Eight signs. Most people can only name one, maybe two if they think for long. And that gap right there, that’s a big part of why breast cancer keeps getting caught late. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Nigerian women today. Yes, Nigerian women. More than 32,000 Nigerian women test positive […]
…People see a woman whose breasts are no longer the way they used to be when she was eighteen, and next thing, they start saying things like she has been with too many men, or that her body is showing her secrets. This has caused real shame for women. So in this piece, we are […]
Emeka and Nkechi, how do you know you have an infection? When people think of an infection, they usually think of something dramatic: severe pain, heavy discharge, something impossible to ignore. And yes, sometimes it shows up that way. But many infections in the reproductive and urinary area actually begin quietly. Mild. Easy to ignore. […]
Emeka and Nkechi, I need you to picture this table. Sixteen hours of fasting, not one bite, disciplined, serious. And then when you break your fast: fries, one kpishh, meat pie, chin chin, all inside one eight hour window. At the end of the month, the scale has not moved. Some people have even added […]
Nkechi is washing plates. Carrying her baby on her back. Going to the market. Living her full, busy life. And somewhere deep inside her belly, there is a small, dull pain. Just small. It comes and goes. She buys paracetamol. She goes to sleep. The pain disappears. She forgets about it. 3 months later, that […]
Two years ago, your hairline was shining. Now it’s in the middle of your head! And you are still trying to hold on to it, meanwhile, your hairline is going faster than gossip in this country. As a matter of fact, it’s your head that is coming next. Where did the Association of Nigerian Men […]
They told you that headache is just a headache. That you should just buy paracetamol, drink it with cold water, lie down for a bit, and it will pass. Emeka and Nkechi, that advice can cost someone their life. Because your head does not have only one type of pain. Your head has many types. […]
Today, we are talking about 8 things, some in your kitchen, some in your bathroom, some you may not even know are inside your own body right now, that can increase the risk of cancer. Now, let us open the case files. Suspect number one: hepatitis B, when it goes untested and untreated. Hepatitis B […]
Nkechi, Amaka, Philomena, come and sit down. This one is for every woman who has ever heard something about fibroids and just believed it, because it sounded true, because your aunty said it, or because that woman at the salon swore it happened to her cousin. Even Emeka and Pius, come and sit down, because […]
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