Did you know that on this day June 1, Kentucky in 1792 and Tennessee in 1796 became the 15th and 16th states of the United States respectively. Also, during the War in 1812, the U.S. President, James Madison asked the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. In 1813, the United States Navy gained its motto, when the [...]

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President Bush’s cabinet had a new look in his second term as some members departed immediately after his first post-election conference. The President said then those changes were inevitable and that he understood that the cabinet postings had been exhausting jobs which led to many family sacrifices. In the last couple of months, however, several key Bush administration figures have [...]

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A new study comes to the conclusion that has surprised the researchers who conducted it. It showed that although British residence smoke more and drink more, they tend to be healthier than Americans. The research also showed that while Americans spend more on medical care than the British; the spending does not translate into healthier [...]

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Yesterday, April 25th was Africa Malaria Day. This year, like previous years, the Malaria communities of the world celebrated Africa Malaria Day to show solidarity with African countries battling with this disease. This day was set aside by African governments committed to rolling back malaria. The observance began in Abuja, Nigeria, in 2000 and is [...]

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Oh my gosh! I woke up late again. Even then, I had to drag myself out of bed. I peeped into my dad’s room to see if he was home, but he wasn’t. I was very ecstatic and shouted “Yeeea” like a child who escaped from prison. I quickly got something to fill my aching stomach [...]

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On a trip to Ghana, we had to sleep at the Seme border, because there was an ongoing election in our neighbouring country, Republic of Benin. While reflecting, I became inquisitive on the outcome of the elections. To my amazement, I was shocked to learn that the election that just took place was free and [...]

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In a statement released by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the union plans to hold an interdenominational service in memory of their departed colleagues, who died during the month of March 2006. This will take place at 2pm on April 11, 2006 at the Multi- purpose hall, University of Lagos. During the memorial [...]

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President Olusegun Obasanjo commissioned some buildings in the University of Lagos on the 6th of March 2006 as part of the re-launch of the $500m endowment fund. One of these buildings is the Afe Babalola Auditorium which was said to have cost a whooping N100 million. Yesterday, it was very surprising to find out that [...]

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