The full Moon in April is called the Pink Moon. The name came from native Americans as first published by Maine Farmers’ Almanac in the 1930s. Pink phlox flowers start blooming this period to coincide with the peak of Spring. Read More …
Nigeria’s President, leaders and science community are mourning the death of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, a former minister of Science and Technology. He served as minister under President Muhammadu Bihari from 2015 to 2022 when he voluntarily resigned to contest the Read More …
Constitutional Crisis In Nigeria: What Is Two-Thirds of 19 States? In 1979, there was a presidential election in Nigeria. The law required the winner to score a simple majority and at least 25% of the votes in two-thirds of Read More …
Time: Its measurement, right from the beginning of civilization, seems to be of interest to humankind more than what it really is. The early man, it was said, measured the length of his shadows and the position of the Sun Read More …
There are spooky stories of mysterious happenings in aviation that are still lingering even though they are unproven. Some of them are circulated more widely as short documentary films and podcast on the internet. Santiago Airlines Flight 513 On September Read More …
Efforts were made by the early astronomers to count the stars. These may have led to the preparation of the early catalogues and atlases of the stars. The first star catalogue, the Almagest, was compiled by the Egyptian astronomer, Claudius Read More …
Nigeria held a presidential election on 25 February, 2023. Eighteen political parties fielded candidates and voting in the election took place in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Abuja is the capital and was created on 3 February, Read More …
Nkechi Egerton-Idehen has been appointed the Managing Director/CEO of Nigeria Communications Satellite, NIGCOMSAT, ltd. She replaces Tukur Mohammed Lawal Funtua. Aminu Maida was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. He replaces Prof Umar Danbatta. Kashifu Read More …
Rumours started in the early 1970s in Nigeria that some persons have mystical powers to make someone’s body parts, especially his manhood, disappear after a handshake. This belief does not seem to have gone away; youths often resort to violence Read More …
Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and development of quantum dots. These are nanoparticles that have unique properties and spread their light from television screens Read More …
