Your TV, smartphone screens may spread toxins in your home
By Sola Ogundipe How safe are your smartphones, flat-screen televisions and computer screens? Researchers say these devices may be contaminating your home with potentially toxic chemicals. A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that certain chemicals called liquid crystal monomers have the potential to contaminate the immediate environment around you […]
Port Harcourt International Airport records smooth flight schedules after bush fire
Normal flight operations have resumed at the Port Harcourt International Airport after three days of closure following a bush fire. The fire engulfed part of the airport’s surrounding bushes on Saturday and resulting in flights delay. Following the successful extinguishing of the fire, the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN) declared the airport safe for flight operations. […]
2020: Obaseki earmarks N6bn for community devt projects in Edo
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said his administration will commit N6 billion for the execution of development programmes across the 24 constituencies in Edo State. The governor, in a statement, reassured that the projects to be executed in partnership with members of the State House of Assembly will further bring development closer […]
Government’s hike in electricity tariff against interest of Nigerians ― PDP
By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected what it called “the over 200 per cent” increase in electricity tariff announced by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration, describing it as draconian and completely against the interest and wellbeing of Nigerians. The party in a statement charged the federal government to immediately rescind […]
Harvey Weinstein vows he’ll be ‘fully exonerated’ at New York trial
Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial in New York begins this week and is poised to set the tone for the #MeToo era — but despite more than 80 women coming forward with sexual-misconduct allegations against him, the disgraced movie mogul told Fox News he expects to be “fully exonerated.” “I am expecting the truth to be […]
Football: Five European transfers you might have missed
The transfer window may have only just opened, but a number of intriguing deals have already taken place around Europe. Erling Braut Haaland’s move to Borussia Dortmund and Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s return to AC Milan have been the most eye-catching deals of the window so far. But we’ve picked out five moves that may have gone […]
NANS appeals to Gov. Oyetola to rehabilitate roads in state-owned tertiary institutions
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun to urgently rehabilitate roads across the state-owned institutions. The Coordinator NANS Southwest, Mr. Kowe Abiodun, made the appeal in a statement he issued in Abeokuta on Monday. Abiodun noted that education remained the bedrock of any developed nation. He added […]
Armenian held for releasing ‘false information’ over Iran general on Facebook
An Armenian man has been arrested for releasing “false information” on Facebook claiming the country’s prime minister had congratulated Donald Trump for killing Iran’s top general, the security service said Monday. According to Business Standard, “On January 2, the Facebook page ‘Diana Arutyunyan’ published information according to which Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated the United […]
Lampard picks out ‘sharp’ Chelsea star, bemoans familiar problem
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard was “particularly pleased” for Callum Hudson-Odoi in the Blues’ 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, but insists his side should have pushed on and scored more. Hudson-Odoi opened the scoring early on for the home side, cutting in from the right and firing into the bottom corner, and looked somewhere close to […]
Alarming rate of unemployment in Nigeria
Unemployment has been identified as one of the major problems facing Nigeria as country. But the question is what is unemployment?
Carragher slams Everton for ‘worst’ derby loss vs Liverpool in 35 years
Jamie Carragher thought Everton’s loss against Liverpool in the FA Cup third round was their “worst” defeat in a Merseyside derby for 35 years. Teenager Curtis Jones, at 18 years and 340 days, became the youngest goalscorer in the fixture since Robbie Fowler in 1994 by superbly curling home off the underside of the crossbar […]
