Category: Ordinary Living

Type 2 diabetes prevention overview

Diabetes is a very dangerous disease, yet there is no permanent solution in sight. However, with regular intake of insulin or prescribed medicines, deaths and disabilities from diabetes can be controlled. According to reports, Nigeria has the largest number of people with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 5 and 7.5 million Nigerians are living with [...]

To be or not to be?

Confusion is the inability to think as clearly or quickly as you would normally do. You may feel disoriented and having difficulty paying attention, remembering, and making decisions when confused. AJUMA EDWINA OGIRI writes on this emotion Emotion is part of all our lives. So many things happen which makes us react in a certain [...]

Beauty and the Beast, who was a prince underneath

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Judging someone or something from outward appearance and jumping into conclusion is very common. We don’t take time to examine the person or situation before judging. AJUMA EDWINA OGIRI writes on this potential that lies within each and every one of us There was a 40 year-old lady who couldn’t have a child. She got [...]

What you don’t know about human hair

What you don’t know about human hair

Brazilian, Indian, Malaysian, Mongolian and Peruvian hair are in vogue for Nigerian ladies these days, especially the young ones. It has become a status symbol for them. AJUMA EDWINA OGIRI writes on this recent craze and the origin of these human hairs Seeing ladies wear long human hair which usually stops at their buttocks or [...]

Mrs Agu

‘I want to own a big supermarket’

“A virtuous woman according to Mathew Henry is one who applies herself to the business proper. She does what she does with all her power and trifles not”. Mrs. Alloy Agu is not different. A native of Anambra state, Mrs Agu describes herself as an astute business woman who aims to explore in the world [...]

Mr. Charles Chukwu

‘I want to own a skills acquisition centre’

  Meet Mr. Charles Chukwu a native of Mgbowo in Awgu local government area, Enugu state, is a technician who is currently pursuing his Higher National Diploma (HND) at the Lagos State Polytechnic. He started with horological services before he diverted into electronic repairs and maintenance. He shares his experiences to OMOLOLA AJIBADE What other [...]

Mohammed Yahaya

‘My family makes me work hard’

In search of greener pastures, Mohammed Yahaya, who is married with three sons, left his family in Niger Republic to work as a security guard in Abuja. He intends to go back to Niger as soon as he makes enough money What is your educational background? I did not go to school. I only went [...]

‘I want to travel to Italy to acquire more knowledge’

‘I want to travel to Italy to acquire more knowledge’

Nigeria is a country with countless opportunities for youths to equip themselves with different handiwork. Mr. Sunday Benson Ali has taken advantage of that as a cobbler. A native of Anila, Otukpo local government area in Benue state, he reveals the secret of his success as a cobbler in a chat with OMOLOLA AJIBADE What [...]

Abdullah Ndana Yusuf

‘I want to become a civil servant’

Every young and able person in Nigeria strives to become somebody in life. Abdullah Ndana Yusuf is no different. A native of Tsaragi, Edu local government area, Kwara state, Yusuf is doing a part-time programme as a student of University of Abuja. He describes himself as a man who has moved from grass to grace [...]

Femi Kuti

Music, food for the soul

Music means different things to different people. There has never been a consensus on what music really is. OMOLOLA AJIBADE writes on what music means to people “If music be the food of love, play on, give me the excess of that surfeiting, the appetite may sicken and so die.” These infamous words by Shakespeare [...]