MASQUERADES in Yorubaland and some other tribes in Nigeria are highly revered owing to the fact that they are regarded as the spirit of the ancestors on an intercessory mission to their kindreds here on earth. This singular feature make people to stand in their awe, and celebrate their appearance.

A few days after the occurrence of earth tremor in Jama Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, has attributed the cause of the vibration to passive sources.

Most startup ideas begin in the mind of an individual, but an idea is not a business. It takes a team, with effective leadership, to build a business. Many aspiring entrepreneurs default to team leadership by domination and control. But from experience, the best entrepreneurs quickly learn the art of people connection. They connect and inspire the right people to achieve more with less.

Environmental Rights Action, ERA/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, FoEN, has called on Bayelsa State Government to make public the Environmental Impact Assessment report for the ongoing Igbogene road by-pass in Yenagoa, the state capital.

ABUJA—AFTER a six-week annual recess, the Senate will reconvene next Tuesday, with special focus on the present economic quagmire facing the country topping the agenda.

Venus Williams said she is dismayed by the alleged leakage of doping documents by Russian hackers who broke into the World Anti-Doping Agency database and released details of her confidential medical records.

THE Federal Government, yesterday, said that coal mining licences would be issued only to companies that are interested in generating electricity from coal.

A formal business plan is really only important if you’re looking for money – a bank loan, an outside investor, a partnership, a joint venture. When those situations arise, it’s almost always necessary to have a plan in writing.

ABAKALIKI—An Abakaliki Magistrate’s Court, Ebonyi State, yesterday, remanded one Ogobuchi Ogonna, 25, for drowning his step-brother, Wisdom Amagu, aged three.

USAIN Bolt has left the door open to running in both the 100 and 200m at next year’s world championships where he said he will be more focused on protecting his legacy than topping his world records.