Forget 10,000 steps. 7 surprising tips for step counters. By Gretchen Reynolds

Recently, scientists have come up with evidence-based recommendations about step count goals that might be lower than you would expect If youโ€™re struggling to reach 10,000 steps a day, hereโ€™s some good news: The latest science suggests fewer daily steps may be the sweet spot for many of us, depending on our age, fitness and …

Nigeria Leaderโ€™s Son Owns a UK Mansion It Once Targeted by William Clowes

An election poster for Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu and his running mate Kashim Shettima in Lagos on Feb. 6. Photographer: Benson Ibeabuchi/Bloomberg The 37-year-old son of Nigeriaโ€™s President Bola Tinubu acquired a London mansion that the countryโ€™s government โ€“ which his father helped bring to power โ€“ was trying to seize over an alleged $1.6 billion fraud. Previously …

Good riddance, Buhari: You came, you saw, you failed woefully! By Olu Fasan

MUHAMMADU Buhari, president of Nigeria since 2015, will leave office on Monday, May 29, after eight disastrous years. The late Chief Bola Ige famously coined the phrase, โ€œgood riddance to bad rubbishโ€. That, truth be told, is the best way to describe the exit of Buhari, his presidency and his government from power.  For the …

WELCOME TO THEONE MILLIONSTEP CHALLENGE

Walking one early morning Please visit my diabetic walk challenge https://videopress.com/v/htRZ4BMh?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Walking to Marvin Gaye

Tributes to Colin Ricks, a Labour Party stalwart

TRIBUTES have been paid to a stalwart of Thurrock Labour Party and a man well known and remembered for his work among the Thurrock Scouting Community. Colin Ricks, 60, who was trained and worked as a local baker earlier in his life, died in hospital after a short illness on Tuesday (6 June), though he …