India’s solar observation mission on Jan 6 entered the Sun’s orbit after a four-month journey, the latest success for the space exploration ambitions of the world’s most populous nation. The Aditya-L1 mission was launched in September and is carrying an…
‘‘Ring of fire’’ eclipse appears over the Americas
A rare celestial spectacle appeared over the Americas Saturday — the likes of which won’t be seen again in this part of the world until 2046. Millions were within the path of the annular solar eclipse as it created a…
Why I cut off 11-year-old boy’s hand – Suspect (Sun)
The 67-year-old fish farmer, Jeremiah Obrifor who was accused of cutting off the wrist of an 11-year-old boy in Lagos has sworn that his intention was to save his fish and not to harm the kid identified as Goodluck Amechi.…
Samsung unveils enormous 292-inch 8K TV (Sun)
Samsung has unveiled a ludicrously enormous 8K television that you probably don’t have a wall big enough to support. The Samsung Wall Luxury measures just 30mm thick – but spans an incredible 292 inches from corner to corner. In fact,…
‘For where? No Jupiter can stop us from hawking in Lagos traffic’ (Sun)
A young man who appeared to be in his early 20s, firmly held a blue crate between his left ribs and armpit. The crate contained some bottles of cold table water. He was out for business, hunting for commuters and…
My wife died of wrong diagnosis-Oshiomhole (Sun)
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, has disclosed that wrong diagnosis caused the death of his wife, Clara, and called for a review of Nigeria’s medical system so that doctors treat patients only in that…
How often we should be blinking, farting, showering and having sex each week (Sun)
We’ve all heard of 40 winks but what about 20 blinks? That’s apparently how often per minute we should all be opening and closing our eyes to keep them fresh. Experts this week warned office workers sitting in front of…
Wizkid, Small Doctor to thrill fans at ‘The Match for Ambode’ (Sun)
The Match for outgoing Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode scheduled to hold on Saturday May 18 at the Agege Stadium is not going to be all about football, as organisers of the fiesta have succeeded in getting Nigeria’s music…
Minimum wage: Nnamdi Kanu calls Labour Union to join in election boycott (Sun)
The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mr Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to join IPOB in its election boycott campaign. Kanu, in another broadcast on Radio Biafra in Israel, on Sunday, said that…
2019 and Atiku’s chances (Sun)
Atiku Abubakar’s choice of Mr. Peter Obi as his presidential running mate is a laudable decision. It is a political masterstroke that can bolster his chances of winning the 2019 presidential election. Chiedu Uche Okoye It’s sad that political ideologues…