Japan’s expressways require drivers to pay a toll to use them, but at least they have a pretty slick payment system. Rather than having to stop at toll both and fiddle with change to pay to an attendant or feed into a machine, the vast majority of drivers make their payments through an ETC (electronic toll collection)…
Inih Ebong, an associate professor of theatre arts, unjustly sacked 24 years ago by the University of Uyo (UniUyo), Akwa Ibom State, is dead. Mr Ebong, 73, died in the early hours of Wednesday, 16 April, at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, his wife, Uduak, told PREMIUM TIMES around 7 a.m. “He is gone,”…
An Ekiti State Magistrate’s Court, Ado Ekiti District, has remanded a 20-year-old woman, Joy Ikoja, for allegedly inflicting a wound on her boyfriend, Ibrahim Usman’s manhood. Ikoja was arraigned on Tuesday by the police command in Ekiti State, for unlawfully tearing her boyfriend’s scrotal sac. The police prosecutor, Inspector Adeboye Adesegun, alleged that…
Photo by Jan Kopřiva Our ancestors’ ability to recognize water sources was crucial to their survival. As a result, the attraction to lustrous materials is deeply rooted in our evolutionary history and is evident among prehistoric artifacts, ancient civilizations, and modern consumer culture. During the Pliocene Epoch, early hominins likely traveled between semi-permanent rain pools,…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Ghana on the fourth review of its $3 billion loan program. Upon board approval, this will unlock a $370 million disbursement to support the country’s recovery. Ghana, a major producer of gold, oil, and cocoa, is emerging from one of its worst economic crises…
