Germany’s Lukas Podolski most certainly will not be granted the opportunity to lift the World Cup trophy on Sunday, but he managed  to come away with some hardware for his trophy case. The German forward has been named the Best Young Player at the World Cup. This is the first year the award has been [...]

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Chislow hung for a while at the Senate building, with his friend, Lajoe boy. They talked about old times. They talked mostly about secondary school days. It seems unbelievable but Chislow was a prefect during his secondary school days. How he made it there is another story which I will be faithful to chronicle down [...]

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1865 – 4 Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, hanged 1898 – US annexes Hawaii 1922 - French fashion designer, Pierre Cardin  was born 1969 – In Canada, the Official Languages Act is adopted making the French language equal to the English language throughout the Federal government 1978 – The Solomon Islands become independent from the United Kingdom [...]

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The result of the JAMB 2006 matriculation examination is being released today. Candidates are expected to purchase their scratch cards from authorised distributors in order to check for their results online; http://www.jambonline.org/ Rumour has it that the performance of the students were not too good. About 40,000 results are withheld while about 49% of the [...]

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There are about a billion bicycles in the world, twice as many as motorcars. Almost 400 million bicycles are in China. Although Leonardo da Vinci drew some rough sketches of a contraption that looked like a bicycle, the Frenchman De Sivrac built the first bicycle-type vehicle in 1690. It was referred to as a hobbyhorse. [...]

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You may not be able to control or eliminate all of the factors (such as financial worries, layoffs, relationship issues or an illness) that interfere with your sleep, but you can create an environment and adopt habits that encourage a more restful night. The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER) suggests the following [...]

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I had a very interesting Shakespeare class today in the morning. What made the class so interesting was the vibrant interaction between the lecturer and the entire class. The discussion was centered on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, As You Like It. Everyone made contributions. Then the lecturer asked a girl for Shakespeare’s motive behind always having [...]

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Hello everyone, my name is Judith Ezeali. I am a 200 level student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, studying Mass Communications. I enjoy reading, singing and dancing. I love people who are honest and dislike people who are proud. My birthday falls on the 16th of June. My mum is the person who inspires me. My [...]

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Hi, there! I am Motunrayo Morenike Apara. Born on the 4th of July (America’s independence Day, which was this week Tuesday) 1985. I am a 300 level student of Insurance, UNILAG. I believe that life starts from the heart. For anyone to live a clean life, he or she must keep the heart clean. I [...]

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