Female Professor Declares Presidential Ambition
A female Professor of Language and Communication Arts at the Rivers State University of Education, Olufumilayo Adesanya-Davis, is aspiring to be president of Nigeria come the 2019 elections. Speaking to journalists yesterday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on her aspiration, Adesanya-Davis said she had consulted widely before making her intention known. She said the […]
Herdsmen Kill 20, Burn Houses In Fresh Benue Attacks
No fewer than 50 persons have been killed in fresh attacks on Benue communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen after they invaded parts of the Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of the state on New Year’s Day. The attacks, which spilled over to Tuesday, came on the heels of the implementation of the anti-open grazing […]
Rant Of The Day – New Year, New Clique, New Me
Happppppy 2018 to all my readers. It’s so good have left 2017! I wish you all a great year. As usual, Welcome to the Rant Column. I want to talk about this ‘Resolutions Thing’ that people do every time the year comes to an end. The sober and somber reflection that people get into before […]
From Being A 14-Year-Old Freelancer To A Tech Consulting CEO
Imagine a baby-faced, 14-year-old teenager, obsessed with a virtual pet game (Neopets), taking up freelance design and development projects from people around the world. Nine years later, she runs a full-service digital agency to help people start and grow their online businesses as founder and CEO. That’s what people see: the achievements I’ve made over […]
Bitcoin Starts New Year by Declining, First Time Since 2015
Bitcoin is already having a bad year. For the first time since 2015, the cryptocurrency began a new year by declining, extending its slide from a record $19,511 reached on Dec. 18. The virtual coin fell to $13,624.56 as of 5 p.m. in New York on Monday, down 4.8 percent from Friday, according to data […]
Social Media Is The Latest Tool Against Gender Violence
Amadi Onyekachi says she was sexually assaulted by a Nigerian police officer in mid-October. Initially, she felt she would never get justice because there was “no way” she would report the incident to local police. Instead Onyekachi took to Instagram to express her thoughts and went to bed, albeit tired and traumatized. While she slept, […]
Gunmen Kill 17 In Rivers New Year Tragedy
Tragedy struck Monday at Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State, when unidentified gunmen shot and killed 17 persons who were returning from a New Year crossover service. THISDAY gathered that about 26 persons were shot in the attack, 14 persons died on the spot, while 12 injured victims were […]
Fortune Club Honours UNIUYO First Class Female Graduate
It was celebration of academic excellence and philanthropy as Fortune Club International honoured outstanding beneficiaries of its scholarship initiative. Miss Bassey Bassey Etim, who graduated in First Class grade in Civil Engineering and Joseph Effiong Inyang, a Second Class Upper graduate in Petroleum Engineering, both from University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State were decorated by the […]
Lagos To Close Agege Area To Vehicles
The Lagos State Government says it will partially restrict vehicular movement in the Agege area from January 4, 2018. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Olujimi Hotonu, in a statement on Monday said the move was to accelerate the ongoing construction of the Pen Cinema Flyover. Hotonu added that there would be a […]
North Korea’s Olympics Peace Bid Tests U.S.-South Korea Alliance
After a year filled with nuclear provocations that raised fears of a devastating war in Northeast Asia, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un started 2018 on an optimistic note. His call for talks to ensure the success of the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month — and improve overall inter-Korean relations — represented a […]
You Need A Healthier Kitchen In 2018
New year, New Kitchen The New Year is a great time to de-clutter, toss the junk (looking at you, half-eaten bag of kettle chips!), and organize your pantry and kitchen to set you up for clean-eating success. An organized kitchen filled with healthy foods can help you reset your diet and stick with it. Here […]
Ways To Get Into A Flow State When Writing
Do you ever struggle to get into a “flow state” when writing? Unfortunately, it can happen to the best of us. When you need to meet deadlines, there’s no time to deal with writer’s block. Try these seven tactics to get focused, enhance your creativity and become a writing machine. 1. Eliminate All Distractions. It’s […]
Change The Status Quo : Do Some Romance
Keep The Romance Alive With everything going on in the life of the average couple, it’s easy to forget the small gestures that keep a relationship ticking. What most couples don’t realize, though, is that it doesn’t take much to help your partner feel more valued every day. “Stringing together these little things is an […]
Personal Branding Is Non-Negotiable In Your Resolutions
Why is everyone all of a sudden trying to become LinkedIn-famous? Is anyone else tired (like me) of reading about all of the branding “hacks” out there? After all, there’s a lot more to achieving great personal branding than tricking algorithms. And,make no mistake: Achieving great personal branding is important. In fact, when it comes […]
The World OF The ‘#MeToo Movement’ This Year
It’s A New Era. People who have been sexually harassed or assaulted are finally speaking out. The accumulation of our society’s predatory sexual behavior has finally reached a tipping point, such that those who’ve been targeted now feel their strength in numbers. The time has come to […]