3-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos Nigeria

IT was sheer providence that saved about 10 people who were wounded when a three-storey building collapsed in Ajegunle, Lagos State.
The building, said to be a bungalow reconstructed into a three-storey building, is said to be located at 15, Fasasi Street, Achapo, Olodi Apapa and came down at about 3.30 a.m.
Saturday Tribune investigation gathered [...]

Constitution Amendment in Nigeria: Political Office Holders May Lose Seats After Defection

RESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua is set to put a stop to the act of cross-carpeting by politicians from one political party to the other, and has sent a bill to that effect to the National Assembly.
The President has equally proposed a bill to whittle down the power of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and that [...]

Nigerians Making Millions from Garbage

The time was 12.45 pm and the weather very unfriendly. Under the scorching sun, Daniel Ikeh, with a sack hung over his shoulder, made his way around the mountain of refuse at the dumpsite at Abule-Egba in Lagos, picking items of interest to him. Suddenly, a refuse truck rattled past into the inner recesses of [...]

Akunyili Rallies Nigeria Private Sector Support

Information and Communication Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili, on Thursday night in Lagos, called on the private sector to support the current rebranding efforts meant to change negative perceptions about the country.
According to the minister, “For too long, we have allowed other people to define who we are. Now is the time to tell the world [...]

How to Stop Global Warming

More frequently we are being given reminders that we are living on a fragile and volatile planet. Many of our natural resources have been processed to near depletion. As the world population grows more land and resources are being used to cope with the increase in demands and deforestation, this in turn has a by [...]

Effects of Global Warming

When you hear about the effects of global warming it is important to understand that the effects we are experiencing today are moderate compared to what the future will see if we do not take preventative action. Over the next century researchers and environmental professionals are stating that the effects of global warming will continue [...]

Effects of Global Warming on Agriculture and Food Supply

Ro5  for a long time it has been believed that the effects of global warming on agriculture and food supply is going to be a positive one. This is because the rising level of carbon-dioxide resulted for global warming will help the greeneries for photosynthesis.
Thus there will be a rise of agricultural production and food [...]

Global Warming

“With public sentiment nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed. Consequently, he who molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes than he who enacts or pronounces decisions.” Abraham Lincoln.
People exist always only in combination with nature, they can not be separated from it by any means and thus any kind of [...]

Jordin Brianna Sparks will kick off Universal’s first-ever Summer Concert Series on Saturday, June 13

Jordin Brianna Sparks will kick off Universal's first-ever Summer Concert Series on Saturday, June 13

Jordin Brianna Sparks American Idol Winner
Jordin Brianna Sparks (born December 22, 1989) is an American pop/R&B singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and model. She rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol, and followed her victory with the release of her debut album, which led to her reception of an American [...]

Everything that rises must converge by flannery o connor

Everything that rises must converge

O’Connor’s story “everything that rises must converge” demonstrates the generation gap between racism and openness on the surface, but a closer read reveals the theme of understanding any person’s views.
Everything That Rises Must Converge is a collection of short stories written by Flannery O’Connor during her final illness. The title of [...]