It is no longer news that the reading among Nigerian students and youth generally has waned significantly over the years. School pupils are easily attracted to music, video games and…
by Michael Orodare What attracted me most in that report was this phrase where you said: “I HAVE GOT THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND CONTACTS OF KEY BOKO HARAM MEMBERS AND…
“To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President (Jacob) Zuma and members of the government; to heads of state and government, past and present; distinguished guests – it is a singular honor to be with…
by Adeolu Ademoyo President Jonathan traveled to Israel recently. But we did not know whether it was a “holy trip” or state visit or a combination of the two. Mr.…
Following the terror attack in Nairobi's Westgate shopping Mall, President Uhuru Kenyatta issued a stern statement saying his government will hunt down the perpetrators. Below is the full statement issued shortly after 11pm…
by Josef Omorotiomwan In this Edo State, we once had a Commissioner who couldn’t spell “Commissioner”. For her, the word must shed weight by force and the only way to…
by Oge Okonkwo A teacher in Edo state, Augusta Odemwigwe, who could not read was caught yesterday by the Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, when she was asked to read an age…
As BlackBerry gets set to take its native BBM instant messaging service cross-platform to Android and iOS, there's no doubt the incumbent it wants to crush is WhatsApp. Over the last couple of…
by Bridget Galbreath If you have your sense of taste, sight, hearing, smell and touch, you are very lucky indeed. We all have our down days, but even when the…
by Mustapha Rabiu Regardless of what's cool, read avidly, and rigorously. Talk to clever people. Share what you learn, perhaps by writing about it. Try to say goodbye to your…
You know what would be cool? Superhuman intelligence. To walk into a room like Dr. House or Sherlock Holmes and show everyone your brain works twice as fast as theirs.…