Feb 15, 2010

Comedian AY allegedly let his temper get the better of him at the Murtala Mohammed Airport Lagos some days back. Reports in Saturday Punch Feb 6 said that on eyewitness account, AY who was on his way to Port-Harcourt was pleading with security agents on behalf of a lady who had been stopped from boarding her flight because she didn’t check in some fluids...

Jan 31, 2010

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As a growing girl, I was lucky not to struggle with too many self-esteem issues but I did think my legs were a tad too spindly. Everytime I wore a skirt – few and far between! – I would stare at the mirror and wish I could spin some magic that would pile on some flesh on my bowling pins, especially at the ankle. Of course my wish never came true, and even...

TOPIC: Youth Unemployment WANTED: Your Practical Ideas Current world population includes an estimated 1.2 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years, which is about 24.7% of the world’s working age population.  Worldwide youth unemployment is high, almost three times higher than the adult unemployment rate. With the economic downturn, the...

The World Bank International Essay Competition 2010 has been launched. This is the Seventh edition of the competition which continues each year with great success. Each year it addresses a specific subject related to youth, and this year the topic is about Youth Unemployment. The International Essay Competition is open to all young people, students and...

Jan 11, 2010

#nowplaying “Release me-Agnes”. So said the twitter status of one Lekan Olanrewaju(or lex as his ghanaian friends call him) some days ago. He’s back in his house music phase and this song is on repeat on his laptop. Something else, however, apart from the poppy beats and unabashed synthetic sound of this song stand out to this young fellow. The...