In 1992, at a time of growing concern that the American society was invaded by and afflicted with drug use, teenage pregnancy, suicide and violence, William Kilpatrick, professor of educational …
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Lactose intolerance (2)
Our skin has given the baton to our kidneys in water elimination from the body. Do you notice that you sweat less now that the weather is cold, unlike when …
Read More »Bola Tinubu’s $2.5bn slave loan
By now, you must have heard the fascinating tale, “How they catch monkeys in Brazil,” as graphically captured in James Hadley Chase’s “The Paw In The Bottle.” “…They put a …
Read More »How to prevent back pain
This week we have cause to return to the topic of back pain because many readers continue to ask questions related to this topic. Last year, we did a two-part …
Read More »Understanding uterine fibroids
If you’re a woman in your 30s, 40s, or 50s, you have a good chance of developing fibroids which are mostly non-cancerous growths in your uterus. Don’t be surprised that …
Read More »Soyinka at 90: Truth, literature and nation building
Wole Soyinka (WS) has been hoary since I came to the knowledge of his works and his activism many years ago. Hoariness, for me, is not a feature of age …
Read More »The unforeseen twinning of Tinubu and OBJ
Recently, a photograph of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, was all over the Internet. The world has however been left to hazard only guesses on the …
Read More »Sogolo’s moral values and social change in Nigeria – Part 4
Our reading of Professor Godwin Sogolo today dwells on his severe moral indictment of Nigeria’s political leadership. Catalysts that rupture our morality What the above illustrates is that in Nigeria, …
Read More »West-west: Templates for fundamental developments
It is often said that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” This is a common saying that originated from a Chinese proverb. The above quote …
Read More »How I quit smoking (1)
Now that my father and mother are dead and have gone to where the elderly go to rest their bones in death, I can confess my cigarette addiction. Not that …
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