Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, has unveiled the name and logo of the new national carrier, Nigeria Air. Speaking on Wednesday in London at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow, Sirika said the...
Along a quiet residential street on the outer edges of Beijing, a yellow and black cube about the size of a small washing machine trundles leisurely to its destination. This “little yellow horse” is...
Juventus’ signing of star forward Cristiano Ronaldo for around €112 million ($130 million) has angered workers of Italian automaker Fiat, with the workers vowing to down tools. Juventus’ owners, the Agnelli family, also controls...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday said the organisation has opened talks with critical stakeholders on MTN’s labour issues. Mr Tony Ojobo, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, made this known in a statement by...
CNN host Christiane Amanpour and husband Jamie Rubin are divorcing after 20 years of marriage, according to a friend. The couple, who are both journalists, fell in love over ‘late night margaritas’ while working in war-torn...
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has revealed he needs a wife. The Business mogul who disclosed this in an interview with Financial Times noted that his busy schedule would not limit him from finding a companion...
A South African woman who paramedics had declared dead after a horrific car crash was later found alive in a mortuary fridge, emergency services said on Monday. Ambulance service Distress Alert confirmed that the...
Thailand cave rescue: Boys tell parents ‘don’t worry’ in letters The Thai boys trapped in a cave have exchanged emotional letters with their parents, for the first time since their ordeal began two weeks...
Born Omololu Adetokunbo Shomuyiwa, the ex-Big Brother Naija 2018 contestant has grown to be a toast of many during and after his time in the house. His poise, class and attitude made him a...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced investigations into the railway scholarship scandal involving top government officials, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. Investigations by this newspaper showed how some ministers and other top...
An upcoming Yoruba actress and film maker, Yetunde Akilapa, who is also a career thief, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court charged with burglary and stealing valuables worth N7 million....
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria has increased to 162 million. This figure is close to the nation’s population figure which is now put at 195 million. It...
World Grassroots Cups: With the growth of football that is being experienced, the game’s world governing body FIFA has chipped in to offer their support. The body has come up with a strategy...
A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, PhD, was at the Abeokuta, Ogun state study centre of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, on Thursday July 5 to start work as a students’ facilitator. He...
The worry of investors and stakeholders awaiting an announced date for the much anticipated MTN Nigeria initial public offering (IPO) is finally over, as sources privy to developments have confirmed to BusinessDay exclusively that...
A man named Dave has paid a parking ticket in Pennsylvania – 44 years after he got it. Police in Minersville, in Schuylkill County, received a handwritten note from Dave confessing that he had...
