In 2006, Pluto lost its status as a planet when other bodies in the solar system of similar or greater size were found. The decision to demote it to a ‘dwarf planet’ by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) at the time was highly contentious – and it now seems many still want its planet status
Continued from last week What is the value of your mind? We are all products of our thoughts. Our lives, our successes, strength, attitude, tenacity, insight, intelligence, etc are all a product of the mind. So it means that if we are going to have a great life, we must as a matter of necessity,
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The World Health Organisation on Monday declared that the Ebola Virus Disease had been “pretty much contained” in Nigeria and Senegal. A statement by the organisation’s regional office for Africa said there had been no new confirmed cases in the two countries since the first case was identified in Senegal on August 29 and Nigeria’s
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Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, has described his mother, Ahaja Aishetu Oshiomhole, as “a strict disciplinarian’’ who gave him good moral upbringing. He made the remarks on Saturday in Iyamho, near Auchi, at the launching of a book, “ Igovina Emosi.’’ a biography of Ahaja Aishetu Oshiomhole, mother of the governor. The book was written
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Welcome to our page today. It is our page because it belongs to both the writer and the readers. The truth of the matter is that it belongs more to you my young friends than it belongs to us here. If you are not reading, who do we write for? So I am glad you
As both primary and secondary schools nationwide are expected to resume today in compliance with the directive by the Federal Government, parents and teachers have, however, been thrown into confusion following counter-directives by some state governments which have fixed different dates for schools to resume. The Nigeria Union of Teachers, on its part had earlier
Going paperless has its advantages – it is eco-friendly, keeps the amount of stuff you need to lug around to a minimum, and lets you keep all of your reading material in one place. E-readers have lots of supporters The handy infographic below takes a look at the top reasons for choosing a physical, lo-fi,
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Following protests and criticism from several individuals, organizations and teachers over the scheduled resumption for schools across the country in the face of Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan has given a useful explanation on the matter. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja, at the meeting of the National Executive Committee of
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If you have always found doing sums a struggle, you might just be able to blame your mother. Because research has linked a woman’s hormone levels in pregnancy with her child’s maths skills at age five. Boys and girls whose mothers were very low in the hormone thyroxine were almost twice as likely to do
Lagos and other South West states besides Osun, have directed the resumption of primary and secondary schools on Monday as directed by the Federal Government, with a stern warning from Lagos State government that it will sanction schools that default in implementing the basic preventive measures Ebola Virus Disease EVD, as directed by the Minister
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