The head of the MediaWorks board has resigned with immediate effect, following a scathing culture review at the company. Mediaworks logo Photo: supplied Chair Jack Matthews has stepped down after nearly five years in the role. The MediaWorks review by Maria Dew QC identified instances of bullying, sexism, harassment, inappropriate relationships and use of illegal […]
By Jaime Misalucha For someone who lives alone and is somewhat allergic to dead silence, playing music has been a constant companion. For sure, you have wireless speakers scattered around your house and use one, if not all, especially when you feel agitated. With all the barrage of speaker brands out there, it is tiring […]
Andrew Cuomo, the governor of the state of New York, resigned this week after the publication of a report alleging that he sexually harassed 11 women. Cuomo denies any wrongdoing but after fighting on for a week announced he would step aside on Tuesday. Ed Pilkington, the chief reporter of Guardian US, tells Rachel Humphreys […]
Nigeria generated a N1tn in the first half of the year, consisting of N512.25bn in the second quarter and N495.39bn generated in the first quarter. The figures were contained in the Sectoral distribution of Value Added Tax report released on Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics. The report read, Sectorial distribution of Value Added […]
Download logo On August 5, the first meeting of the International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation was held via video links. President Xi Jinping addressed the meeting which was hosted by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. President Xi stressed that COVID-19 is still raging with flare-ups and mutations. Committed to building a global […]
Nigerias contingent at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will arrive the country today, The PUNCH has learnt. Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Dare and Nigerias two medallists Blessing Oborududu and Ese Brume had arrived the country on Saturday. The rest of the contingent, however, waited behind to take part in Sundays closing ceremony. An official […]
Scheduled to end August 13, Parliaments monsoon session has been disrupted by the row over alleged surveillance through the use of the Pegasus spyware. Accusing Lok Sabha TV of shutting it out, the Opposition, which has been seeking a discussion on the Pegasus issue and farm laws that triggered the farmer agitation, says its protests […]
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old mother of two, Joy Sunday, for allegedly pouring hot water on another woman, Justina Ameh, who accused her of dating her husband inside a church. The suspect was arrested for scalding the face of Ameh, after the latter said she slept with her (Amehs) husband. The […]
SINGAPORE – Home-grown actress Jeanette Aw will be taking a break from her patisserie business after she “blacked out” recently at her bakery which opened in May. In an Instagram post on Saturday (Aug 7), the 42-year-old star wrote: “Once Upon A Time was conceptualised by me. From interior look to paintings on the wall. […]
New Zealanders will have to accept the risk of going back into lockdown before the year is up with the Delta variant looming, an expert says. New Zealand has enjoyed a Covid-free existence for months, and has so far been spared an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta strain which has spread to more than […]
