The new education policy in Osun State claimed its first casualty on Monday as fierce-looking Muslim youths invaded the Baptist High School, Ejigbo, and beat up the students and teachers. The principal of the school, Mr. Layi Oguntola, was thoroughly beaten and injured. Oguntola, as of the time of this report, was said to […]

  A faction of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter on Monday alleged that the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) is planning to end the ongoing five-month strike mid-January next year. Leader of the faction, Dr Adeyemi Daramola, a lecturer in the Department of English, Faculty of Arts accused the body of assuming

  Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho targets win against Basle ahead of a busy period when ‘only brave survive’. “It’s a period I like,” Mourinho said. “It’s a period where I think the squad can play a role, not just the team. It’s a period where I think only the bravest can survive because it’s hard.

  (By Igbinoba O. Tony) It is a principle of law that the welfare of the people is the supreme law. This piece is not to cast aspersions on any individual or groups but rather to tackle the catastrophic menace which has eaten deep into every sector of the country. Constitutionally and conventionally, the populace

  After a series of successful events during the year, LACE – a budding initiative for teenage girls is set to hold its biggest event so far, tagged “LACE Purple Ball” LACE, acronym for “Ladies after Christ’s Example” is a Faith-based initiative for teenage girls centred on reviving, renewing and rejuvenating the spirit, mind and

  Wizkid while performing at the ‘Big Eruption‘ concert in Ghana over the weekend was manhandled by a male fan on stage. He jumped on stage and ran to where Wizkid was singing his “Sisi Caro” to the crowd, probably trying to show the Star Boy some love. The guy was immediately thrown back into

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho jokes about his new haircut saying that he did it himself because it was ‘cheap’. Bored and lonely with only four players to coach during the international break, Mourinho borrowed a set of hair clippers from Fernando Torres and shaved his own head in his office at Chelsea’s training ground. And

  A 12-year-old boy tried to re-enact scenes from a porn film he watched in school on the internet by raping his younger sister, a court heard. The schoolboy searched for the hardcore films with a classmate – before going home to copy what he had seen. The boy admitted three charges of rape when

  Approximation and Errors Approximations are very useful when calculating. Numbers can be approximated to varying degrees in order to obtain rough estimates of calculations. Example: If the tax deducted from a person’s salary is ₦ 93.80 per month, the amount deducted in a year is ₦ 93.80 x 1.2. A rough estimate is ₦

A Dietician in the Department of Dietetics, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Mr Peter Stephen, on Tuesday advised against peeling of yam before cooking it. According to Mr Stephen, cooking yam with the skin reduces its sugar content. He noted that yam and rice had high Glycemic Index (GI) which increased blood sugar level, and