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Exercise essential to brain growth

Do you know why exercising has become a veritable tool to brain functioning? Scientists have continued to prove why regular physical exercise such as brisk walking starves off dementia as one grows...

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Loving memoir, biography and comics is an experience – Kalango

By Yemi Adebisi, Acting Head, Literary/Arts Kalango Most literary critics have over-flogged the attitude of reading culture of Nigerians, which was assumed to be dying gradually as values are shifting...

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Challenges to NHIS hinder success –Lambo

By Yinka Shokunbi Nine years after the National Health insurance Scheme (NHIS) was launched on the country the inability of the scheme to grow beyond the four per cent coverage of the population has...

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Nigeria will overcome her challenges – Folu Adeboye

By Aramide Oikelome Snr Correspondent, Lagos Folu Adeboye The wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye has assured Nigerians that despite the...

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Akinrinade, Tinubu, Anyaoku, others present book on Awo

By Yemi Adebisi, Acting Head, Literary/Arts Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Alani Akinrinade (rtd), will lead eminent Nigerians to Agip Hall, MUSON Centre, Lagos on Thursday, April 17 for the...

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The ‘missed’ three million living with TB

By Yinka Shokunbi Walking through the dingy, stuffy and poorly lit corridor of Pa Oduntan Okeduro’s house situated on Oduntan Lane in a suburb of Lagos Mainland to get to his room which is just the...

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I believe in affecting humanity positively –Lawal-Solarin

Olori Bjorg Lawal-Solarin, immediate past National President of Soroptimist Club International, is married to Chief Lawal Solarin, publisher of Litramed Publications. Except for her complexion, she...

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Aroma of a Burning Bush: a Collection of Poems

Author: Samuel Osaze Reviewer: Reginald, Chiedu  Ofodile Publisher: No of pages: 104 Aroma of a Burning Bush roused, then doused, a certain suspicion of mine.  It is my distrust of free verse!  I bow...

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Day fans sang ‘dreamer’ for me in traffic –GT Guitarman

GT Guitarman is one of the Nigerian musicians with a very high soprano voice who came to limelight with his single, ‘Dreamer,’ which is a song for many Nigerian youths who felt let down due to systemic...

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Sexual violence: When will justice come?

By Anthonia Soyingbe Snr. Reporter, Lagos   When 46 years old Tola Ayayi (not real name) sexually abused his 16-month old daughter, his distressed wife had no where to go but to her parish pastor who...

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My mood determines the way I dress – Thelma

Thelma O’khazh Edo-born Thelma O’khaz, an all-round entertainer attended Reagan Baptist School before proceeding to the University of Lagos where she read Theater Arts. This actress cum musician, first...

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Autism is not mental sickness – MacKenzie

Heather MacKenzie,  a Canadian autism expert, says despite the complex neurological disorder,  most children living with autism, like Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton, are exceptionally innovative and...

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Shan George loses valuables to robbers in Calabar

Shan George Nigeria’s actress who recently relocated to Calabar, Shan George, was a victim of insecurity in Nigeria last Saturday as some robbers burgled into her apartment carting away some of her...

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Fathia Balogun, Odunlade Adekola emerges best actor, actress in YMAA

Fathia Balogun Actors, Odunlade Adekola and Fathia Balogun’s career got a boost last Sunday as the duo outshone their colleagues when they won  the Best Actor and Actress awards of the Yoruba Movie...

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Obesere commercialises rape scandal

Stories by  Antonia Soyingbe  /  Snr. Reporter, Lagos Abass Akande Fuji musician, Abass Akande, better known as Obesere, for about six weeks has been in the news for allegedly raping one Nike Olaiya....

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Pinkies Foundation to fete less-privileged on Sunday

Iyabo Ojo Yoruba movie actress, Iyabo Ojo, through her non-governmental organistion, The Pinkies Foundation, will pay a charity visit to Modupe Cole Teatment Home tomorrow. According to a statement...

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My tears are natural – Owoh

There is every possibility you will find her in one, out of every three movies, weeping.  Enugu based Chinwe Owoh, in this chat with LUCY EZELIORA, at a movie location in Asaba, speaks about her life....

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Ice Prince signs deal with world biggest music group

• Ice prince Chocolate City artiste, Panchak Zamani, better known as Ice Prince, has signed a deal with the biggest music corporation in the world, Universal Music Group, five months after signing a...

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Time to repeal abortion laws

Yinka Shokunbi In many developing countries, access to safe termination of unwanted pregnancies is unavailable. Yet, unsafe abortion is a huge challenge to the economic, social and political...

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Canadian health authority trains NAFDAC staff

By Yinka Shokunbi Ahead scaling the final pre-qualification and pre-certification hurdles by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of five Nigerian drug manufacturers, some staff of the National Agency...

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