Great Ife Network

    Friendship is a vital aspect of human life. It is essential for individuals to have connections with others in order to thrive. This necessity leads to the importance of effective communication in fostering and maintaining relationships.  Friendship most times brings a lot of benefits like companionship, connections, emotional support. Throughout history and all around the world, there have been countless opportunities where people have used the power of friendship to elevate their position in life, secure employment opportunities, achieve success, preserve through challenging and distressing times and also to cultivate a sense of unity and significance in the society. Though there are a lot benefits of friendship, they also tend to bring negative impact to our life. Just as friendship can uplift us, they can cause our downfall. There have been instances where individuals have experienced betrayal from friends, been influenced negatively, cause hindrance ...

    We live in an era where social media is rapidly taking over almost every aspect of our lives. With 62.3% of the world’s population using social media, more than half of the global community has access to information online. Social media has transformed the world into a global village, enabling instant information sharing, facilitating online business transactions, and harnessing artificial intelligence to make human work easier. These advancements would have been unimaginable centuries ago.     Social media’s impact is so profound that unverified information can spread like wildfire, becoming the perceived truth. It’s a double-edged sword, capable of catapulting individuals to fame and wealth in seconds, while also ruining lives and tarnishing reputations built over decades. As a neutral entity, social media can be both a lethal weapon in the wrong hands and a game-changer in the right ones. • Here are some examples of Africans who have been brought t...

In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used spider webs to make bandages for their patients. Spider webs supposedly have natural antiseptic and anti-fungal properties, which can help keep wounds clean and prevent infection. It’s also said that spider webs are rich in vitamin K, which helps promote clotting. Spider webs are incredibly strong. It’s made from silk produced from the body proteins of the spider, turning it into silk through spinnerets. Using cobwebs or spider webs has been done since ancient times when Greeks and Romans treated wounded soldiers with them to stop bleeding. Soldiers would also use a combination of honey and vinegar to clean deep wounds and then cover the whole thing with balled-up spider webs. An open wound treated with a cluster of spider webs will dry out faster. Spider webs have antifungal and antiseptic properties that keep bacteria away, minimizing the chances of an infection. As long as the web is clean, it will not cause any infection or aggra...