In a post on their social media accounts on September 6, 2023, Afronation announced December 19 and 20 as the date for the maiden edition of Afronation Lagos. Afronation is the leading exporter of Afrobeats and African music through its festivals that has stops in the US, UK, and several countries across Europe. in 2022, the festival had a Ghanaian edition that had American rapper Meek Mill has one of the major headliners.
Light box therapy has long been the way of treating those with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). But a new development from the Finnish company Valkee could make treatment for SAD as simple as wearing earbuds for 8-12 minutes per day. Finnish researchers have found that it’s not the eyes that need the light, but the brain, so transferring light through the ears is actually a more efficient way of activating photo-sensitive areas of gray matter that lift your mood.
Good morning. These are today’s top stories: Trump faces White House troublesPresident Donald Trump disbanded a pair of advisory business councils after several CEOs quit them over how the President responded to the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va. Now, many are speculating whether any of Trump’s top officials will depart from the administration in the aftermath, according to Reuters. Charlottesville victim’s mom calls for actionHeather Heyer, the 32-year-old woman who was killed while protesting the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, was mourned yesterday at a memorial service, where her mother delivered a powerful speech urging “righteous action.
Climate change may make such phenomena more frequent, and cities need to prepare for such challenges. Dubai, known for its desert landscape, experienced heavy rainfall in 2024, which paralysed the city's normal functioning. Heavy rains and violent storms have disrupted life in the United Arab Emirates, showing that even places surrounded by deserts are not immune to extreme weather conditions. ADVERTISEMENT Travellers planning flights to Dubai, as well as people traveling on highways, experienced the greatest problems.
This move came less than a day after the airport branch of the fast-food restaurant allegedly humiliated a wheelchair user, Adebola Daniel, the son of former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel. Sharing his experience, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, Daniel said he was "made to feel “less than human" because of his disability. He said while passing the time alongside his wife and siblings, at the restaurant ahead of his flight, a manager of the restaurant told him to leave the premises because "