Using an electronic gadget for just two hours before bed can cause sleep problems, researchers have discovered. The new study from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute believe the displays cause melatonin suppression. Melatonin is the chemical that controls our body clock. They believe teens are particularly susceptible to the problem. ‘Our... Read More
by Isi Esene The minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji has tendered his resignation. It is not clear why he has decided to do so at this this time but there have been various oppositions to his vision for carrying the power sector forward. He has had a long-lasting challenge with various electricity unions who... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang After the second round of English Premier League games, both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspurs have scored three times with a total of three points. The argument at this point, will be that we have not even begun the marathon and the league ends in May, but in a season where some have... Read More
by Isi Esene Hey ladies, we know you have different things you watch out for in relationships, but the question is: How many boyfriends is appropriate to have at one time? Well, join us in shock as we witness a sampling of ladies who give us a snippet into what they say on how many... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola On Thursday August 30th, another exciting edition of the monthly music fiesta, Gospel Night Live, will hold in the city of Lagos. The event, which is being packaged by Spinlet, Nigeria’s premiere digital distribution platform will hold at Dream Factory Studios, Onward Complex, Plot Yb, Mobolaji Johnson Alausa, Ikeja from 5pm. Headlining... Read More
by Isi Esene The Senate Committee on Banking, Currency and other Financial Institutions yesterday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to halt its planned altering of Nigeria’s currency structure with the introduction of the N5,000 note. The Committee chairman, Mr. Bassey Otu, expressed surprise during a media briefing saying such proposed change required a comprehensive... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The English language may be Nigeria’s lingua franca, but in Imo State, South East Nigeria, speaking English in public is the surest way for a traditional ruler to be dethroned. Henceforth, according to the Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, any Imo State monarch, who speaks English in any public forum in the... Read More
Real estate agent Maria Pantazopoulos, 30, drowned after her dress got wet and she was dragged into the river near a ‘violently’ rushing waterfall in the Ouareau River near Dorwin Falls, north of Montreal, Canada. The newly married woman was posing for pictures on a rock when the tragic incident happened. Pantazopoulos slipped while she... Read More
Being an address given by Chude Jideonwo, executive director of The Future Project at The Future Awards 2012, Port Harcourt, Rivers It occurred to me for the first time as I sat in the car’s front seat and felt my father’s cold corpse in the back seat in May 2007. The nurses at the Ikorodu... Read More
After all, in the words of Vaclav Havel, “hope is a state of mind, not of the world”. “Everyone’s ashamed of the youth, cause the truth look strange; And for me its reversed. We left them a world that’s cursed. And it hurts”. – TuPac (Ghetto Gospel) When I read Pat Utomi’s piece a while... Read More
by Isi Esene Kim Kardashian, the 31-year-old reality TV queen, posted a snap of her butt tightly clad in a new pair of jeans. A very close-up snap. She lamented online saying: “I think my butt looks too big in these jeans!” She must have posted this because she clearly respects your opinion, so please... Read More
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