Category Archives: LIFE

RECIPE: How to make plantain “moin moin” or plantain puddi...

May 22, 2013 no comments

1Q’s Food Platter shared this delicious recipe of how to make plantain moin moin and we are re-sharing. Boiled, fried or roasted, Nigerians love their plantain, but ever considered steam-baking...

A soda a day increases risk of kidney stones

May 22, 2013 no comments

Drinking a can of soda or other sugary drink a day could increase the risk of kidney stones by nearly a quarter, a new study finds. The study, published Wednesday in the Clinical Journal of the Ameri...

5 mistakes married women make that lead to divorce

May 20, 2013 no comments

So here you are, finally married in that beautiful ceremony you’ve always wanted. Now that you have transitioned from single to married, though, you don’t get to take staying married for ...

Soyinka’s candid interview; why he says Achebe is not the “...

May 19, 2013 no comments

In a very candid interview with Sahara Reporters, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka opens up about his relationship with late iconic author Chinua Achebe, a man celebrated in the press as the “Father...

Cakes by Tosan unveils “Tallest Cake in Africa”

May 16, 2013 no comments

Nigeria’s very own cake boss Tosan Jemide of “Cakes by Tosan” on Thursday unveiled his latest work of art, the “Tallest Cake in Africa”. The delicious, we assume, sugary...

UNICEF says over 180,000 teenagers living with HIV in Nigeria

May 15, 2013 no comments

More than 180,000 teenagers are living with HIV in Nigeria, the United Nation Children Education Fund (UNICEF) said here on Tuesday. The figure was released during a national dialogue on adolescents ...

Doctors shut Maiduguri hospital over police assault

May 11, 2013 no comments

Doctors in the flashpoint city of Maiduguri have shut down main hospital in the Borno state capital, citing abuse at the hands of police as a major reason. The physicians told the BBC that policemen ...

PHOTOS: Chimamanda Adichie rounds up Lagos book tour for “Americ...

May 4, 2013 no comments

Avid fans of Orange Prize-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie, on Saturday, crammed into a bookstore in Lagos where the authour was signing copies of her latest work, “Americanah”....

VIDEO: Make your own suya spice or Yaji!

April 29, 2013 no comments

Here it is folks! The closely guarded ingredients behind one of Nigeria’s most famous spices, the Suya spice. This is a recipe the chef behind YouTube channel, All Nigerian Recipes, got from an...

“Virgin cleansing” – HIV positive father rapes 2-yea...

April 26, 2013 no comments

Here is some truly disturbing news. Police in Guateng are investigating a HIV positive father who allegedly raped his two-year-old daughter because he believed “sex with a virgin would cure him...