Lavinia Ekong began her life’s journey on December 7, 1961. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late James and Carrie Ruckes. Lavinia was the baby of her seven siblings, two of which, Jessie Ruckes, Sr. have preceded her in death. Lavinia had a strong spiritual belief system and accepted Christ as her personal…

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), yesterday, said it expects global oil market to tighten further in the coming months amid renewed geopolitical tensions, even as the cartel kept its 2019 oil demand growth figure steady, as the “upside potential for global economic growth in 2019 remains limited.” In its monthly oil market report…

An instant loan app, Branch International, has offered about N9 billion to Small Medium Enterprise (SMEs) in Nigeria to boost economic growth, especially in the informal sector. For easy access to financial services, the app enables customers to borrow between N1000 and N200, 000 using their smart phone.  According to the firm, customers can borrow…

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose car import tariffs on Mexico if it doesn't do more to stop the flow of undocumented migrants and drug smuggling at the US border. "If Mexico doesn't give the help, that's OK, we're going to tariff their cars," Trump said at the White House. "I will do…

Hundreds of millions of people in developing countries, including Nigeria, will lose their homes against their will in the next 30 years. A ground-breaking study by Prindex, a joint initiative of the Global Land Alliance and Overseas Development Institute (ODI), asked adults across 33 countries whether they fear losing the right to use their homes…

President Donald Trump on Friday again accused Mexico of failing to curb the flow of migrants illegally entering the US, and threatened to close the common border "next week" unless something changes. Trump's latest tweets ramp up the tension between the neighbors, putting a specific timeframe to his threats to shut the border, one of…

Donald Trump signed the first veto of his presidency Friday, overriding congressional opposition to secure emergency funds to build more walls on the US-Mexico border. Trump declared in the Oval Office that he was "proud" to sign the veto. It came after he suffered an embarrassing defeat on Thursday when senators, including fellow Republicans, voted…

President Donald Trump suffered an embarrassing defeat Thursday at the hands of US senators, including fellow Republicans, who voted to terminate his declaration of an emergency on the border with Mexico.

The “ Naked lady plant”, “March lilies”, botanical name Amaryllis belladonna species (family Amaryllidaceae), is a plant species native to the floral southern-western Cape Province of South Africa, but widely cultivated as an ornamental worldwide. Due to its extremely exquisite nature, this lovely plant species has found its way to many destinations and is reportedly…

Maria Herrera is scraping at the earth on a hill in the town of Huitzuco, in southern Mexico, looking for the mounds or sunken spots that indicate a decaying corpse. At 70 years old, Herrera is hoping against all odds to find her four missing sons -- two who disappeared in 2008, and two who…

Tiger Woods, who will compete in Mexico for the first time at this week’s World Golf Championships event, said on Wednesday he was not fretting about the new surroundings or losing sleep over the challenges of playing at a high altitude, reports Reuters. Woods, a seven-times winner of the event at six different venues before…

Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have agreed to launch a joint bid to host the World Cup in 2030, it has been confirmed...