Consumers and operators disagree as power drops
Rising estimated billings, drop in power generation on account of gas shortages, funding and confusion over the Multi-Year Tariff Order, MYTO, measurement are among the legion of issues resulting in...
View ArticleAmazon Experimenting With Drones That Will Deliver Packages In 30 Minutes
Amazon is experimenting with drones that will deliver packages within 30 minutes. CEO Jeff Bezos made the announcement in a "60 Minutes" interview Sunday night with Charlie Rose.Bezos expects the...
View Article2014 World Cup: Draw procedures approved
At its meeting in Costa do Sauipe/Bahia earlier today, the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup™ approved the procedures for the Final Draw, which will be held in Costa do Sauipe, Bahia on 6...
View ArticleNigeria World Cup draw factbox
Nigeria were the first African team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup and their youthful side will be looking to reach the knock-out stages for the first time in 16 years.The Super Eagles proved to be...
View ArticleHow to Deal with unwelcome sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is the persistent unwelcome sexual remarks, look and excessive unnecessary physical contact with the opposite sex [a woman in particular], especially in the workplace. It is also an...
View ArticleResearchers just found a big difference between the male and female brain
Ready your knowing smirk, because here comes a scientific gem that's sure to enliven even the dullest of holiday parties.By analyzing the MRIs of 949 people aged 8 to 22, scientists at the University...
View ArticleThree stadiums to miss FIFA deadline for 2014 Brazil World Cup
At least three World Cup stadiums in Brazil will not be finished by the end of December as FIFA had requested. Football's governing body said on Tuesday the stadiums in Sao Paulo, Curitiba and Cuiaba...
View ArticleNurse Jailed For Sex Offences commited 20 years ago
A trusted nurse has been jailed for six years for sex offences he carried out more than two decades ago. Keith Williams claimed the allegations made against him by three male victims were "figments of...
View ArticleThe world's first man to give birth to a child
Thomas Beatie, an American female to male transsexual is known as the world's first man to give a child birth. According to Guinness Records, he is the first person to give birth fully documented as...
View ArticleWhy are we more scared of raw egg than reheated rice?
Twenty-five years ago minister Edwina Currie sparked a scare over salmonella in eggs and had to resign amid outrage from farmers and plummeting sales. The panic has shaped the way we think about food...
View ArticleASUU Strike Update: FG bows, extends deadline to December 9
The Federal Government, yesterday, reviewed the seven-day ultimatum given to striking university lecturers to resume today or be sacked as it now gave them till Monday, December 9. This came as most...
View ArticleAPC, CNPP, ACF, others condemn tenure elongation proposal
Outrage, yesterday, greeted the proposal for a single term for the president and governors by the Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, describing it as another form of tenure elongation.Among...
View ArticleFG Sack threat: We are resolute in our stand – ASUU
Despite the ultimatum given by the Federal Government to the striking university lecturers to call off the strike or face the risk of being sacked, the lecturers have remained resolute in their stand,...
View ArticleUCH resident doctors call off two-month old strike
The striking resident doctors in the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan have resumed work after their two months’ strike.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited the hospital...
View Article19 years old man defiles 3 years old girl in Ekiti
A man, Usman Joshua, 19, has been arrested by the police in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl. (names withheld).Joshua, who is a co-tenant with the toddler’s parents, was said to...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Nelson Mandela is dead
The announcement of Mandela's death was made by President Jacob Zuma.South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa's president says.Mr Mandela, 95,...
View ArticleEuropean storm and tidal surge cause evacuations and travel chaos
A major storm has hit northern Europe, leaving at least four people dead or missing, causing transport chaos and threatening the biggest tidal surge in decades.Heavy winds hit Denmark and the...
View ArticleIs the toilet seat really the dirtiest place in the home?
The toilet seat has acquired an unfair reputation as the dirtiest item in the average household. But scientists say there are far filthier places in our house, some of them where we least expect.Would...
View Article2014 World Cup: Final Draw reveals intriguing groups
Spain, the Netherlands, Chile and Australia will make up the proverbial ‘group of death’ at the 20th FIFA World Cup™, while Uruguay, Italy, England and Costa Rica will comprise another intriguing...
View ArticleBrazil 2014 World Cup: Second ticket sales phase for starts Sunday 8 December...
With the group stage matches now defined, ticket sales for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will reopen at 12:00 CET/09:00 Brasilia time on Sunday 8 December 2013. Applications can be made on the FIFA ticketing...
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