Shake – Tremble – Shudder – Quiver – Quake

These words – shake, tremble, shudder, quiver and quake are all related in meaning. ‘To shake’ is shared by the rest synonyms. Tremble, shudder, quiver and quake are all modes of ‘shaking’. To be able to use each word accurately, note the various shades of meaning that distinguish one word from the other.

Despite the economic down turn, the nation’s cargo throughput shot up by one million tonnes to stand at 66 million tonnes last year from the 65 million tonnes that was recorded the previous year.

OYO State Police Command Wednesday recovered 24 assorted arms and 600,000 ammunition from some suspected criminals paraded at the Headquarters of the command, Eleyele Ibadan.

The difference between average performers and excellent performers is their commitment to the regimen of practice. Majority of the talented individuals I have been able to coach believe all they need to keep doing to stretch their talent is to keep using their talents.On the contrary, the gospel truth is that practice helps you to sharpen and refine your talent into a skill.The talent alone will not takeyou to the pinnacle of success , you,ve got to constantly work on your craft.

Ship owners under the aegis of Indigenous Shipowners Association of Nigeria (ISAN) have petitioned the management of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the proposed movement of 460,000 barrels of crude oil from the existing off-shore storage facilities to the nation’s refineries in Port Harcourt and Warri, Delta State.

By Emmanuel Edukugho The Deputy Vice Chancellor, Management Services, Babcock University, Professor David Babalola has called on Nigerian sports leaders to also pay attention to the development of other sports such as athletics, swimming, boxing, basket ball among others the same way they are paying attention to the development of the game of football. Professor […]

24 hours after he accused the Nigerian Army of blame in the events leading to the slaughter of about 500 indigenes of three villages in Jos South Local government area of Plateau State, Governor Jonah Jang Wednesday paid impromptu visits to the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike and the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo.

IN any true democratic society, the constitution is the supreme law of the land that must be obeyed by all authorities and persons. There has also not been any situation where a true democratic society allowed two presidents or heads of state to direct the affairs of a country at the same time.

By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI — The Borno State government has unfolded a two-year infrastructure development plan for six council areas. The council areas bordering Niger, Chad and Cameroun in Borno State include Mobbar, Kala/Balge, Dikwa, Ngala, Abadam and Gwoza, 135 kilometres South of Maiduguri, the state capital. Vanguard also learnt that with the exception of […]

By Victor Otigbu ASABA—Anioma indigenes of Delta State, have concluded that the Anioma nation needed an apex umbrella body, which will champion the affairs of the Anioma people. They met recently in Asaba and deliberated on several issues on Anioma affairs. At the well attended consultative meeting, chaired by Chief Philip Asiodu, it was agreed […]