A growing body of research is highlighting the importance of getting a good night’s sleep, with numerous studies showing that a chronic lack of shut-eye can increase your risk of death. However, the constant distractions of modern society and busy…
Transcorp Hotels MD laments neglect of tourism sector
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Hotels PLC, Valentine Ozigbo, has lamented the neglect of the Nigeria’s tourism sector by governments at all levels. Ozigbo revealed that this was demonstrated by the abysmal marketing of the sector by relevant…
Phillip Roth is dead (CNN)
Philip Roth, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who wrote about male lust, Jewish life and America, died Tuesday night at a hospital in New York. He was 85. Roth died of congestive heart failure surrounded by close friends and family, his…
Efe Paul Azino lost in Lagos
Efe Paul Azino, poet and festival director, calls Lagos home but knows that home is also elsewhere in a place he has scarcely been to. Where is that and how long ago was the last time he made the trip…
Ibejii set for maiden headline concert
Ibejii, who entered the Nigerian music arena some two years ago, is set to hold his maiden headline concert, ‘The Ibejii Live Experience’, at the African Arts Foundation (AAF), Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. In a saturated music industry, where lewd lyrics…
Make Music Lagos 2018 ready to thrill in June
Showgear and its organising partners have announced that Lagos will be joining the global celebration of music in the month of June for a third consecutive year under the umbrella of Make Music Lagos (MML). Make Music Lagos is the…
UBA’s ‘Refer-a-Friend’ campaign set to reward loyal customers
United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC will reward its loyal customers who refer friends and family to the bank in its new Diaspora Campaign. A statement from the Pan-African Financial Services Institution Tuesday by Abiodun Coker of Media Relations said…
Ambode approves flyover for Fagba
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday approved the construction of a flyover bridge at the Fagba intersection to ease the perennial traffic gridlock and reduce travel time within the axis. An Alausa statement Tuesday signed by Chief Press Secretary…
Obi again laments Nigeria’s poor spending on education
A former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has again lamented Nigeria’s poor attitude to education; contending that the nation has not done well in the sector even when compared to some other African countries. He made the lamentation at…
Quarter-finalists emerge for Restoration Cup 2018 tournament
Ekpetiama community alongside Ayakoro-ama, Okpoma and Opu-Nembe have all booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Governor Seriake Dickson Football Tournament. Also in the quarter-finals are Peretorugbene, Otuasega and Amassoma communities. At the Okordia centre, ‘giant killers’ Azikoro scored…