Experts are calling for the return of free school milk to combat brain development problems, infertility and even cancer. Milk is rich in the mineral iodine, essential for growth. Although one glass a day is enough to meet 50 per cent of the daily requ...
At first glance it sounds like an ad for a dodgy herbal supplement. Two years ago Chinese microbiologist Dr Zhao Liping revealed at a U.S. conference how he’d lost 44lb (more than 3st) simply by eating Chinese yam and bitter melon. He said the fo...
Last month, a three- year old child was infected with the wild polio virus in Dabra ward of Katsina State. What is news, however, is the fact that the child was said to have been vaccinated eight times by the father, who also disclosed that...
An International Non Governmental Organisation, AFCON, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, has commenced food safety campaigns in different markets in Enugu, the Coal City capital. The group which is currently sensit...
In a dual move to clamp down on non-performance in the local government areas of Bayelsa state and enact a revenge of sorts on those who displayed their disloyalty to the administration of the State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, through their support ...
The Senate has set the stage for a possible restructuring of the FCT administration. UCHENNA AWOM writes that two bills that would drive the effort scaled the crucial second reading. What are the issues? What is wrong with the present structure of the ...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), LEADERSHIP Newspaper Chapel has condemned the brutal attack on one of its own, Benedict Uwalaka by men suspected to be staff of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). The union has also called on releva...
A member of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) taskforce against prostitution, begging and hawking, Society Against Prostitution and Child Labour in Nigeria (SAP-CLN) as rescued a petty trader from a group of suspected kidnappers at Jabi District. The...
The wife of the governor of Bayelsa State, Mrs. Rachael Dickson is positively impacting on the life of women in the state through her pet project. While the wives of the former of governors of the state, through their pet projects, focused on women emp...
To say that the residents of Auchi, a city in Etsako West local government area of Edo State, always has a nightmarish experience whenever it rains is, perhaps, saying the obvious. The residents of the erosion-prone community always undergo harrowing t...
Everyone likes to laugh. Playful communication is one of the most effective tools for keeping relationships exciting, fresh, and vital. Laughter and play enrich your interactions and give your relationships that extra zing that keeps them interesting, ...
Why pay for a face mask when you can use basic ingredients found around the house to make your own simple, hydrating masks and scrubs? If you have oily or acne-prone skin, mud or clay-based masks are great for balancing out your skin. Dry skin will ben...
Have you not heard that supporting the couch with throw pillows makes it attractive and magnificent? Throw pillows are small decorative pillows placed on a couch or armchair that help support the body while sitting down. Using throw pillows gives one a...
Do you know that quail eggs are produced by species of bird with spotted brown feathers called quail? Children that eat one quail egg daily grow better. Whether cooked or raw, it also increases their intelligent quotient. For the elderly, quail eggs ha...
With the nation’s unemployment rate increasing yearly, while insecurity has continued to defile the nation’s quest for economic development, governments, at both federal and state levels, have devised various means of putting the teeming yo...