Warri: Eye sore of an oil city
FOR the avoidance of doubt, to those who are not familiar with the City named WARRI, I will like to describe Warri as a City in Delta State of Nigeria. It once served as the Colonial Capital of the then Warri Province. However, today Warri is described as an Oil Hub in the Southern Senatorial District of Delta State. Warri used to be a small powerful Commercial Centre with surrounding towns like Effurun, Ekpan, Ubeji, Edjeba, Ogunu, Aladja, Enerhen, Ugbuwangwe to mention but a few. Though all these towns mentioned above and others are now referred to as Warri for ease of reference, but they still maintain their political autonomy.
Pope hits out at Internet trolls
Pope Francis spoke out Friday over the increasingly aggressive nature of much political discourse and the use of social media as a forum for personal abuse. In a message published on the same day that the Twitter-friendly pontiff met Apple boss Tim Cook, Francis said digital technology and the Internet could help bring people together […]
26-year-old businessman jailed for stealing Gas Cooker
A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old businessman, Barau Sani, to four weeks in prison for stealing a Gas Cooker and Gas Cylinder.
FIFA confirms candidates for Feb 26 presidency vote
FIFA’s ad-hoc Electoral Committee has formally admitted five candidates to stand for the presidency of soccer’s global governing body at an election on Feb. 26, it said on Tuesday.
Maximum dose of vitamin C tablets may be harmful, Physician warns
A German physician on Tuesday in Hamburg warned against taking the maximum dose of Vitamin C supplements as given on the tablets’ label.
Masterful Djokovic, Federer set up dream semi-final
Novak Djokovic hammered an off-key Kei Nishikori and Roger Federer put on a masterclass against Tomas Berdych as they set up a dream semi-final at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
