Section: Pulse Nigeria (Nigeria)
Marion Bartoli: Dying at Wimbledon would have been acceptable
The 32-year-old who beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki to win the 2013 Wimbledon title, retired later that year. Marion Bartoli has battled back from ill health to be fighting fit for her role commentating at Wimbledon but the former French tennis star admitted on Monday she feared she would die.The 32-year-old who beat Germany’s Sabine...
Illusion Art: 6 mind blowing paintings that will make you look twice
Even though they are merely paintings, the trick they play on your sight will actually have you questioning reality. Art is not only beautiful but has the ability to inspire and dazzle anyone.Although not all artworks do this well, a good number of artworks hasn’t only inspired us but has also played a good role in tricking us to believe...
Kei Nishikori: Japanese star ups the aggro to avoid slipping on grass
Nishikori reached the 2014 US Open final and has made the quarter-finals three times at the Australian Open and twice at the French Open. Kei Nishikori is turning up the aggression in a bid to win the Wimbledon title and get over the grasscourt blues that have dogged his career.The Japanese star is the world number nine but all his 22 tournament...
Politics: House Republican leader balks at Russia sanctions bill over concerns it will harm Texas energy companies
The Russia sanctions bill passed by the Senate last month may face a new obstacle in the House. The Russia sanctions bill passed by the Senate last month may face a new obstacle in the House, as the Republican chairman of the House Rules Committee raises concerns about how new sanctions on Russia’s energy and financial services sectors...
Craze Clown goes to School: Nigerian comedian graduates as a Medical Doctor
After almost 10 years and time in Ghana, Nigeria and Ukraine, the comedian graduated from the University of Kiev with a degree in Medicine. While Craze Crown was making us laugh on Instagram, he was also working hard away from the camera as a student of the University of Kiev. On Sunday, July 1, 2017, the comedian revealed in a long Instagram...
Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology: How ownership tussle and lack of funds plunged LAUTECH into perennial crises
The frustration of an unending strike continues for the students as there is no willing money bag like Moshood Abiola to help them out this time. When the ownership of Oyo State University of Technology was entrusted in the hands of Oyo and Osun States due to the creation of the latter in 1991, no one knew a school founded, owned and financed by...
In Osun: State on world stage as 50 Nigerian students steal show at Ukrainian Varsity graduation
The 50 Nigerian students from Osun were the cynosure of all eyes at the event. It was a day of joy for 50 medical students of the Osun State University and their parents at the weekend as they ended their medical studies at the V.N Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. One of the new medical doctors, Miss Oyeleye Lateefah Abiola,...
Strategy: Vladimir Putin’s morning routine involves a late wake-up and breakfast from the country farm of a close political ally
A typical day for Russian president Vladimir Putin starts with a late wake-up, exercise, and breakfast from the country farm of a close political ally. Vladimir Putin is a night owl. The Russian president has been in the US news lately due to — among other things — an investigation into President Donald Trump’s campaign, tensions around...
Jean-Claude Juncker: European Commission chief admits ‘I still don’t have a smartphone’
Juncker, a former Luxembourg prime minister, uses an old Nokia mobile phone, EU sources told AFP. European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker admitted Friday that he had not yet joined the smartphone revolution, as he helped launch the EU presidency of digital-savvy Estonia.”I shouldn’t say but I have to say it, I still don’t...
Politics: Trump has reportedly asked his aides to come up with ‘deliverables’ he can offer to Putin in their big meeting
President Donald Trump has asked National Security Council staff to come up with "deliverables" that he can offer to Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Donald Trump has asked National Security Council staff to come up with “deliverables” that he can offer to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on...
