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Abandoned By Wives, How Men Become Bachelors in Old Age, By Tinuade Ogunlesi

Tinuade Ogunlesi

  “For a man, it is scary to imagine growing old without a spouse. It is a battle,” revealing thought-provoking piece Ogunlesi, a Professor of Medicine at Olabisi Onabanjo College of Medicine,  penned on how, almost always, the journey ends for the so-called family head       I visited a friend somewhere in Ibadan and in the course of driving me round on a sight-seeing spree, we got to an area with stretches of modest buildings. It was a typical civil servant arena: the houses were beautifully designed bungalows built…

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10 Facts About BPSS, Stroke That Affects Women In Salons

Damilola Olonade

    A lady suffered stroke while washing her hair in the salon, yes, in the Salon! This condition is called Beauty Parlor Stroke Syndrome. Here is an explanation. While ladies are washing their hairs in the salon, they bend their necks backwards and there is a lot of pressures on the arteries that supply blood to the brain. This particular persistent pressure can lead to a stroke. 1. Discovery of BPSS This BPSS was first discovered in the United States in 1992 whne a 50 year-old lady was rushed…

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‘Distorted,’ What AI Said On How Africa’s Real Size Was Deliberately Reduced On Map

Rofeequr Adeola--Yusuf

’14 Times Larger Than Europe,” Meta AI was asked; “Why is Africa smaller on the map than in reality?” Its answer was as revealing as it was shocking! It answered: Africa appears smaller on most maps because of a distortion caused by the Mercator projection, a common method used to project the Earth’s surface onto a 2D map. This projection preserves straight lines (making it useful for navigation) but distorts sizes and shapes, especially near the poles. Tears of A Wife Can Cure An Aggressive Husband – Study The More…

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‘Do And Die;’ 10 Reasons Male Bees Die After Mating Female

ADEOLA YUSUF

Female bees don’t only live far longer than the male, a fatal fate also immediately befall the male anytime it mates. Platforms Africa presents a 10-point article on why male bees die after mating the female. Number 8 may be shocking as it exposes the ‘do and die’ fascinating complexities of nature.   1. The life cycle of a male bee, also known as a drone, is quite fascinating. While female bees, or queens, can live for up to five years, drones typically live for just four to six weeks…

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