How can something so sweet cause so much pain? Those were the ominous words a patient said to me some years ago in the small town of Moultrie in the deep south of the state of Georgia. You might want to ponder on this as you chop through that bowl of starch-full rice and wash it down with the12 plus cubes of sugar in your choice of “mineral”. Mineral? What a term for a bottle of sugar!

Gone are the days when life was completely experienced and shared in real time. Thanks to technology- social interaction in our today’s world now takes place behind a screen. In fact, a face-to-face relation with friends and family is almost a rarity now as most users of social media, a by-product of technology, have an unhealthy attachment to it.

Organisers of the annual Nigerian Sports Award have called on Nigerians to nominate individuals and teams for the 19 categories as nominations for the 2016 edition opened Tuesday.

United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy, UNDEDSS, has called on President Muhammudu Buhari to be wary of militants parading themselves as impostors with the aim of dialoguing on behalf of the Niger Delta region.

Star Congolese rumba singer Koffi Olomide, who was expelled from Kenya at the weekend after allegedly kicking one of his dancers, was charged with assault and battery Tuesday, a judicial source told AFP.

Major blue chip companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday posted huge gains reversing the six days negative trend.

Beyonce on Tuesday led nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards as she basked in acclaim for her film-album “Lemonade.”

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, on Tuesday directed owners of private schools in the state to register with the state’s Ministry of Education within two weeks or face sanction.

The Lagos State Government has given a two-week ultimatum to all proprietors of private schools in the state irrespective of their accreditation status to register their educational institutions at the education district within their area of operation or face being sanctioned.

Paul Pogba’s world record transfer to Manchester United appears under threat with reports that agent Mino Raiola has cancelled a proposed medical for the Juventus midfielder. United are believed to have agreed a fee of £92 million with Juventus and a package of around £17m per year with Pogba, but talks have hit an impasse […]

Mr Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) on Tuesday pledged the Federal Government’s determination to play its role in ensuring transparent clean up of the Ogoni.

In a bid to ensure a violent-free re-run Senatorial/House of Representative elections in Rivers State, a crucial meeting to chart the path to peace in Rivers State before, during and after the re-run elections in the state was held yesterday in Abuja, between the Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IG Ibrahim Idris and the Director-General of Department of State Services, DSS, Alh. Musa Daura.

The Global Excellence Foundation (GEF) has lauded the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for absorbing members of the civilian JTF into the Army and other security agencies, even as it appealed that the programme be expanded to accommodate more of the youths that risked their lives to confront terrorists.

Communications technology and services provider, Ericsson, at the ongoing Mobile 360 Africa conference holding in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania is showcasing solutions that are transforming industries and changing economies .

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Col. Tukur Buratai, has come under fire for threatening the use of force in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, if dialogue moves with militant groups to stop the bombings of oil installations in the region fail.