Well, today being the last day for the final qualification into the last 16, was a tough one. Ukraine started the day with a well deserved 1-0 win over the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in Berlin. Andriy Shevchenko’s 70th minute penalty proved to be enough for Ukraine to stop runners up Tunisia, from advancing to [...]

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Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs are different from each other, but successful entrepreneurs tend to share certain characteristics. Not all of them have developed each of the following to the same degree, but they tend to have developed most of them to some degree. Here are some common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs tend to: [...]

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Whew! That was close. Chislow sat back on his seat in the car. He giggled to himself. It was so funny seeing the way the security man screamed three hearty cheers for Ibidapo. Wow! He, Chislow, the son of Ibidapo from his second wife! Unbelievable! How stupid of any one to believe such a lie.This [...]

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Hi there, have you ever thought life is unfair and that it has dished out much more than you can bear? Or, let’s be more specific. You feel that God is unfair or, how could he possibly have allowed some things to happen? If you have ever felt this way, don’t worry. No, you’re not [...]

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Prof. R.O. Abidoye of the Department of Community Health, School of Clinical Sciences, has been re-appointed the Deputy Provost of the College of Medicine, Idi-araba, for a second term with effect from February 23, 2006. The re-appointment was approved by the university governing council at its meeting held on Friday, June 9, 2006. UNILAGfaces.com wishes [...]

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Eight new frog species were discovered in Laos by GC Scientists working in conjunction with the World Conservation Society (WCS). Among these species is a male that is half the size of the female frog, and another, which has a row of spines running down its belly. Bryan Stuart, whose team made the discoveries, told [...]

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I was checking my mail the other day and I saw this. After reading this, you’ll NEVER look at a banana in the same way again! Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber.  A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just [...]

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Is it simply a temple? How could it take its place among other unique structures such as the Pyramid, the Hanging Gardens, and the Colossus of Rhodes? For the people who actually visited it, the answer was simple. It was not just a temple…It was the most beautiful structure on earth… It was built in [...]

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Last Friday, I went for my friend’s wedding at Nnewi in Anambara State, and the journey down was quite exciting. There is just one downside to the trip, and travelling in and around Nigeria, generally. I was alarmed that a country that prides itself as the “Giant of Africa has roads with great big ditches, which make it so [...]

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There are operational problems in the management of Nigerian University Teaching Hospitals. This view was expressed by Prof Akin Agboola in February 2006 in the journal, ‘Practicing Doctors’. Prof Akin Agboola asked: Why is it so expensive for a poor man to receive required treatment from such an institution, which is a referred center and [...]

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Today in school, an old man passing by had a quick epileptic turn-over. The poor old man fell like a dead man and was jerking and shivering. A group of student quickly approached the scene and helped him, poured water on him and took him to a room to help him regain consciousness. After about 5 minutes, the [...]

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A total of 516 students of the University of Lagos are to benefit from this year’s Endowment Scholarship Awards of the University. A breakdown of the list shows that 181 students won the scholarship on the basis of their outstanding academic performances, 56 students for outstanding performances in sports activities, 24 physically challenged students, 82 [...]

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  1812 – War of 1812: Great Britain revoked the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war. 1865 – American Civil War: At Fort Towson in Oklahoma Territory, Confederate General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant rebel army. 1894 – King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom [...]

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