Life Xtra

Life Xtra

Is silence actually golden?

Granted, silence can help dissipate a volatile situation where further responses can serve as a catalyst towards its eruption but is silence enough to

A medical practitioner with a purpose – Halima Muqadass

Introduction   I was born in the early 70s on Independence Day(1st October) in Jimeta-Yola, Adamawa State, my mother’s hometown who is

Has Aso Ebi overstayed its welcome?

A Nigerian writer, Mabel Segun, in one of her articles on Aso ebi, talked about the culture shock that might greet a foreigner stepping in to Nigeria

When spanking isn’t discipline

Children are bound to make mistakes or be stubborn, and naturally the first instinct parents get is to spank the child. Many have though argued that f

Mother stabs eight-month-old baby

 An eight-month-old baby boy is reportedly stabbed by his mother at a police barrack in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. According to THE SUN, the baby w