NIGERIA: Obong of Calabar Tussle Shifts to Supreme Court
The battle for the stool of Obong of Calabar has shifted to the Supreme Court, as one of the contenders to the throne and former Minister of Finance in the...
Niger Delta: JTF Arrests Bayelsa Traditional Ruler for Crude Oil Theft
One of the foremost traditional rulers in Bayelsa State (name withheld) is in the custody of the Joint (Military) Task Force (JTF) on the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, for...
NIGERIA: Court Dethrones Olofa of Offa
The Court of Appeal in Ilorin, Kwara State, Tuesday dethroned the Oloffa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye, by setting aside last year’s judgment of the state high court which...
NIGERIA: FG Directs Lecturers to Obtain Doctorate Degrees
Worried by the dearth of research and low interest in post graduate studies in the nation’s universities, the federal government has said all lecturers and academicians in the system must...
Unusually Cold Spring Causing Bat Declines In Britain
Because of an unusually cold spring and an insect shortage this summer, conservationists are concerned bat numbers could continue to suffer this year. Based on the latest figures from Britain’s...
6.3-magnitude quake could devastate Taipei and bring down 4,000 buildings
Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Taipei would be devastated if a 6.3-magnitude earthquake, which struck central Taiwan's Nantou in June, hit the capital, Interior Minister Lee Hong-yuan said Monday. The quake...
ISAIAH 19 PROPHECY ALERT: Egypt teeters on the brink of civil war
EGYPT - With its people more polarized than ever and the military once again struggling to impose calm, Egypt’s downward spiral appears to have no bottom. At least 51 people...
Breakthrough Could Lead to ‘Artificial Skin’ That Senses Touch, Humidity and Temperature
Using tiny gold particles and a kind of resin, a team of scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has discovered how to make a new kind of flexible sensor...
Majority of Europeans support biometrics for ID cards or passports
According to a new survey conducted by Steria, the majority of European citizens support the use of biometrics for criminal identification and for identity documents and passports, though slightly less...
IRS scandal will prevent Obamacare implementation from being fully funded
The growing IRS targeting scandal will prevent the IRS’ scheduled implementation of Obamacare from being sufficiently funded, even though the agency will have sweeping brand new powers to enforce President...