It is not news that many performers in the entertainment industry glamorize drug abuse and makeit seem hip and cool. A notable example is Naira Marley and his crew, ‘the Marlians’, withMohbad as a member of that crew too. Without prejudice to the outcome of the autopsy into hisunfortunate and... read more →
Sep
28
Sep
21
It is always a shock to see individuals arrive at the decision, that they are going through emotional painand anguish that is beyond what they can cope with. And to arrive at the point where they start tocontemplate that they may be better off dead. This is the beginning of... read more →
Sep
14
Mr. and Mrs. Lagbaja are both retired civil servants and proud parents of 4 successful childrenwho are professionals with well paid jobs all over the world. They felt fulfilled and content withlife until everything came tumbling down. They received an sms from a hospital in Abuja, askingif they were the... read more →
Sep
07
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1 million suicide deaths occur every year. This translates into one suicide death, every 40 seconds. The number of attempted suicide annually, is about 20 times the number of completed suicides – estimated at 20 million cases worldwide. Even more alarming is the... read more →
Aug
31
Scenario A A young lady, Bose, was having a rough day at work. It had been a long and frustrating day – one of those days when you simply can’t seem to get anything right, and everyone gets on your nerves, and you feel like screaming. But you are forced to endure and manage a smile. At... read more →
Aug
24
It is always important to recall that the World Health Organization’s definition of health is astate of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing. And to remember that these threecomponents of health are not mutually exclusive but very closely intertwined. A problem inone area of health often exerts an influence on... read more →
Aug
17
Agnes is a brilliant, 27-year-old software engineer with a multinational company and she is usually very confident in her abilities and accomplishments. However, she sometimes experiences intense worry and becomes very anxious about nothing in particular. During such episodes, she is often aware of her heart beating very fast, she starts sweating... read more →
Aug
10
Across Nigeria and indeed the African continent, a young child may be denied of theopportunity to attend school because the child has a seizure disorder. A youngadolescent may drop out of the University because of a psychotic episode. A female withmental illness may be taken to a traditional or religious... read more →
Aug
04
Wale is a 25-year-old lawyer and the only child of his parents, and they showered him with love and allthe care they could provide. He was confident in their love and concern for him all through his growing-up years until they both died in a car accident, while they were... read more →
Jul
27
Mr and Mrs. Emeka (not real names) have been married for 12 years but have not achieved conception. They had gone to several hospitals and performed several tests, but they all returned a verdict that there was nothing wrong with either party. Yet the pregnancy they so much yearned for, simply... read more →