The second edition of the Children Creative Station which was put in place by the National Troupe of Nigeria in 2010 to serve as a summer break orientation exercise for young ones from holiday-making homes in Lagos which kicked off on September 1 at the National theatre, Iganmu, Lagos ended last week with a command performance of a play Whispering in the Dark written by Noel Greig and directed by Josephine Igbarese .

As parts of its determination to entrench discipline in Lagos roads, and to inculcate on the school children the culture of being good road users, the Lagos State government has concluded plans to take some students on transport education tour to the United Kingdom.

As part of moves to immortalise one of the liveliest and most committed art promoters that worked in Nigeria in the 21st century, late Peter Dubem Areh for his great contributions to the development of art, the Art Republic in consultation with the Areh family of Onitsha has concluded plans to hold remember him with a lecture tagged 1st Peter Areh lecture on Art and Cultural Enterprise.

As you are all aware, election is the mechanism through which citizens choose their representatives. Its centrality to democratic governance can therefore not be overemphasized.

Watch out for trans-fat! Several studies show that eating a little of what you love makes you more likely to stick to your diet; just be sure to avoid treats made with TRANS-FAT like meat pie, doughnuts and a whole lot of processed snacks (puff-puff, small chops) – the list goes on. And, what more, avoid those sugar-loaded soft drinks and fruit juices!

Accountancy students in tertiary institutions have been charged to raise the bar in the standard and quality of the profession. A crucial factor for attaining these is by qualifying for internationally recognized certificates.

It is no longer news that the Nigerian reading habit is generally low and this has been confirmed by several experts and as part of efforts to stem the tide, the federal government launched the Bring Back the Book, BBB project on December 20, 2010.

By Tony Ubani, Maputo NIGERIA last night  won her first gold medal. He came through the Team Event Women Badminton, “this is a relief. We hope that more gold medals will roll in from now,” an official said.

Inadequate investment in the education sector has been described as the major cause of mass illiteracy and low standard of education as witnessed in the country today.

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said that his administration is open to any form of rating or assessment by any group or organisation

The dearth of books is a major contributor to the decline in education in the country. The rare sight of books has even created strangeness between books and people.

Do not be deceived; slow and steady wins the race. There is no magic in losing weight. Weight lost through starving or depending on strong suppressants that make you forget about eating or by taking “Chinese capsules” is deadly and, of course, the weight comes back so quickly and even more because you can not starve all your life.

In welcoming the distinguished persons, mainly renowned academics and erudite scholars who attended the 13th convocation and ceremony of the investiture of New Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) at the main auditorium, University of Lagos…

The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has appointed the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Science of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, and former Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities Chapter of the University, Dr. Olugbenga Ebenezer Ige, as the Chairman of the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission.

A three-man robbery gang has hijacked a passenger boat that was conveying over 20 passengers, in Badore-Langbasa area of Lekki- Ajah.