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I’m to the point where I’ve practically watched all the best TV shows on Netflix. Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, Dexter, Freaks and Geeks, Arrested Development, American Horror Story — all the best. After all this, I’m left wondering what I’m supposed to do with my life. In all this confusion with my life direction I […]

The Northern States Christian and Elders Forum has released 180 names of abducted female pupils of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. The body said the 180 were pupils who hailed from the Chibok Local Government Area. The names of the missing girls are contained in a document obtained by The PUNCH from the

From the scrunchies and jean jackets that dominated the 1980s to the plaid shirts and heavy boots that defined 1990s grunge, everyone has their favorite teenage fashion trend. But what would we have worn if we were flower children of the 1970s or flappers of the 1920s? Ohio State University student Annalisa Hartlaub was able

Google is trying to make a self-driving car. But despite progress over the past year, the cars have plenty of learning to do before 2017, when the tech giant hopes to get the technology to the public. Others believe it’s more likely to take until 2025 to purchase one of the cars. Google’s self-driving cars

Hmm, this kind of sounds pretty corny and maybe even a little patronising, but hear me out: there are some things you have to do now (or not do), or you will seriously regret it when you get older. I don’t think I’m that old (I’m in my 20s!), but there are already things I

It was going to be like a normal night It was going to be a chat with my fellow girls until I give-in to sleep It was going to be a night with Amina, Fatima and Hauwa Just a normal night… just after I said my little prayer    A night when the moon couldn’t

The kidnapping of 234 girls from a physics exam by Boko Haram grabbed the world’s attention. But this isn’t isolated – fear of school has become ingrained in northern Nigeria Halimatu Usman, 14, spends her days doing house chores in her home of Marte, near Lake Chad in Borno state, Nigeria. Her school has been

A bad night’s sleep is always likely to put you in a foul mood but studies show lack of rest can also leave you plagued with pain. Now experts believe that changing bedtime habits could be the key to healing a long-standing problem. A study has found that people who don’t get enough sleep are

Realising how much impact peer pressure has on teenagers’ lives and their future, it is a must that we all learn more about it and teach coping ways so that teens will know how to deal with it. Yet, we need to acknowledge that teens are not the only ones dealing with it, parents are