive and insufficient sleep are similarly detrimental to your brain’s functioning, a new study has revealed. The world’s largest sleep study found that people who are asleep between seven to eight hours per night performed better cognitively than those who...

#WorldMentalHealthDay: Mental Illness Could Cost the World $16 Trillion by 2030

World Mental Health Day (10 October) is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental...

Women Who Breastfeed Longer are Likely to Have More Kids, Study

Moms who breastfeed their first child for at least five months are likely to have more kids than women who stop sooner or bottle-feed, a new study suggests. The finding comes from an analysis of data on nearly 3 700...

Holy Water Blamed for Diarrhoea Outbreak in Ethiopia

An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has killed 10 people over the past two weeks and more than 1,200 people have the illness. Those affected are being treated at the main hospital in the regional...

What the Shape Of Your Faeces Says About You, Study

Finally we can now tell what is wrong with us from the shape of our poop and it isn't rocket science, it's just gastroenterology. Researchers at the University of Bristol devised a visual reference called the Bristol Stool Scale that...

Rwanda Urges Citizens To Stop Plastic Bottle Pollution

Ahead of the World Environment Day to hold on June 5, the Rwanda Ministry of Environment has decided to stop the usage of disposable plastics such as water bottles, cups and straws in the institution. This information was revealed by...

Eating Eggs Daily May Actually Lower Your Risk Of Heart Disease And Stroke

A new study has just 'settled' the debate: Eating up to one egg per day is actually associated with a lower risk of heart disease and stroke. So yes, Eating eggs everyday might just be good for your heart Published in...
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Tarrafal Concentration Camp: The ‘Camp of Slow Death’ Where Portugal Imprisoned African Freedom Fighters in the 1960s

Tarrafal Concentration Camp, also known as the “Camp of Slow Death,” was one of Portugal’s most infamous colonial prisons....
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