Saturday Column

Saturday Column

Childhood Obesity: A Silent Epidemic (I)

One of the reasons I love driving my kids to school is that I get to see similar school children in their well-ironed uniforms, chatting gaily or look

A Case of the Shakes

A few weeks ago, I was at the bank to make a transaction. While waiting for my turn at the teller, I observed an older man having an argument with the

The End of An Era: Five Lessons Learnt from the Queen Elizabeth’s Reign

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has died at home in Balmoral in Scotland, aged 96, surrounded by her children, inc

Brain Drain and The Vicious Cycle of Strike in Nigeria

Most of us who have passed through a Nigerian tertiary institution know what an industrial action, otherwise known as ‘strike’, is. We have gone throu

Malaria, Rains and The Way Forward

It’s that time of the year again. Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.  When the roads and drains are flooded. When the shallow rooted trees and electrical p