Dawkins provides an interesting account of the origin of religion. He began by explaining why, for example, moths fly into the candle flame, which seems like suicide (p.201). Dawkins argues that before human beings invented artificial light, the only available sources of illumination in the night scene were the moon and the stars. At optical infinity, these celestial objects are suitable for insects to use as compasses.

EVERY arrangement to have another successful Garden City Literary Festival are now put in place according to the organisers of the programme.

In this interview, Pa Ayo Adebanjo dismisses the statements of Major Al-Mustapha who is standing trial for alleged involvement in the murder of Kudirat Abiola, wife of late MKO Abiola. But Adebanjo says former head of state Abdulsalami Abubakar should come out and explain to Nigerians if it is true that funds were massively withdrawn from government coffers and whether it is true that the funds were used to compromise Yoruba leaders as being alleged by Mustapha.

Nigeria’s Power Uti is set to defend his two world titles, the World Heavyweight Championship belt and the Continental Wrestling Alliance (CWA) of USA heavyweight belt later this month.

Arik Air has been named the official airline for the August 9 international friendly match between the two West African soccer giants, the Super Eagles and the Black Stars of Ghana holding at Watford Football Club on Vicarage Road, Watford in London

Veteran Nigerian goalkeeper, Peter Rufai has appealed to Nigerians not to see the Ghana/Nigeria friendly as a must win for Samson Siasia’s Eagles.

The former Deportivo de La Coruña goalkeeper said that attention should be on building a solid Super Eagles for the future and not winning the encounter.

Lagos State judiciary, through its Sheriff, last Friday, executed a court order to take possession of a parcel of land at Ilamose village near Ejigbo, Lagos.

A five-man armed robbery gang , Friday, attacked a pregnant woman in front of an old generation bank at Egbeda area of Lagos State, after withdrawing some money. The robbery gang made away with the woman’s N178,000.

Why would a mother throw her seven-month old baby into the well, to die? Could it have been as a result of insanity? Or was she was acting under a spell from her estranged husband as she alleged? These are the posers the police in Oyo State are set to unravel after a baby was found stone dead in a well in Olomi area of Ibadan, the state capital.

Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Coalition, NDC, of Liberia, Professor Ambassador Dew Tuan Wreh Mayson, stands accused of being too committed to the Liberian cause. He should.
As one of those who worked for the victory of the incumbent, President Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson, he expresses disappointment at the turn of events in his country. Prof. Mayson today is the presidential candidate of the opposition coalition comprising eight political parties and the figures continue to swell. Whereas it is early days yet, regarding the weight the opposition is capable of pulling in its bid to unseat Johnson, Prof. Mayson and the opposition politicians believe that “What would keep the coalition together is exactly what brought it together – the need to come together in order to win and the need to stay together in order to help raise the standard of living of our people. In our manifesto, these things are stated clearly and the points refer to some of the basic things our people need and it binds us together

A coat worn by Bruce Lee in his last film “Game of Death” sold for $77,000 at a rare auction of the late kung fu icon’s items in Hong Kong Saturday, far above pre-sale estimates.

Thirty-one US special forces and seven Afghans died when the Taliban shot down their helicopter, officials said Saturday, the deadliest incident yet for foreign troops in a decade-long war.

A Malaysia-bound Nigerian drug smuggler died aboard an aircraft, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in India, the anti-drug agency said Saturday.

The Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria, ISAN, has described as obnoxious and illegal the revocation of three operating commercial banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Talk about a brand that celebrates individuality and feminism in a stylish combination of timeless elegance and a touch of contemporary twist in the Nigerian fashion industry, one name that readily comes to mind is “Ituen Basi”