Drinking green tea may help you stop piling on the pounds by limiting how much fat is absorbed by the body, scientists say. Researchers found a compound in the herbal drink slowed down weight gain in a study on mice. Crucially the mice were already obe...
Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, recently spoke with labour correspondents on the contributions of the Labour movement to the attainment of independence 51 years ago; the efforts of President Goodluck Jonathan administration...
In this interview with Tordue Salem, Dr. Cletus Akwaya, the Special Adviser on Media to Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State speaks on Benue politics. What is your overview of the 2011 elections which brought in Governor Gabriel Suswam to offic...
Since his election as the governor of Osun State, Engr. Rauf Aregbesola has been having a running battle with the dethroned Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. SEFIU AYANBIMPE reports the latest effort of the PDP to impeach the governor.  ...
Traumatic experiences would soon be no more than a distant memory, thanks to a ground-breaking pill. Scientists have unlocked some of the secrets of how the brain deals with stress - paving the way for a drug that eases painful memories. ...
Scientists who began to favour this rapidly spreading idea accelerated their studies by using nature’s incomparable and flawless designs as models. These designs represent models for technological research, for they provide the maximum pro...
Anzhi Makhachkala striker, Samuel Eto’o has admitted money was the determinant factor in his move to Russia from Inter Milan of Italy. He agreed he was influenced by the money even though he insisted that anyone would have made the same decision....
President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has charged the Super Eagles to rise to the occasion and defeat their Guinean counterparts in tomorrow’s Nation’s Cup qualifier. Senator Mark also redeemed the N1.6 million pledge he made to all t...
The Group Managing Director of LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPERS Group, Mr Azubuike Ishiekwene will tomorrow alongside top government dignitaries and corporate moguls tee-off the very prestigious Corporate Golf Tournament at the Ikoyi Club, Lagos. Organisers, MEDI...
National U-23 coach, Austin Eguavoen has charged the 30 invited players for the first phase of the Dream Team V camping exercise, in preparation for the upcoming CAF U-23 championship which serves as the London 2012 Olympic qualifier to count themselve...
The Super Falcons have been promised a 100 percent increase in their match bonuses if they qualify for next year’s Olympic Games. The Falcons will travel to Cameroon for the second leg of their 2012 Olympic qualifier on October 22, with a slim 2-...
International trade on the West African coasts is witnessing unprecedented growth as recent survey in the region’s ports show an increase of 364 per cent in cargo traffic. Speaking to journalists in Lagos, the Director Advocacy, Nigerian Chamber ...
The Borno Government had said that it would reactivate the 67,000 hectares South Chad Irrigation Project (SCIP) located on Lake Chad shores. The project, which was conceived by the Federal Government in the 70's, had been abandoned for years...
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has blamed the shortage of vaccines being experienced across the states of the federation on the recent bomb blast at the United Nations House. The acting executive director of t...
The trial of the December 25, 2009 airline bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has gone tough and could as well become a potential issue in jury selection as his legal adviser on Wednesday threatened to challenge the prosecutors if they try to di...