Entertainment Roundup: Rapper N6 calls MI a “closet homosexual midget” in Twitter exchange; Banky W survives skin cancer tumour | More stories

Our Friday edition is our favourite edition! But before TGIF sets in proper, here are the biggest stories you missed yesterday – and others that unraveled while you slept. Rappers, MI and N6 are tweetfighting and it’s not looking good When Choc City rapper, MI released his controversial track, You Rappers Should Fix Up Your... Read More

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November 28, 2016

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The Thread: Light skin is as much a privilege in Nigeria as whiteness is in America

Bleaching is a thing in Nigeria; a very serious thing. To understand just how serious it is, Bobrisky, one of Nigeria’s cross dressers claims to “gross over N2 million, sometimes N1.5 million monthly”, and his profit is “N300,000-400,000 monthly”. That’s just one individual. If you enter Balogun market in Lagos Island, there’s a bleaching cream... Read More

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April 9, 2014

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OMG! Man left with a HOLE in his head after using ‘quack’ ointment (GRAPHIC PHOTO)

by Zara Mustapha An Australian man left doctors shocked when he was admitted with an inch-wide hole in his head after he allegedly used an ointment which he thought would help treat his skin cancer. The 55-year-old man was said to have entered a hospital with a large lesion on his right temple after reportedly using Black... Read More

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September 21, 2013

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“I have been struggling with this for several years” – Bruce Jenner confirms he has skin cancer

Bruce Jenner has confirmed reports that he underwent skin cancer surgery earlier this month. The former athlete and husband of Kris Jenner had cancerous tissue removed from his nose, requiring 30 stitches. He told E! Online: “I was diagnosed with a form of Melanoma called Basal cell carcinoma and have undergone Mohs surgery to remove it. “I have been... Read More

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June 6, 2013

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Opinion: Of Nigerian women, skin bleaching and cancer

by Ifeanyi Igbokwe Many young ladies and women are tempted to lighten up their color a little bit; while on the surface it looks so fashionable and trendy but only if they know the health implication of bleaching,…. A couple of days back a report credited to the WHO tried confirmed how that 77 per... Read More

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Entertainment Roundup: Rapper N6 calls MI a “closet homosexual midget” in Twitter exchange; Banky W survives skin cancer tumour | More stories

The Thread: Light skin is as much a privilege in Nigeria as whiteness is in America

OMG! Man left with a HOLE in his head after using ‘quack’ ointment (GRAPHIC PHOTO)

“I have been struggling with this for several years” – Bruce Jenner confirms he has skin cancer

Opinion: Of Nigerian women, skin bleaching and cancer

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