The industrial action by British Airways (BA) pilots yesterday, entered day-two with a massive ripple effect on ticket fares and expected to push up in the price of a Christmas getaway. More than 1700 flights were grounded on Tuesday after pilots began unprecedented walkout in a long-running row overpay. The Balpa pilots’ union had on…

It wasn’t just the usual celebration of Christmas for pupils, staff and management of Ocean Crest School, Lekki, last month, when the school celebrated the Yuletide and end of the year.

2018 has come to an end, along with it all the festivities and mirth of Christmas and the New Year. While the year bristled with a slew of interesting activities and events, the ones put together by TECNO Mobile were outstandingly rewarding. The Africa’s Number one mobile phone maker — being one of the best…

For the second year in a row, trends and reports monitored by the Lagos State Government over four weeks in December, especially during Christmas and New Year festivities, captured an estimated spending well above N50bn in cash transactions, a record slightly higher than that of December 2017, which also recorded a good run in travel,…

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ, which is God’s special and highest gift to mankind and the world. It is a joyous occasion marked...

In appreciation of its listeners and in the spirit of the yuletide, the Beat 99.9 FM recently organised an Xmas concert at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event, which started at about 8pm, was graced by guests from different walks of life, who had good vibes at the fun filled concert and…

The Rotary Club of Ikeja has donated equipment worth millions of naira to the management of the Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja, in continuation of its yearly tradition, which began 44 years ago. The ‎yearly Christmas visit, which formed part of the club’s annual calendar, enabled members to spend the day, dancing and…

As we get ready to leave another year behind, if you ask what my biggest letdown is it would be not reaching my goal of reading 52 books in 2018. Following another disappointing year where I had aimed for 100 books and read just 28, at the start of the year I decided to lower…

When a person says something that is obvious, so self-evident, our retort is always, “Say it again!” At the risk of being greeted with the retort, I dare say we are living...

Many children know the heart-sinking moment when they tear off the bright wrapping of their coveted Christmas gift to reveal the wrong colour trainers or an ill-favoured toy. But one German boy, enraged by his paltry selection of Christmas presents, was not content to react with a thin smile and grudging 'thank you'. Instead he…

December 25th which is Christmas Day will now be recognised as a national holiday in Iraq to celebrate “the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ”. Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, the government of the middle eastern nation wrote, "The @IraqiGovt announces Christmas Day to be an official holiday across Iraq. Happy Christmas to…

Some few months back, Demi Lovato gave fans and loved ones a scare when she was rushed to the hospital because of an apparent drug overdose. She later checked into rehab and since her release, she has been on a good path. The "Confident" hitmaker spent her Christmas surrounded by her family and loved ones,…