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Society & Culture
Here’s What Your Social Media Updates Reveals About Your Personality
Updating pictures and several posts regularly on various social media platforms has become the latest trend for today’s generation of our society. They don’t have a life beyond that, For instance, they wake-up with a morning selfie and their...
Health
Spending Too Much Time On Social Media Increases Depression and Loneliness, Study Finds
Spending too much time on “social media” sites like Facebook, Instagram etc is making people more than just miserable. It may also be making them depressed.
The link between the two has been talked about for years, but a causal...
Health
Marijuana Is The Most Commonly Used Illegal Drug in Nigeria – NBS
An illegal psychoactive drug, Cannabis which is popularly known as marijuana was the most widely used substance in Nigeria in 2018, followed by pharmaceutical opioids, mainly tramadol and codeine-containing cough syrups.
In Nigeria, 14.3 million people (14 percent of the...
Society & Culture
Lack of Investment in Education Responsible for Rapid Population Growth in Africa, Study
A study published yesterday suggests that Women deprived of an education in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1980s went on to have as many or more children than previous, more educated generations, thereby halting a trend toward smaller families.
The findings...
Society & Culture
‘Poverty Increases Risk of Violent Crimes’ Study Reveals
According to the study, those who live in extreme poverty are more likely to be both the victims and perpetrators of crime.
The study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the Nuffield Foundation and the Scottish Governmen found...
Society & Culture
Study: People in Africa Now Live Longer. But Their Health is Poor in those Extra Years
A recent study has revealed that People are now living longer in sub-Saharan Africa than they did two decades ago. This is an achievement, given that life expectancy in the region went down the drain from the 1990s to...
Technology
This Is What Smartphones Are Doing To Your Children’s Brain
Smartphones are changing the way children’s brains work, according to shocking new research.
Youngsters who spend more than two hours in front of a screen are scoring lower on language and thinking tests.
Alarmingly children who spend more than seven hours...
Facts
Lack Of Sleep Intensifies Anger, Study
A new research from Iowa State University has confirmed a link between sleep loss and anger intensity.
The study, which was published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that losing a few hours of sleep can make a person...
Lifestyle
Selfish People Earn Less Money and Have Fewer Children, Study Reveals
A new study finds that selfish people tend to make less money than their more giving peers. They also tend to have fewer kids.
For the study, which was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researchers in...
Lifestyle
Not Exercising is Worse for Your Health than Smoking, Study Reveals
We all know that exercise keeps us fit but a new study goes one step further, finding that a lifestyle devoid of exercise is worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease.
Dr. Wael Jaber, a cardiologist at...
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Ota Benga: The Tragic Story of the African Man Who Was Exhibited in a New York Zoo in 1906
Ota Benga was a Congolese member of the Mbuti pygmy tribe whose tragic story got international attention when he...