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In Zimbabwe, a lawmaker has called on scientists to develop a chemical to dull men’s libido so that they will have sex only once a month, hoping this will curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Southern African country. Senator Sithembile Mlotshwa came up with this remedy during a debate on access to HIV/AIDS treatment, where he told the upper ...

Two people died yesterday when a building collapsed in Ketu, Lagos, after the landlord decided to erect another floor on a weak building. Six others were also injured, including a mother and her baby. They were all rushed to the hospital by the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority and are being treated. Eyewitness reported that the structure on Doyin Omololu ...

Governor Babatunde Fashola has ordered the demolition of all illegal structures sitting on canals and drainage channels, including churches, schools, and residential buildings in Lagos, Nigeria. By Monday, July 18, the list of the buildings marked for demolition will be released. The governor added that all the structures without planning permit from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, ...

Secretly we like to believe we are irreplaceable, but your ex meeting his next lover does not mean you are not special. Don’t ever compare yourself with your replacement. Take time to get over an ex, and don’t rush into something new just to make a point! When a relationship breaks and all the accusations have died down, you might ...