A connoisseur of the vagaries of history. A benevolent patriot. A peace-loving school teacher who has not to-date done any harm to anyone. This is how Iran’s president, Mohammed Ahmadinejab cast himself at a recent press conference. Two weeks later he declared, “Iran is a nuclear country;It has the full gamut of nuclear technology at [...]

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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffic stopped as people switched sides. This time and day were chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would have gotten up in the morning and [...]

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This is the continuing story of the fired blogger. You probably must have read my earlier post about how I was fired from my INDUSTRIAL  attachment PLACEMENT UNIT (IT). Well, the question now is, what next? The only logical thing to do was to go to school and check out the modalities of changing from one IT office to [...]

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As a child, I remember playing the game of hide and seek. I also remember my mother hiding my younger brother’s cereal because it was not lasting as long as it used to. I would search and search till I found it, and then  my mum would have to think up another good hiding place. [...]

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The quadrennial FIFA World Cup finals (Germany 2006) will begin in 10 days on June 9. From the tens of thousands of visiting fans to the hard-working volunteers, many factors conspire to make the FIFA World Cup a spectacle without peer in the world of organised sport. However, one thing is certain: without the players, [...]

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Did you know that, except for a brief period in the early 2000′s, Bill Gates has been the world’s richest man for the better part of the last decade. He was born October 28, 1956 and grew up in Seattle, Washington, with his father and two sisters. All through his growing years, he was headed to [...]

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Parents who frequently smoke around their babies may be subjecting those infants to dangerous chemicals according to a new study published in the Journal for Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. Scientists examined urine from 144 babies whose parents smoked and found detectable levels of cancer-causing chemicals in nearly half of the infants(47%). In babies who [...]

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According to a BBC news report, research has confirmed that listening to music can have a significant positive impact on perception of chronic pain. US researchers tested the effect of music on 60 patients who had endured years of chronic pain. Those who listened to music reported a cut in pain levels of up to [...]

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Today, I woke up more alert and happy than I’d been in a long time. It was 5.30am when I looked at the clock!  The room was chilly because my windows had been open all night and from what I could hear, the birds were having a gathering in the trees right outside my house. [...]

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I became an ardent Deitrick fan the very first day I heard his song titled “A sinner’s prayer”. His style of music is so unique that it has created a new dimension in Gospel music in the 21st century. This young man in his thirties has thrilled many in the christian faith and continues to inspire many. You [...]

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I am Osinowo Oluseun Omotayo, born on the 3rd of April, and a 300 level student of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. I am a christian, my mentor is Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, and my goal is to fulfill God’s purpose in my generation. My paramount value in life is having the fear of God in all my endeavours. [...]

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Abraham Lincoln was born to Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln on February 12, 1809 in a one-room log cabin, located on a farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky (a state that permitted slavery at the time). He lost his mother when he was nine years and a year later, his father remarried a woman named Sarah Bush, [...]

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Hi there. I just want to tell you a little story, that was sent to my mail not so long ago. I believe that the story will touch you just as it touched me and make you value yourself a little bit more. Happy Reading. Ths story goes thus : A well-known speaker started off his [...]

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