There were some tense moments at Philadelphia International Airport Sunday after a gun belonging to a flight attendant accidentally went off. The gun was spotted inside Republic Airlines flight attendant Jaclyn Ruby’s bag by TSA officials around 6:30 a.m. as she was going through security. Philadelphia police were notified and when an officer tried to... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola In Nigeria, life expectancy for males is 49 years, while it is 53 years for females. This kind of statistics generally rings true in most countries in the world — women live longer than men. But why? Various theories have been put forward to explain it, and on Monday yet another theory... Read More
by Isi Esene Reports say 398 Nigerian Muslim women traveling on pilgrimage to Mecca were temporarily held at a Saudi Arabian airport for traveling without male relatives. The women were reportedly held between Thursday and Monday at the King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah. A spokesman for Nigeria’s National Hajj Commission, Uba Mana, said the women... Read More
It’s not every time that a week as terribly confusing as the last comes along. This board has struggled to make sense of exactly what just happened in the aviation sector – the irrascible Arik airline at its centre – and, frankly, we have failed. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Aviation chaired by Hope... Read More
by Isi Esene The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday released a list of alternative routes which can be used by motorists as a result of the flooding of roads normally used by travellers. The flooding was caused by the overflowing of the River Niger shutting off vital roads linking the Federal Capital Territory... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola In two days time, the number of Justices in Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court, would increase from 15 to 17 as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, will on Wednesday administer the oath of office on two newly appointed Justices of the Supreme Court, Hon. Justices... Read More
by Reuben Daba On Sunday, in Elele community, near Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, two cousins, Aishetu and Ayibaba, were allegedly caught in a bush path committing incest and paraded by the villagers in the village square. The scandal was worse because Ayibaba is the son of a highly placed chief... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Mutiu Sunmonu, the Country Chair of Shell Companies in Nigeria, has been very silent on what the company thinks about the Petroleum Industry Bill, even though lobbying efforts by the company have always gone on behind the scenes until now. Sunmonu finally broke his silence however on Friday and this is what... Read More
Breathe Africa. And laugh a little even as I cry. Your weakness is okay. I love you regardless. Africa, you are the second person I ever loved. The first God and all those in heaven; the third my family and my friends; the fourth a boy. But of all the four, you have made me weep the... Read More
by Oluwatobi Soyombo The freedom to connect to the world anywhere at any time brings with it the threat of unsuspicious predators and criminals who mask their activities with the anonymity the internet provides to its users. – Mike Fitzpatrick Great as it is, the internet has one dark side among others – anonymity! Today,... Read More
by Reuben Daba The flooding situation in Kogi State has assumed critical dimensions. Boats were deployed on Sunday by the Nigeria Red Cross Society to Ibaji Local Government Council of Kogi state to rescue trapped flood victims who took refuge on treetops. Even the Abuja-Lokoja highway was blocked by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The presidency has responded to the National Assembly’s threat to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan over his failure to implement the 2012 budget and resolutions of the legislature. The advise from Aso Rock to the legislators is — calm down. The presidency believes that all those threats only add to the current tension... Read More
May the shortest man win. The 2-foot-2.41-inch Khagendra Thapa Magar may have a short reign as the world’s shortest man. After attaining the title late last year, the 18-year-old Nepalese man may soon lose it. Guinness World Records told AOL Weird News that a new contender is ready to challenge the diminutive title holder. Junrey... Read More
by Michael John Cusick While working in church ministry in my mid-twenties, my addiction was nearly exposed in a newspaper story about a raid on an escort service. But even that didn’t lead to change. I might stop for a time, vow to mend my ways, tear up my porn magazines, but eventually the... Read More
by Isi Esene These are the pictures of some of the victims of the St. John’s Catholic Cathedral in the Batyan Gari Area of Bauchi, Bauchi State. Six people were reported dead in the suicide attack but many victims sustained varying levels of injury. “When the suicide bomber targeted the church, he was prevented by... Read More
by Isi Esene We are sure if you see a lot of Yoruba movies with subtitles you must have come across many outrageous English interpretations that never fails to baffle making you wonder why they bothered to subtitle the movie at all. A reader sent this in from one of the numerous movie subtitles harassing... Read More
by Isi Esene There are reports that the bomb which exploded earlier today at the St. John’s Catholic Cathedral in the Batyan Gari area of Bauchi was caused by a lone suicide bomber who reportedly rammed an Opel Vectra into the gates of the church when he was refused entry into the church premises. The... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola If there is an unforgivable offence, this is it: An American man allegedly killed his 15-week-old daughter while orally raping her. A court has found him guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault, and the man, Steven Deuman, 26, now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole. according... Read More
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