Day 4 opened with the Socceroos of Australia scoring three times in eight minutes to beat Japan 3-1 in Kaiserslautern and record both their first goals and their first ever win in the history of the FIFA World Cup. Australia started the match with an early shot at goal which, [...]

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In its continued efforts to have a motivated and better skilled staff, the University management has entered into purchase agreement with Zinox computers to enable members of staff acquire personal computers and/or laptops. By this instalment payment arrangement, the University will pay 5% of the cost while Zinox computers will give a 5% discount across [...]

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Where were you when you heard the news of the June 12 annulment? Where were you when you heard that the man you freely gave your votes in the freest presidential polls ever held in this country would no longer be president of Nigeria? Where were you when the hope of the man of hope [...]

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Eleven new professors have recently been appointed by the University of Lagos and these professional appointments are in different fields and specializations. The newly appointed professors are: 1. FAMILONI, Oluwole Babafemi, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science 2. GBENLE, George Olabode, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine 3. KING-ARIBISALA, Karen Ann, Department of English, Faculty [...]

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 •1935 Senator Huey Long of Louisiana spoke continually for 15 hours in Senate’s longest speech on record (150,000 words) •1936 1st 50 KW U.S. radio station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania •1965 Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies •1964 South Africa sentences Nelson [...]

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Steve Jobs is one person that will always interest me because he was always determined to succeed at any cost.  He was born to an American mother and a Syrian father- Joanne Carole Schieble and Abdul Fattah John Jandali. A week after his birth, his unmarried mother put him up for adoption. Paul and Clara Jobs of [...]

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I was at a bank the other day to cash a cheque. After a long time on the  queue outside, I finally found my way in. I walked over to the cashier’s desk, presented the cheque along with the usual requirement (school ID card) and waited for payment. Few minutes later, the cashier asked me [...]

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U.S. Democrats with national aspirations performed a delicate dance at the liberal blogger convention this past weekend, eager to court the powerful new political movement but wary of getting tainted by the movement’s more radical element. Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, who is making moves for the Democratic presidential nomination as a more widely acceptable [...]

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Have you ever thought of how your home would look without curtains? Curtains are a key part of homes’ colour scheme. It plays a vital role in enhancing not just the appearance of homes but in softening the window architecture and keeping out draught as well. It softens the appearance of a room and adds [...]

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Iran has given a mixed response to a package of incentives, including an offer of a nuclear reactor, put forward in an attempt to persuade it to stop nuclear fuel work. “This (offer) contains positive points, such as nuclear reactors for Iran,” Iran’s nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, told a news conference in Cairo. “At the [...]

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America has denounced as “a good PR move” the suicides of three terrorism suspects at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, Cuba. The comment was made by Colleen Graffy, a senior State Department spokesman, who told the BBC World Service that the suicides were “a tactic to further the jihad cause”. The US has imposed severe [...]

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 Nigeria recently paid huge sums of money to some of the richest countries. UK organisations which are members of the Jubilee Debt Campaign are urging the UK government to return its share of this money to Nigeria to fight poverty. Nigeria made a huge payment of $12.4 billion (£7 billion) to the wealthiest countries in the [...]

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The pineapple upside-down cake, which was very popular in the ’50s and ’60s, is again gaining some popularity. This cake is fabulous! It’s been years since I had a pineapple upside down cake. Just recently, I came across its recipe and I thought it a good idea to give a trial, which I did.  It [...]

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