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5 Reads About Nigerian Women to Start Your May With  The Culture Custodian...

On Monday, April 28, Nkechi Harry-Ngonadi, a Nigerian entrepreneur, started an important conversation when she shared that a Nigerian stylist, identified as Ejiro, had gone missing after allegedly falling prey to a prayer group, Abba’s Heart Ministries, which is believed to be a cult. Harry-Ngonadi followed up on her claim with a video showing Ejiro and

Crypto rug pulls are still part of our sector. Blockchain technology’s appeal is that it offers decentralized options. However, the downside is that it gives a playground to bad actors. That’s because of minimal control. It’s not the first time that hyped projects disappear overnight with all the funds...

By Lucy Notarantonio is Newsweek's Senior Lifestyle and Trends Reporter, based in Birmingham, UK. Her focus is trending stories and human interest features ranging from health, pets and travel. Lucy joined Newsweek in August 2022 and previously worked at Mercury Press and Media and other UK national newspapers, the Australian Women Magazines and The New York

President Donald Trump has placed the higher education system in a pressure cooker. A number of Ivy League and other elite universities have been forced to make a tough choice: either comply with his Administration’s agenda or lose critical federal funding. Harvard, the nation’s oldest and perhaps most prestigious university, was the latest target. Hours

Whooping cough has been on the rise in the U.S. for years—and cases are continuing to soar in 2025. Meanwhile, fewer Americans are getting vaccinated against it.  Here’s what to know about the ongoing surge in whooping cough cases. A bad year for whooping cough In 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FEELING GASSY? OR like your belly is housing a big balloon? You might be bloated. Bloating happens when your abdomen feels tight and full, and it’s usually caused by gas or constipation , according to Johns Hopkins Medicine . It’s a common occurrence—about one in seven Americans feel bloated every week, and most don’t seek

Paramedics transport a patient who was administered naloxone for a suspected fentanyl overdose in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 25, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation’s high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another increasingly serious problem: misinformation. False and misleading narratives on social media