Nigeria Airways Pensioners beg Buhari over unpaid benefits
FORMER employees of Nigeria Airways have pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and order for the payment of their entitlements, 13 years after the liquidation of the Airways by the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Nigeria in search of a nation: Excerpts from author’s address to Youruba Summit (2)
“It is one thing to create the façade of a country and give it a name as happened in the case of Nigeria, Gold Coast, Dahomey and the like. However, the concept of nationhood cannot be created by the fiat of men however powerful. In short you do not create or make a nation by only words of mouth”.
IN EKITI: 55-yr-old man rapes daughter 9 times, wipes her private part with white handkerchief
Ado-Ekiti—A 55-year-old man, Bashiru Adeyanju, was remanded in prison custody by an Ado-Ekiti magistrate’s court for raping his 17-year-old daughter.
Ambulance kills teenage girl in Lagos, as bus crushes pickpocket
Tragedy has struck on LASU-Isheri Road, Lagos State, when an ambulance hit a 19-year-old teenage girl, who was walking on the sidewalk, yesterday.
Customs to clampdown on EPZs over unwholesome practices
WITH growing allegations of trade malpractices against corporate organisations inside Export Processing Zones, EPZs, the Federal Government may clampdown on their operations to restore sanity to the facility designed to boost exports.
Are artificial sweeteners harmful?
I’ve used artificial sweeteners for years. Over the years, I’ve heard of all sorts of diseases sweeteners can promote. There has been a belief it could even cause cancer. Is there any truth in this? I really wouldn’t want to put my health at risk.
