Two die in Ogun autocrash
By Bose Adelaja Two persons reportedly died over the weekend, in a lone autocrash involving a containerized Mack truck. The incident occurred at Akankan Village via Olodo, on Abeokuta-Ibadan Highway at about 5.05pm. The male victims were occupants of the truck which lost control and somersaulted due to overspeeding. One of the victims was said […]
Serena Williams wins first title in 3 years, donates prize to bushfire victims
Serena Williams ended a three-year title drought and donated her winner’s cheque to victims of the Australian bushfires in an emotional WTA Auckland Classic final on Sunday. Williams raised expectations for this month’s Australian Open, where she can equal Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam titles, with her 6-3, 6-4 victory — her first WTA trophy since […]
US job creation in 2019 slowest in 8 years
United States solid job creation continued in December but gains in for 2019 were the lowest in eight years, according to the closely-watched government report released Friday. After a decade of rising employment, hiring last year slowed notably from the brisk pace seen in 2018: With 2.1 million jobs created, that made 2019 the weakest […]
Why ‘Sugar Rush’ was banned in cinemas ― NFVCB
By Rasheed Sobowale The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has reacted to Nigerians agitation that the movie “Sugar Rush” be returned to cinemas. NFCVB in its reaction to the #BringBackSugarRush trend on Twitter said the action to ban the movie from showing in cinemas is in no way an intention to stifle creativity. […]
Murder of head nurse: CSOs insist on 14 days ultimatum to state govt to free alleged suspects
COALITION of Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, in Enugu State, weekend reaffirmed its stand on 14 days ultimatum given to state government to release the suspects accused of murdering head nurse of Nueropsychiatric hospital, Enugu, Mrs Maria Amadi.
Canada unemployment falls to 5.6% in December
Canada’s economy rebounded in December as the national unemployment rate fell to 5.6 per cent of the workforce, down 0.3 points from November, the country’s statistics institute said Friday. After losing 71,000 jobs in November, the economy created a better-than-expected 35,000 jobs in December. The data exceeded analyst predictions of 32,000 new jobs and an […]
