The environmental pros and cons of Christmas trees go far beyond the climate impact of “real or plastic”, scientists say. So what’s the best choice for a green Christmas? In 1800, Queen Charlotte, the German wife of King George III, set up what is thought to be the first Christmas tree in England, at Queen’s Lodge […]

 This is the continuination from yesterday of the South-South installment of the investigative report on federal roads in the country that are presently in a state of disrepair, occasioning tales of woe by road users in the affected places.  “WHAT the government should do is sit up. I fault the system which allows the Federal Government […]

An Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that Iran’s government is “paying attention to the people’s real demands,” state media reported, a day after a top official suggested that the country’s morality police whose conduct helped trigger months of protests has been shut down. The role of the morality police, which enforces veiling laws, came under scrutiny […]

Qatar have big ambitions for this year’s World Cup – not just in terms of hosting it successfully but also regarding how far their national team can progress. This will be their first appearance in the tournament, having qualified by virtue of being hosts, and getting through the group stage is their minimal target. That […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young THE high rate of unemployment in Nigeria has once again come to focus at the gathering of employers under the aegis of Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employer’s Federation, CANMPEF. At its 43rd Annual General Meeting, AGM, for the 2021, CANMPEF warned that the yearly rise in unemployment figures is serious concerns for the […]

*Almanah Hope Foundation Founder reveals what heightens abuse of widows, recounts her chilling experience with Police authorities By Ebele Orakpo According to Dr. Omadeli Boyo, Medical Director, Pinecrest Specialist Hospital and Senior Pastor of Lagos-based Chapel of His Presence, in Africa when someone, especially a husband, dies, the question is: Who killed him? While in […]

By Esther Onyegbula What does the single mother of a four-year-old living in Ago Palace Way; the family of a 16-year-old teenager, who was turned into a sex slave by her aunt’s philanthropist husband in Maryland, or the family of three male teenager siblings, raped by a gay paedophile-pastor in Ajegunle, all in Lagos, possibly […]

By Benji Aluu Snr “How are the mighty fallen. Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon”. This quotation is found in the Bible: 2 Sam 1: 20. The expression is a biblical injunction depicting surprises that what is not expected and never expected has happened. Analytically, it was a […]

The latest public hearing by the Senate ad hoc committee investigating pay television price increases and pay per view subscription model shows lack of awareness of the economic conditions driving up prices of goods and services as well as misunderstanding of the desired subscription model By Bilesanmi Olalekan The Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdulahi-led ad hoc […]

By Biodun Busari The task of becoming the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a daunting one. And, understanding this explains why all the presidential candidates are probably facing one of the most difficult moments of their political careers. Undoubtedly, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar contesting on the platform of the Peoples Democratic […]