Smoking is a major risk factor for many health problems. Some of these problems are life threatening.
Smoking is a risk factor for a good number of forms of Cancer which is attributed to the tar contained in cigarettes. Other harmful and carcinogenic substances in cigarettes include formaldehyde, benzene and cadmium. The claim that low tar, light and mild cigarettes are not as dangerous is absolutely false. They carry just as much a risk as regular cigarettes.

Looking graceful and attractive in appearance or manner isn’t exactly about piling on clothes and accessories. The saying that less is more is no fluke.

Medically approved, well balanced diets (including those designed to reduce weight) almost always laying down the rule that you should eat an adequate breakfast every morning. A good breakfast is an important part of a balanced diet. Everyone should eat breakfast; it is both an enjoyable and a healthy meal.

AKWA Ibom State has called on the Federal Government to partner with her to make its new international airport on completion one of the best in the country and in Africa. Governor Godswill Akpabio who made the call at the Government House, Uyo when the minister of aviation, Mr Babtunde Omotoba, paid him a courtesy […]

LAGOS State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) is billed to declare open the Christian Booksellers Association Nigeria’s (CBAN) annual bookfair and convention at the Multi-purpose Hall  of the University of Lagos on October 25. The week-long event scheduled for October 25 to 31, with the theme: “Blessing in the word is expected to attract booksellers, […]

*Oluremi Obasanjo condoles family THE death of Gani Fawehinmi was received with shock, trepidation and despair by the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), according to a statement by NAS Cap ‘n’ Emmanuel Bassey. The statement said: “The reason for this is not far-fetched: the country has lost one of its most courageous, fearless, tireless, and […]

This is where I classify the new capital requirement of the CBN. It is the anti-thesis of an entrepreneurial approach. That is why I am certain that X years from now some policy maker will reverse it. The only loser will be the Nigerian economy —Professor Pat Utomi, The Guardian, July 25, 2004.

FORMER chairman of Gombe State Football Association, Alhaji Ahmed Gara Gombe has said that the inability of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to map out good programmes for the Green Eagles is the reason why they were unable to soar higher than the Tunisians last Sunday in Abuja.

In what may be the beginning of the journey to soccer stardom for the young footballers, the selected players will be joined by their counterparts, to be selected from the remaining two regions of Benin and Ibadan, for the final stage of the project.

I have omitted the word ‘Super’ because there has been nothing super about our National Team in about three years, way before Vogt’s era. It takes me five minutes to tell people around me what the game plan of the two technical crews facing each other in any game that I am watching. My assessment was so on the money.

AFTER a successful resording in the last reality show in Ghana, Telecommunication giant MTN has decided to extend it to Nigeria, reports Kate Obodo. More than 5000 footballers have converged on the Union Bank Sports Complex in Lagos to participate in the screening exercise of the football reality show expected to kick-off on September 25.

TO popularise the game of scrabble in the country the more, the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) has concluded plans to organise the first National Collegiate Scrabble Championship at the University of Ilorin in Kwara State.

The banking industry has extended its dominance to bureau de change (BDC) services, with the 24 banks selling $11.4 billion to retail foreign exchange end users through their BDC units.

*Says no court declared Victor Umeh APGA chairman *Explains ….how we formed APGA By Jide Ajani, Deputy Editor &  Luka Biniyat WHEN APGA was formed,  people saw it as a joke. And with what is going on now in the party, it seems the joke is not about to end. What is APGA? I found […]

The gross inadequacy of affordable housing for the teeming Nigerian populace, especially in urban areas, has constituted a major challenge to succeeding government’s since the nation’s independence.