Hi, broccoli is a wonder food – it’s said to contain all sorts of good stuff for reducing the risk of cancer, heart disease and peptic ulcers. But let’s face it, it’s not the most appetising vegetable served plain, and you can’t eat much of it at a sitting. The solution? Combine it with a [...]

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Strange as it may seem, Australia was first settled because of the Revolutionary War in America. At one time, many countries used their colonies as jails. The British shipped convicts and other prisoners to colonies in America. But after the American colonies won their freedom, a new place had to be found. Almost 300 years [...]

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She was not elected neither was she appointed. She didn’t even get paid for her work. Yet this woman held one of America’s most powerful jobs. She was the wife of one of the Presidents of the United States (Franklin D. Roosevelt), and everyone called her the “first lady”. Those who knew the young Eleanor [...]

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Bong! Bong! Bong! It was July 8th, 1776. The tolling of the big bell in the tower of the Pennsylvania State House told the people of Philadelphia that the Declaration of Independence had been adopted. For more than 20 years—since 1753—the bell had called lawmakers to the Assembly and signaled the opening of court. Now [...]

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Shall we pray? “Dear lord, hear our cry from the long campus queues, down to the endless checkpoints in Unilag, coming up to moments of rush-hour or long winding lectures. As we face the strains of an unsettled time table, we want to stand steadfast against the disease of missing results, having an antidote for [...]

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