The outrageously callous killing of a nine-year-old and more

By Lillian Okenwa “The weakest ones are the wickedest cruel When the strongest ones in gentleness rule!” ― Ana Claudia Antunes, The Witches Of Avignon “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them,” said Thomas Sowell…

February 3, 20230Comments

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My Notes

Murja Kunya: What exactly is that TikToker doing in prison?

By Lillian Okenwa So, a popular 24 years old Kano TikTok skit maker, Murja Kunya has been sent to prison; but for what exactly? Last Saturday, she was arrested while booking hotel rooms for guests who had come from far and near for her much-publicised birthday party in Kano. Murja was arrested by the…

February 2, 20230Comments

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spotlight

Onoja, SAN set to commission Bar and Bench International Institute for Arbitration

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Ogwu James Onoja, PhD., has announced plans to commission the state-of-the-art Bar and Bench International Institute for Arbitration (BBIIA) LTD/GTE in Abuja. Onoja who spoke with Law & Society Magazine on Wednesday in Abuja disclosed that having received the certificate of incorporation from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) everything is…

February 2, 20230Comments

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Well-Being

Pauline Tallen recommends capital punishment for rape as courts step up life sentences for perpetrators

By Lillian Okenwa The impact of sexual abuse on victims, particularly young people’s psychological and physical health is hugely devastating. This is particularly given that the formative period is when they should be developing and refining positive intimacy skills in close relationships. Also, there’s no gainsaying that abuse which occurs over time is more…

February 1, 20230Comments

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Sound health

UK Surgeons fix 169 fractured male organs in 12 months as Penis injury during sex rise

These are not very good times for a lot of men in the United Kingdom with many scheduling urgent visits to the doctor as their male organs are facing very grave challenges. Indeed, official NHS figures indicate that the number of people who have experienced penis injury during sex in the United Kingdom is swelling.…

February 1, 20230Comments

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Living

Tales my patients told me: Every person has a breaking point!

By Emmanuel Fashakin Carmona (not real name) started bringing her boys to our Richmond Hill location since 2003. Alex, then 4, had severe developmental delay and he was referred for Early Intervention program and he attended a special school. Alex required a lot of work and parental attention, but Carmona was undaunted. Carmona would bring…

February 1, 20230Comments

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Features

Alleviating poverty and human misery

By Fernando Ocáriz, On the tenth anniversary of Harambee, a social initiative for alleviating poverty and human misery, Bishop Javier Echevarría gave a conference on The Christian Heart, Motor of Social Development. In light of the social doctrine of the Church and the message of St. Josemaría, Bishop Javier reminded us that the dialogue between…

February 1, 20230Comments

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Opinion

Nigeria exists in a world that waits for no nation to get its act together, Somber Tuesday series by Mojúbàolú Olufúnké Okome

#SomberTuesday! The first month of the new year has ended. The elections are almost upon us. Candidates and their proxies make extravagant declarations about their plans to transform Nigeria into a veritable heaven on earth. History shows that these promises may never be fulfilled. Many are even forgotten almost as soon as they are uttered.…

February 1, 20230Comments

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