By Christie Asakem Dolls make perfect sense as toys – a small human, for small humans to play with – and they have been around forever, unsurprisingly. We had miniature play people way before anyone invented trains, Pokémon or all the other kids’ stuff (OK, maybe we always had slime). A small soapstone human figure…
By Joseph Odum Cross Riverians will soon heave a sigh of relief as a new vaccine capable of preventing cervical cancer is set to be introduced in the state. Known as the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is to be used mainly for immunisation of young girls between 9 to 14 years of age who have…
By Frank Ulom A trending video of crossdressers storming a birthday party in Calabar, Cross River State, is making the rounds on social media. According to the video shared by a YouTuber, CelebrityBuzz on Tuesday, the young crossdressers, mostly teenagers graced a girl’s birthday in a yet-to-be-identified location at night in Calabar. The YouTuber captioned…
By Chris Thompson Pope Francis, who is 87 years old, continued to struggle with persistent respiratory and mobility issues on Wednesday, requested an aide to read his words as he was unable to get back into his popemobile. For the first time this year, Francis presided over his weekly general audience in a frigid St. Peter’s Square…
By Chris Njoku Dr Godwin Otu, a Senior Registrar in the Department of Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital has disclosed that excessive use of cotton buds was increasing hearing loss in the nation. Otu who made the call while commemorating the World Hearing Day on Sunday in Calabar…
