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Those with the condition are not considered disabled in the community and it is believed that their toes enable them to climb trees better. BY ISMAIL AKWEI The VaDoma tribe, also known as Doma or Dema, is the only hunter-gatherer tribe in Zimbabwe living in the Kanyemba region around the basins of a tributary of the Zambezi River Valley. They ...

  “Drinking lots of water and consuming lots of garlic also helps to remove toxins from the vagina, as well as prevent yeast infection.” A Gynecologist at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano, Dr Jibril Abdullahi, has advised women to avoid cleaning the vagina with soap and alum as such could do more harm than good. Abdullahi gave the advice against ...

  Experts proffer different recommendations based on age, body weight and physical tasks Experts have revealed that showering every day may be just as harmful as not bathing at all, new findings by medical experts suggest. The centuries-old norm of taking a daily shower to feel good and refreshed has, however, been found to be impotent in fending off infections. ...

I call on all priests and ministers of the Gospel to rethink the meaning of our life and vocation as priests and ministers. Each person should ask himself why he chose to become a priest or a Gospel minister. What does God expect of me as a priest? The priest is “alter-Christus” – another Christ! What this means is that ...

  “19 Year After Bola Ige: Assessment of Security Situation in Nigeria” being the speech presented by Comrade Mas PREAMBLE 1. We are gathered here today to reflect on the death of Chief Ajibola Idowu Ige and to assess the security situation in Nigeria 19 years after his gruesome killing while he was the Attorney General and Minister of Justice ...

  By A. Haroun If (man) your marriage is characterised by any of these, it will be near impossible for you to conduct a polygyny that would be fair and free of problems:   ●The one who is very poor and has not been able to meet the BASIC needs of his family. You should prioritize the need for your ...

  GOODLUCK JONATHAN, THE CALIPHATE RITUAL-COW AND AYO ORITSEJAFOR METAPHOR.. “Mr President you are finished,” said Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor to President Goodluck Jonathan. And President Jonathan responded: “You said what?” And Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor repeated: “I mean you are finished Mr President.” And there was a dead silence for a moment before the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria ...

By Sam Kargbo There is the belief harboured in some quarters that the presidency has been hived off from the APC and corralled at Aso Rock by a group of backroom staff, relations and friends of Mr President. This cabal is said to have created an alternative world with its set of alternative realities for Mr President in such a ...

  By Rev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu The phrase  – Igbo bu Igbo – literally meaning ‘Ndigbo that are Ndigbo’ is usually used in addressing and greeting an Igbo audience. This three-word phrase, however, addresses a more fundamental issue, namely, the Igbo identity. Above all, it points out that though being born in Igboland or by (an) Igbo parent(s) or ...

  A couple of years back, I had some business concerns in some neighboring countries where I had to appear in person. After the business day, I would go about in the evenings to “feel” the locality and attempt to understand the people. In all the countries near Nigeria, something profound struck me… the Hausa and Fulani communities in the ...