A Nigerian graduate of Lehman College, the City University of New York (CUNY), Olu Onemola, has received seven awards at the university's 2012 graduation ceremony  held in New york on Saturday. Mr. Onemola who is the son of Bukun-olu Onemola, Nigeria’s Deputy Ambassador at the United Nations in New York, received the distinguished “Golden Key” award otherwise referred to as International Honour Society. The ...

The myth that women gossip more than men has been disapproved as studies have shown that men of "nowadays" gossip more than women. “It is commonly believed that women are the ones who love to spread rumours, and gossip about their friends behind their backs...but today, men...are worse! Men...love a bit of scandal, and will do anything they can to be centre of attention with their colleagues and peers.” A n ...

A 36 year old US woman, Nadine Schweigert, who is  tired of living single and tired of men recently walked the aisle with herself. At the wedding ceremony, attended by 40 of her friends, Nadine read her vows: “I, Nadine, promise to enjoy inhabiting my own life and to relish a lifelong love affair with my beautiful self” and presented herself with a ring and invited all guests to “blow kisses to the whole wo ...

Tuesday morning in Nigeria's second largest city of Kano saw 100 widows and divorcees get another chance at love, tying the knot in one mass wedding. Thousands of residents of the ancient city witnessed the nuptials, which was conducted by the Chief Imam of Kano Central Mosque, Professor Sani Zaharadeen, and supervised by the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero. The event also had some notable clerics in the city in a ...

Dandruff is mostly common with people, especially people who do not take good care of their hair. Sometimes what actually appears to be dandruff might just be dry skin naturally flaky from your scalp. Most people believe dandruff affect people with dry scalp, dandruff is caused by a natural occurring fungus that can affect people with either oily or dry skin. How to treat dandruff • Wash your hair regularly ...

A Californian university student, Daniel Chong, who was mistakenly left handcuffed in a cell without food or water for five days and survived by drinking his own urine has filed a claim of  $20 million for compensation. Daniel Chong, an engineering student at the University of California at San Diego, ended up hospitalized for five days after being left unattended in one of three cells at a Drug Enforcement ...

If you're planning a trip to the dentist, it might not be the wisest decision to make your appointment with the person with whom you just broke up. A Polish woman is presently facing a three years jail term after she removed all of her ex-boyfriend's teeth during dental surgery just days after their breakup. "I tried to be professional and detach myself from my emotions," Anna Mackowiak, 34, told the Austri ...

For those who think that 'having a potbelly' is a sign of good living, global medical reports have shown pot bellies (abnormal belly fat) are not something to be proud of. Nobody grows a pot belly overnight, it gradually results from poor feeding habits or choosing the wrong types of food. According to experts, potbellies are mostly caused by accumulation of fat around the abdominal area; here are some of t ...

How much will you pay to land Mr. Right? For this Saudi woman, the answer is SR5 million (the equivalent of N208 million). Weird? Yes, but we are talking true love here – can we really put a price on that? The Saudi woman put the attractive advertisement in the local magazine, Roa, calling on all marriage-ready applicants to write in via email or fax. The announcement neither mentioned the woman’s name, age ...

Now that  Health experts have warned that loss of sleeping hours leads to sudden death, the question of  how to balance the demands of the 21st century of working round the clock and still carving out time to sleep then arises? Let's face it. We live in a "go-go" world. Our lifestyle is quick-paced, our food is fast and statistics have shown it is taking a toll on one of the most important parts of our life ...