Laziness (also called indolence) is a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm to activity, or exertion despite having the ability to do so. Lazy is one adjective you don’t want to depict. Being lazy can be a very […]

An Irony is the use of words or phrases that express a totally different meaning from their literal meanings. Simply put, Irony is to say one thing but to mean something else.
Example: Gentlemen, you can’t fight […]

A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air.
All air contains water, but near the ground it is usually in the […]

Making a career choice can be very difficult but it is not impossible. This is probably what you will do for the rest of your life after obtaining your degree so you have to be careful about it if you don’t want […]

Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which seemingly contradictory words appear side by side but still involving a point. That is, two opposite words are placed side by side to bring out a point. […]

Volcanic Eruption
A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth. When pressure builds up, eruptions occur. Gases and rock shoot up through the opening and […]

Firstly, a Figure of Speech is a figurative language in the form of a single word or phrase. It can be a special repetition, arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized m […]

Tornado
A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of up to 300 mph. They can […]

The teen age can be really challenging – changing of hormones, peer pressure, school stress and all that. Every teenager will face these challenges. The question of weather you will live through it or not depends […]

As a general rule, if you are not certain whether a group of words is a clause or phrase, break down the words into the parts of speech to help you decide. If there is a subject and a verb with a predicate, it […]

We all know pepper can cause extreme burning sensation that can last for minutes, even hours. It’s this heat, that draws so many to add chili peppers to their meals, and it’s also the reason for their many […]

Did you know that all three –  hurricane, cyclone and typhoon are the same weather conditions? The only difference comes from the location at which they occur.
Hurricane
A hurricane is a huge storm! It can be up […]

The common loon is a water bird found at remote lakes and rivers in Canada, US, and Europe.
The bird is the state bird of Minnesota, U.S.A., and it appears on Canada’s dollar coin – the Loonie.
They may gro […]

Except you’ve been staying under the rock, you’ve probably heard that 2015 UTME is starting on Monday. Yes, this approaching Monday, 9th March. And you know what that means, it’s time for the most feared exam by s […]

Lions can open car doors. (The independent)
A swarm of red bees was responsible for the discovery of New York’s biggest marijuana farm (Daily Beast)
A Woodpecker can fly with a Weasel on it’s b […]

The World Health Organization has warned that 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of hearing loss due to the unsafe use of personal audio devices, including smartphones. Smartphones provide easy a […]

Pre-exam slump? Check out this article, It says that students tend to create study plans every day; but the problem is that study plans became futile when the urge to slouch takes over. So instead of making it a […]