Quote of the day: Difference between madness and mentally ill

Welcome to Nigeria — the country where being honest with your doctor can lead you to be pilloried, arrested and even killed

This is a perception of Nigerians in the gay community, how news.com.au is reporting it:

How chronic stress affects your brain

Stress seems to be a norm in Nigeria and probably the world at large. If you haven’t ever been stressed you are most likely not on earth.

Diagnosed with a health condition and feel alone? Check out Pfizer's support group

Being diagnosed with a health condition can often make you feel all by yourself.

Australian woman to have IVF baby for her gay brother

A sister is about to donate her reproductive eggs to her brother so that he may have a child with his gay partner.

Man who rapes victims and drinks their blood mobbed and hospitalised in Kenya

This man is accused of raping his victims and drinking their blood.

Rapists to be subjected to psychiatric tests in Lagos

Due to the increasing cases of rape and other domestic violence issues around Nigeria, the Lagos State Government on August 4, announced its concerns saying; “There is a need to subject perpetrators of the crimes to psychiatric test.”

Man hangs himself and leaves suicide note in Ibadan

These suicide stories are so sad.

A 48-year-old house owner on Tuesday hanged himself in Ibadan, leaving behind a three-page suicide note.

Teenager rapes 35-year-old woman

A magistrate court in  Ado-Ekiti  has remanded a 19-year-old, John Julius, in prison custody for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman.

Woman with mental health challenge reportedly cured in Deeper Life crusade

As posted by Dedan Dedanson Denmark, on Facebook:

Unprecedented Alzheimer’s drug slows disease by 80 per cent

Finally, there’s a drug that seems to have a big effect on the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. It took 30 years to develop, but the treatment has proven successful in a large trial of people with mild to moderate symptoms of the disorder.

Woman pooped and put it in her friend's mouth as a joke

That is so disgusting right there!

Suicide-Murder: Officer Wilfred Amuzu's wife says her husband was unstable

Lance Corporal Wilfred Amuzu killed his mother-in-law and his two young sons (three months and one-year-old +) with a rifle which he had booked for duty on Monday evening, July 25.

Transgender identity is not a mental health disorder- Study

The World Health Organization currently lists transgender identity as a mental health disorder, and the new study is the first in a series of research aimed at finding out whether this categorization is fit.

Crack In The Proverbial Glass Ceiling: Hillary Clinton makes history as first major female presidential nominee

A glass ceiling is an invisible barrier that keeps women - from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy or professional career. The metaphor was first coined by feminists in reference to barriers in the careers of high-achieving women.

People would soon be able to make designer babies and cure diseases with gene editing

Everyone has genetic traits they wish they hadn’t inherited, such as diseases and disabilities.

Jennifer Aniston breaks down in tears while discussing painful memories

Jennifer Aniston couldn't hold back the tears when she was asked a question by a young woman at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy on Sunday. 

Is this lad having something to do with the donkey?

Pictures, they say, tell a thousand words.

Man sets himself on fire in a casino

A yet-to-be identified man killed himself outside the restaurant of a casino after setting himself ablaze with petrol.

Doctor who knowingly misdiagnosed his patients with cancer sentenced to jail

This case is one of the reasons people hardly trust doctors and their judgements.