Fernando Alonso brought some welcome cheer to Ferrari after a troubled week by setting the fastest time in first practice for the Chinese grand prix on Friday. However it was a mixed morning for the Italian giants and their new team principal Marco…
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The mini-sub searching for missing flight MH370 has reached record depths well beyond its normal operating limits, officials said Friday as it dived on its fifth seabed mission. With no results to show since the Boeing 777 carrying 239 people disappeared…
Matt Kuchar carried on his good form from the Masters to fire a five-under par 66 for a share of the first-round lead at the $5.8 million US PGA Heritage. Fellow Americans Scott Langley and William McGirt, each seeking a first tour triumph, were level…
To mark the 70th birthday of one of Africa’s most accomplished living artists, a Lagos museum chose to focus on pretty much anything but El Anatsui’s globally renowned work. Instead, three decades of payslips from the University of Nigeria, where Anatsui…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has revealed that all is now set for the ground breaking ceremony of the $16 billion Gas City Project located at Ogidigben in Warri South West Local Government Area of the State, Governor Uduaghan who undertook an inspection visit to the project site told reporters that President Goodluck Jonathan would in a few weeks perform the ground breaking ceremony. He said that the Gas City is a public-private partnership project involving the Federal Government, some private investors and the Delta State Government.The Governor reiterated that the Gas City being the first in the country,…
Governments at all levels, multinational oil companies, security agencies and host communities have been urged to play more active roles in stopping the menace of crude oil theft.Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and stakeholders in the oil and gas industry at the second Delta State Oil and Gas Industry Stakeholders’ Conference in Effurun observed that crude oil theft has dire consequences not only on the revenue of the nation but the environmental degradation occasioned by the act has far reaching future implications.Governor Uduaghan, who is the chairman of the National Committee against Crude Oil theft, observed that the revenue…
As Christians all over the world celebrate the feast of Passover, the Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has called for positive attitudinal change among Nigerians. According to the Governor, the Feast of Passover is very significant to every Christian and as such, all evil thoughts, deeds and actions that are retrogressive to the nation’s growth and development should be abandoned. The Governor who was assisted by the Commissioner of Police Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba in charge of the state command decorated his Aide de Camp (ADC), Richmond Gbewun with the rank of Superintendent of Police. Governor Uduaghan observed that the…
Delta State Government has earmarked N6 billion for the ongoing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane project in Warri. The Deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Utuama (SAN), made this known at the Palace of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwase 11 adding that the visit was to intimate the monarch on the activities of the committee saddled with the responsibility of cleaning up the State and solicit for his support. Prof. Utuama who was accompanied by some members of the adhoc committee on State sanitation, said the project would help reduce traffic congestion being experienced in most parts of Warri metropolis. He…
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was an enormous influence on a huge number of writers worldwide, in particular through his 1967 novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude”. Far beyond South America and the wider Hispanic world, Garcia Marquez’s influence was felt…
Perhaps you’re a mobile application developer, frustrated at a particularly annoying review stuck on your precious app’s product page that just spews out vicious misinformation, turning potential customers off for no good reason. Or maybe you’…
America’s former first daughter Chelsea Clinton announced in New York on Thursday that she is pregnant with her first baby, giving her parents Bill and Hillary a long-awaited grandchild. Chelsea, 34, made the announcement at a public event with her…
There’s an interesting relationship between Apple and Google. The two companies need each other; Apple needs to provide its users with access to Google’s great, in-demand services, and Google needs those users on its services since it clearly can…
With his baseball cap and tracksuit, Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis is an unlikely trendsetter, but his exploits this season have made him the name on everyone’s lips. On the day the 56-year-old Welshman was appointed manager last November, Palace…
You can call it copying or you can call it borrowing, but the “swapping” of ideas between Facebook and Twitter over the past year has been fascinating to see unfold. Facebook copied Twitter’s hashtags and trending topics, and then Twitter copied…
Colombia’s Nobel-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez died Thursday in Mexico City at the age of 87, the Colombian president said. “One thousand years of solitude and sadness for the death of the greatest Colombian of all time,” Juan Manuel Santos…
Sony’s latest home game console, the PlayStation 4, has only been available for just shy of 6 months, and its success is unprecedented. As of April 6th, the company reported that it has sold a whopping 7 million consoles worldwide in more than 72…
Brazilian star Neymar could miss the rest of the club season after being ruled out for four weeks with an injured left foot, dealing Barcelona a worrying blow to their La Liga hopes. The club confirmed on Thursday that the 22-year-old picked up the…
Movies by David Cronenberg, Jean-Luc Godard, Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are among the films selected to compete for the top Palme d’Or prize at next month’s Cannes Film Festival, organisers said on Thursday. Just 18 of the more than 1,700 films submitted…
Cardiff City have demanded the Premier League annul a 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace over allegations of cheating, the BBC said Thursday. Cardiff’s lawyers allege in a five-page letter that Palace’s sporting director Iain Moody tried to obtain information…
South Korean rescuers and dive teams worked frantically under floodlights as fears rose for nearly 300 people missing after a ferry sank Wednesday with 475 on board, mostly high school students bound for a holiday island. Yonhap news agency said 179…