Around and about

Around and about

How pregnant Ghanaian women bleach their unborn babies’ skin

Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) recently revealed that some pregnant Ghanaian women were using banned substances to lighten the complexio

It’s not just Almajiri, there’s the Almajira

It is a phenomenon, and now the Almajiri situation is a raging problem. Poverty, illiteracy and population boom contribute to its rise. But over the y

Inside Abuja’s Arts and Crafts Village controversy

Tenants of the Arts and Crafts Village in Abuja are now scattered across the city. “Some are now roadside artists or at the Sheraton Hotel and T

Everyone’s heard of cattle colonies, no-one’s seen one yet

All is not well with Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Chief Audu Ogbeh’s announcement of the proposed establishment of cattle colonies

Crowned Crane: The sad story of Nigeria’s ‘national’ bird

The   crane is a regal bird ,but it is doing poorly in Nigeria, given the fact  of ‘over hunting’, hunger for ‘bushme