Okay, it’s authoritative. It’s back, that ubiquitous staple of the eighties that looked so passé just a couple of years ago. While being girly and sweet, today’s tube dress is not as easy to wear as it might at first appear.

Civil society leaders urge governments to make family planning an essential part of improving maternal and child health, guaranteeing women’s rights and lifting countries out of poverty.

While there is not nearly enough evidence to prove this, there is at least enough to show women have indeed done as well as men in virtually every field of endeavor except sports. In management, women are even believed to be better than men. As far back as the 1900s, studies have shown women to be more suited to “modern” jobs that do not require “brawn”. More recent studies support these findings.

Black is the colour no one can do without, especially if you are a woman, fat or like to get on the red carpet. While black might seem like the easiest colour to do, it is also interestingly the easiest colour to get wrong.

The world watched with shock when the news hit the waves of Tolu Kalejaiye, a Nigerian woman who was allegedly slaughtered by her own son in the United Kingdom. The incident has raised fresh concerns about Generation Y children and how to raise nice kids in an increasingly violent world.

Whether through individual choice, because they marry young or are victims of coercion and sexual violence, girls in the developing world are having sex without access to contraception.

It was a good week for the student Architects, Builders,Urban and Regional Planners of various Lagos state universities as they took part in the Capacity Development Integration (CDI) workshop of African Artists’ Foundation, last week of August.

In a move that can be considered both a surprise and an example, Saudi Arabia’s cabinet has passed a ban on domestic violence and other forms of abuse against women for the first time in the Kingdom’s history.

If you never have any time except reactive time — things you must do for others — you don’t have a sense of control. You are interrupted all the time. Your brain has trouble resting even during sleep. Such chronic exhaustion increases the release of stress hormones, and your blood sugar rises.” If this is your normal state, then the physical consequences increase your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and memory problems. If that’s not enough to scare you into taking some time for yourself, consider this: The hormonal effects of always being on edge help deposit fat right around your waist.

Omosexy was her usual confident self in that controversial zebra inspired dress she wore to be a judge at the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant last week, where she was a judge and an award winner, but she could have fooled us. She looked divine from neck up and her little anti-child marriage speech was sleek, opportune and clever; but the extensive outfit made her look as though she had something to hide.

Sitting around a table and eating together is indisputably one of the most enriching and vital events of the day, but chances are you are all eating the same thing. In this weight watching, cholesterol-bashing era, many children are being denied of crucial nutrition if their parents and other adults in the family are too watchful. When children are growing up their bodies are going through a lot of changes.

By Morenike Taire It is interesting how the age old saying, One man’s meat is another man’s poison, keeps rearing its sometimes not-so-appealing head in our socio-political life. And with pastor-owned private jets jostling for room in our airspace and the longsuffering churchgoer and scorner alike expressing their displeasure and sometimes intense jealousy, there is […]

According to Mrs. Mandy Olowu who is a Microsoft professional with a degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Lagos, the organisation has been around for almost a decade but was officially registered two years ago.

For most parents, the mass de-worming exercise embarked upon by the Lagos State Government recently must have been a great respite as most children would run away upon sighting a worm expeller!

So many people turn to crazy fad diets to shed the pounds, because they promise dramatic and unrealistic results. Not only are these diets proven to be ineffective, they can also be very dangerous to your health. Experts maintain there is only one way to lose weight properly: exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet that’s high in protein.