Nigeria should tackle poverty rather than hound hawkers off the streets
Sep 20, 2016 01:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Street hawking is a growing problem in developing countries like Nigeria due to its associated risks. In Nigeria, the increasing scourge of poverty and worsening economic condition means there has been a drastic rise in...
Why extremists use violence in their quest for significance
Sep 20, 2016 01:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The recent attack in New York, which left 29 persons wounded, the bombings in New Jersey and the knife attack in Minnesota serve as a grim reminder that this year of blood and fury carries on. We have every reason to...
What is terrorism, and is it getting worse?
Sep 20, 2016 01:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
A bomb exploded in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday, injuring 29 people. Police discovered a second explosive device nearby. Like the bomb used in the Boston Marathon attack, these devices were built from...
Child sex abuse doesn't create paedophiles
Sep 19, 2016 00:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
A popular misconception is that most child sex offenders were once victims themselves. The theory is based on the erroneous assumption that theyve become paedophiles those preferentially sexually attracted to prepubescent...
A brief history of why students go away to uni
Sep 15, 2016 16:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
As the middle of September arrives, the annual migration of students going away to university will once again begin. In the UK, this ritual of going away to study is widely regarded as the normal university experience....
Disabled people don't want to be your inspiration, but if they are it's no surprise
Sep 15, 2016 15:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Should we be inspired by Paralympian achievement? Commentator Frances Ryan recently counselled Guardian readers to be careful to think through their reactions to disabled superhuman athletes and academic poster boys like...
Take control over the end of your life: what you need to know about advance care directives
Sep 15, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Life
Many agree on the factors contributing to a good death. People want to be treated with dignity, have relief from pain and, as much as possible, to control what happens to them. Advance care planning is one way to...