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Why You Should Not Sleep With Your Phone In Bed
The Cleveland Clinic says that there are costs to being connected and using your phone while you sleep. Researchers have found that people who use electronics often, especially at night, are more likely to say they don’t get enough or good sleep. Most of the time, cell phones are safe, but depending on how you use them, they may pose other dangers. Here are some good things that will happen if you don’t use your phone in bed.
1. Screens Disrupt Sleep Cycles
Your circadian rhythm, or the regular pattern of when you sleep and wake up, has been shown to be affected by cell phone and screen use. Melatonin, the hormone that makes you sleepy, is stopped from working by the blue light that cell phones give off. Studies on children and teens have shown this. Because of this, it takes longer to fall asleep and people sleep less in general.
2. Phones keep your mind busy
There are more things than just the light from the screen that can wake you up. Consider how you use your phone. Phones are a constant source of information and stimulation that can keep people alert and awake. This could make it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep.
3. Phones could start fires or cause burns.
A bed fire or an explosion could hurt someone very badly. A recent research paper says that some cases of second-degree burns were caused by batteries that got too hot or caught on fire. This type causes the top layers of skin to peel off, as well as pain, swelling, blistering, and fluid discharge.
4. The light coming from your phone screen can affect your health
Phone screens and sleep don’t always get along. The blue light from your phone is made to look like natural sunlight. This can make you feel more alert during the day, which is great, but it’s the last thing you want when you’re trying to relax and get ready for bed at night.
Studies show that the blue light your smartphone gives off is bad for your eyes. But it can also keep you from getting enough sleep.
Source: gh.opera.news
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
