Head lice, though common, still make most parents, teachers, and health-care workers uneasy. The good news is that head lice usually do not cause any serious disease and can be treated easily. The common head louse is an insect which attaches itself to the scalp and feeds on human blood. A louse is tiny and mobile, and can be hard to spot, especially in individuals with thick hair. Lice lay eggs on the shafts of hair, and often it is these small white “nits” that are the first indication of an infestation.

Dr Rafiu Oladipo former board member of the Shooting Star Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan has lamented the poor showing of the club in this year’s Globacom Premier League.

Nigerian athletes have been left on their own devices as preparations hots up for the World Championships happening August 10-18 in Moscow, Russia.

A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja, has ordered that Olasunkanmi Are-Ago,20, Dolapo Olowu 38, and Ochuko Adeniji,33, be remanded in prison custody over alleged terrorism and threat to kill. The defendants according to Magistrate Margaret Dan-Oni, are expected to remain in prison custody pending the legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP. The trio were charged to court by the police on a three-count charge of conspiracy,threat,threat to kill and terrorism.

A dumbfounded Chief (Dr.) Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, yesterday, in Warri, Delta State, shelved his planned attack on Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State and also apologized to Nigerians for his utterances, over the years, which they consider to have threatened the unity of the country.