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[REVIEW] Sacrifice and Sacrilege: Taming An Uncultured Culture of MutilationBy : Ameenah Gambari Mutilation and tribal incision — as a traditional means of beauty or identification — is what has been recently gaining attention and rejection. The act is therefore termed as being barbaric, especially in the 21st century. Those who objected to this act make…

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Torturous Experience: How Danfodiyo Female Hostels Suffered Dirty Water Crisis, Risked Health Implications

By Shamsudeen Abubakar Despite the intervention made towards the end of the second semester of the last session, the resident of Zamfara hostel, at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), was gripped by another water crisis, which subjected many of them to using dirty and unclean water for their daily needs. This sparked many concerns among…

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How True Are the Claims that Drinking Bitter Leaf Juice Cures Prostate Cancer,  Stomach Ache, Memory Loss, Others?

By Shereefdeen Ahmad  A Facebook user with the name Herbalist Dr. Odion Natural Medicine claimed that drinking bitter leaf juice regularly has the potential to cure prostate cancer, stomach ache instantly, memory loss and protect the body against pollutants.  Dr. Odion, according to his Facebook profile, is a traditional herbalist and healer who uses natural…

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GNI to Hold Vision Care Outreach Programme

Jumoke Esuola rreports  The Greenline Nurture Initiative(GNI) is set to organize a 2-day vision care outreach event for women and children in Sokoto State. The programme, according to the co-founder of GNI, professor Jimoh Olaiya Amzat, will provide free testing and corrective lenses for people who have refractive eyes defects. In a flier released by…

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