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 I know you must have been wondering why you get to see something new today, and weeks or months later on, you start seeing that same thing. Or you could just hear a new word today that you never must have heard anywhere. Afterwards, you begin to hear or see it even in books. Well, hang in there, you are not the only one sailing on this ship. Recently, I was conversing with a friend and one thing led to another, I had to ask him this very thing. He was uncertain as to what to call it, just like I was. It propelled me to conduct a research seeking to know what this experience could be called. Based on my research, I found out that its called the frequency illusion, also known as The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. It is a cognitive bias that affects how we think and process information. It's a phenomenon where something you recently learned seems to appear everywhere, making it feel like it's more common than it actually is. The frequency illusion can often lead to the equally dece...

Two armed robbers have been caught in the process of trying to steal from a shop under lock and key on the night of the first day of protest. This incident occurred at around 7:30pm at Alamutu estate in Ifako-Ijaiye, Iju Ishaga when the robbers were attempting to break into a phone and gadgets shop. Fortunately for the shop owner, the robbers were seen by the gate man, Mr. Femi who lives at the security house and he rushed out to raise an alarm by calling everyone living in the estate. On hearing the alarm raised by the gateman, one of the robbers absconded leaving his partner behind. According to a statement made by Mr. Femi, he said, "I don't know his surname. I believe the armed robbers wanted to use the protest as an excuse to enter into people's shops. The tried to break into the shop because they noticed everywhere was quiet." At about 30 minutes later, the armed robber  was taken away from the estate gate to be set ablaze by the people around. According to one ...