Aviation Unions under the auspices of the National Union of Air Transport Employee Association of Nigeria (NUATE), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations (AUPC) and the Technical and Recreational Employees have directed staff of the Nigeria Meteorology Agency (NIMET) to commence strike action from Monday, 20th May 2024. This was […]
• Five pro-Wike commissioners quit Fubara’s cabinet• Decision to probe Wike led to gale of resignations, group explains• Elder statesman seeks Ameachi, Odili’s support for Fubara• Kukah: Fubara, Wike will fix their quarrels• Fubara resorting to self-defence — Bwala• Abe realigns with Wike, says Amaechi non-relevant in Rivers APC Barely two weeks to Fubara’s first anniversary in office, governance appears to […]
Netflix has signed a deal with the NFL to broadcast two games on streaming this coming Christmas Day. This year’s games on Netflix will be the Kansas City Chiefs at the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens at the Houston Texans. The games will air live on Netflix on December 25. (Fans of those teams will […]
BOXING ring announced Lt Dan Hennessey has retired after accidentally announcing the wrong winner in a horror blunder. The bizarre moment came at the weekend in the WBA bantamweight title fight between Cherneka Johnson and Nina Hughes in New Zealand. 4 Lt Dan Hennessey has retired after announcing the wrong winner in a boxing matchCredit: […]
When friends level up. After you have spent most of your adult life single, as we have, you recognize the importance of building a network of friends who are more than just brunch buddies. You need those friends who send you soup when you’re sick and offer their couch for days on end after a […]
Opening statements are expected Wednesday in Sen. Robert Menendez’s corruption trial. He is accused of accepting bribes to benefit three New Jersey businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Opening statements began today in the corruption trial of Senator Bob Menendez. Until recently, the New Jersey Democrat was chair of the […]
The Blood Brothers are reuniting for a U.S. tour and a reissue of their 2004 album, Crimes. The Seattle post-hardcore band will start the tour in November and stay on the road until late December. See the Blood Brothers’ schedule below. The new vinyl edition of Crimes is out October 4. It includes new B-Sides […]
Technical work — including problem-solving — is creative work. In addition, creativity is more than a vague and nebulous attribute that either is or isn’t present when it’s needed. A short article by [Anthony D. Fredericks] gives some practical and useful tips on energizing and exercising one’s creativity. Why would creative thinking be meaningful to […]
Simera 28mm F1.4 Image credit: Thypoch Chinese lens maker Thypoch has announced its Simera 35mm & 28mm F1.4 lenses are coming to Z, X, E and RF mounts. The new lenses are versions of Leica M-mount offerings released in September 2023. You’d be forgiven if you’re unfamiliar with Thypoch, as the company is a new […]
The Kano State Police Command has verified a devastating fire incident that occurred at a mosque in the Laraba Abasawa region of Kano’s Gezawa Local Government Area. The police said it has arrested the man behind the fire incident which happened in the early hours of Wednesday, May 15, 2024. According to AIG Umar Mamman […]
