Have you ever asked yourself why you eat? Your immediate answers to the question are probably: “I eat when I am hungry.” Or, “Because I am hungry.” But think again.

Last Thursday marked a beginning of new life for Ahmed Mamoudu, son of Late Major-General Mamoudu (Rtd.) and Chioma Ibekwe as they were joined together in love at the Marriage Registry Ikoyi amidst funfair.

This warm, self effacing woman could not have put together this place. That is the thought that would run through the mind on being faced with the educational wonder Hajia Maryam Sagir has put up in Abuja.

It’s time to get your creative juices flowing. The past two weeks we looked at the importance of forgiving past hurts and heartaches.

Wonders shall never end. It has been reported how unsuspecting Nigerians are being defrauded by unscrupulous persons purporting to be representing telecommunication companies.

In a country where businesses and industries are closing down by the day- small and medium-scale concerns are operating much below capacity, and thousands of people are being thrown out of their jobs, while graduates numbering hundreds of thousands are joining the unemployment queues daily.

I’m writing this letter with my left hand because my husband slashed the tendon of my other wrist in a drunken rage. This is the first time he’s attacked me.

Youngsters are bottling up their anxieties especially on drugs, alcohol, relationships, bulling… “Many children find it very hard to talk to their parents, particularly as they become teenagers”, says Eileen Hayes, a parenting adviser.

As the rains recede and the sun begins to shine again, going for a walk or shopping becomes a natural feeling. In countries where true summer is experienced, you want to get into town and look at the shops and doing what you love doing shouldn’t put a strain on the ankles.

Bayelsa State indigenes recently showed that they were not just a region of militants but, a people with creative and talented youths, who just need a little encouragement to set off their creative juices.