Horror is a genre known for its jump scares, eerie atmospheres, bone-chilling tension, and the undeniable thrill of watching something you know will give you nightmares. At its core, a horror film is designed to provoke fear, whether through supernatural forces, psychological tension, grotesque imagery, or the simple dread of knowing something is waiting in…
If you’re here, chances are your skin might be sending you an SOS signal using a tirade of clogged pores, unexpected breakouts, or a shiny T-zone that is just refusing to chill. That or, you’re just curious. Enter salicylic acid, a skincare ingredient that’s been saving oily and acne-prone skin for decades and is always…
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston has returned a bronze relief plaque and a commemorative head, both part of the storied Benin Bronzes, to Nigeria’s Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy. This repatriation marks a tangible step in the country’s ongoing efforts to recover artefacts taken during the 1897 invasion of…
When Kehinde Bankole (Adire) drops the line “Find the ‘sisi’ in you again” in Adire, a 2023 Nigerian film directed by Adeoluwa Owu, you feel it. The surge in you to come alive again. To be whole, seductive in the way life meant you to be. It’s equal to the feeling you get after listening…
People often equate closeness between men and women with romance, and it’s not hard to see why. But what if a deep connection exists without any romantic or sexual undertones? That’s where platonic relationships come in. What a Platonic Relationship Actually Is A platonic relationship is a deep bond between two people without romantic or…
People often equate closeness between men and women with romance, and it’s not hard to see why. But what if a deep connection exists without any romantic or sexual undertones? That’s where platonic relationships come in. What a Platonic Relationship Actually Is A platonic relationship is a deep bond between two people without romantic or…
As a Nigerian woman, I often hear stories about “family curses”, the ones whispered at gatherings when an aunt is newly widowed or when someone’s daughter turns thirty-five without a husband in sight. In these stories, the tragedy is almost always marital, with women who never marry, women who die once they do, women whose…
Parts of the internet went dark on Tuesday as Cloudflare, a company that provides core infrastructure for many websites, experienced technical problems. Sites like X (formerly Twitter), Letterboxd, ChatGPT, and even betting platform Bet365 have been affected. Cloudflare has confirmed it was investigating the issue: Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially…
Trying to make your hair grow faster will make you try varieties of solutions, from rice water to trims, “miracle” oils, homemade hair growth treatments that smell like herbal sacrifices and shampoos that claim to speed up hair growth. Yet the inches refuse to inch. It’s another special kind of heartbreak when you take down…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), to five years’ imprisonment without an option of fine, on Monday. The conviction follows a multi-year legal battle involving allegations of sexual harassment, cybercrime, and attempts to obstruct justice, charges…
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