suoebi's blog

Hi guys let`s talk about something that has been killing people long before coronavirus. Over the past few years , the number of suicides among youths have been alarming and it’s quite sad that in this country mental health is not prioritized nor is it taken seriously. No proper education on this issue whatsoever.  We have heard of cases where depressed victims actually reach out to their friends, siblings or in some cases parents about how life is tiring, hard or unfair to them and they were never taken seriously. Depression and anxiety are among the most common mental health conditions experienced by young people around the world. Research findings suggest that the number of youths who experience this each year is on the rise Often times the symptoms are either not recognized or the signs are ignored, passed off as part of a ‘coming of age’ phase or dismissed as normal mood swings.  Hence, these young kids do not get any help or medical attenti...

Over the years when we hear about cosmetic surgery our minds quickly wander to Kim Kardashian, Nicki Minaj and generally Hollywood.  And for my fellow Nigerian folks, Late Stella Obasanjo who died from complications during a beauty procedure. Her death came as a shock and as much as she was loved and appreciated, her love for  plastic surgery was met with disapproval and judgment by the Nigerian citizens which is why spike in plastic surgery procedures and gradual appreciation is rather shocking and surprising.  These days it is slowly becoming the new norm especially when the money starts rolling in for young successful women. The rate  at which Nigerian ladies are embracing plastic surgery has increased dramatically from the days of Stella Obasanjo and it’s on the  rise. Cosmetic surgery as some say is here to stay now I guess. When the then 27 year old Modupe Ozolua introduced her plastic surgery company to Nigerians in 2001 she claime...