Nigeria spends about N750 million annually on Dubai tourism through taxation on tickets, the director of policy analysis, research and statistics, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Paul Adalikwu, has revealed. Adalikwu, who revealed this in Abuja on Wednesday, August 3, at the unveiling of www. rennytravels.com, an online platform which is a subsidiary of RennyWorld […]
Fellow Nigerians, the shocking exit of Britain from the European Union has compelled me to choose this important topic today. I had voted on Thursdayin London to keep Britain in the EU but the proponents of Brexit won the day, unfortunately. Prior to that important day in the British calendar, I had listened keenly to […]
The search for the perfect girl is exhausting, especially if you live in Nigeria. There are so many variables to contemplate and eventually, you just have to go with the one you are most compatible or you are happiest with. It’s expected as there is no such thing as perfect really. The truth is, a […]
I am writing as one who has lived among you in America only a little more than ten years. And I am writing seriously and warningly. Many readers may ask: “What right has he to speak about things which concern us alone, and which no newcomer should touch?” I do not think such a standpoint […]
Federal Palace Hotel has created green lawn within a large city Federal Palace Hotel and casino, presently managed by the Sun International which is also a major shareholder, was built in the 1950’s. Today, with a great history behind it, and the hotel striving to retain its apex place in Nigeria’s hospitality business, it is […]
The early generations of Pan African journalists, at the turn of the nineteenth century, realised that they needed to give voice to the aspirations of their people. Many started their own newspapers. The mass media on the continent and beyond played a critical role in the struggles for liberation. It exposed the cruelty and exploitation […]
She is a cat-turned-woman –Residents •No, she has mental illness –Police THERE was drama in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, over an incident of a black cat which allegedly transformed into a middle-aged woman. Residents of the town woke up to the news as broadcasted by a private radio station during the newspaper review. Nigerian […]
The police in Lagos State have launched a manhunt for a man suspected to have murdered his lover at a hotel on Prince Adeyemi Street, Ikotun, Lagos. It was learnt that the suspect, whose name had yet to be ascertained, had lodged in a room in the hotel – Taola Hotel – with his girlfriend […]
ZIMBABWE and Zambia are working together to spearhead the multi-destination approach as the two countries are also in the process to revive the suspended uni-visa facility. The two countries introduced a uni-visa project as a pilot project for the region when they co-hosted the United Nations World Tourism Organisation general assembly in 2013 which saw […]
For pilots, marriage can be complicated. Most airline pilots wouldn’t trade their job for anything. After all, it beats sitting behind a desk, and it comes with a fantastic view, along with many other benefits. But there are also challenges, and it can be difficult for a pilot’s family and friends to understand what, exactly, […]