U.S. House committee to hold May 15 hearing on grounded Boeing 737 MAX
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a May 15 hearing on the grounded Boeing 737 MAX and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) aircraft certification program, three people…
Nigeria can only achieve development if it becomes a producing nation — Utomi
Prof. Pat Utomi A professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, says Nigeria can only attain its much desired growth and development if it joins the comity of producing nations in…
Lagos new bus scheme kicks off with free service on five routes
New bus scheme The Lagos State Government on Wednesday launched the new buses under the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) with free service on five routes, assuring that the development would…
Computer Village protests: Computer Village is under my control as the overall leader of all markets- Tinubu
The President-General, Association of Commodity Market Women and Men of Nigeria, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has called on traders at the popular Computer Village to be law-abiding always and shun acts…
Apapa gridlock: NPA to commission 2 transit trailer parks
Apapa tanker gridlock The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it will soon commission two transit parks at Lillypond and Tin can Island Second Gate to end gridlocks in Apapa area…
Conservative Catholic priests, academics want bishops to denounce pope as heretic
Pope Francis A group of 19 Catholic priests and academics have urged bishops to denounce Pope Francis as a heretic, in the latest ultra-conservative broadside against the pontiff over a…
Assange to spend 50 weeks in British jail for skipping bail
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a British court on Wednesday for skipping bail when he holed up in Ecuador’s…
Olympic champion Semenya loses appeal over testosterone rules
Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her appeal against rules that mean middle distance female athletes with a high natural level of testosterone must take medication to reduce…
IGP orders immediate redeployment of CP Kaduna to rejig fight against criminality
Gov. El rufai The Inspector general 0f Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered with immediate effect the redeployment of Ahmed Abdulrahman as Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State. Adamu Charged CPs…
Oil fire: Communities want Chevron, FG to provide relief for victims
Communities affected by oil field inferno in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have called on the Federal Government and Chevron Nigeria Ltd. to provide them relief materials. Inhabitants…