Tag: weather

Flooding: What does your event planner know about Meteorology and Geography?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It’s a Saturday, and it is flooding in Lagos. Spare a thought for all who have weddings on the Island, especially when the first and second…

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Opinion: 22 really simple things you didn’t know you could do with Google

by Chinedu Nnawetanma To most people, Google is nothing more than a regular search engine where you type in keywords and questions and a couple of relevant links containing answers…

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The Hunger Games – Cocoa farmers say this year’s harvest will be delayed

by Godwin Akanfe Heavy rainfall and poor sunshine across Nigeria's eastern cocoa-growing region of Cross Rivers over the past week will delay harvesting the new season's crop by at least…

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Opinion: The danger in ignoring NIMET forecast

by Okey Ikechukwu We note, for the record, that the School of Oceanography in Lagos was gobbled up by the very ocean it was established to study. There is information…

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Opinion: Is Kwara doing enough in response to the flood alert?

by Onile Kareem   Having experienced flooding last season in certain areas of the state in which the government swiftly intervene to rescue victims in affected areas providing relief materials…

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Odd catch: 2-headed shark found in Florida waters (LOOK)

A two-headed bull shark foetus has been found by fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. The specimen is the first recorded incidence of the condition, known as axial bifurcation, in…

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Pope Francis gets on with his day job (SNAPSHOT)

Pope Francis leads the Chrism mass on holy Thursday on March 28, 2013 at the St Peter basilica at the Vatican. [Photos: H/T to Huffington Post]

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The ‘God’ particle and 11 other crazy reasons why the world won’t end today

by Laurel Brown The Mayan astronomers and timekeepers weren't always right. They didn't have leap years, for example. According to the completely accurate and never sensational Internet, the world is…

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“Terrible scene”: 13 dead after lightning strikes mosque

by Adeniyi Abdul When residents of Dhaka, Bangladesh gathered at a mosque in their community for evening prayers, they had no idea just how much of the wrath of mother…

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WATCH: US Weatherman predicts the end-times with unbelievable weather conditions

by Seyi Lawal Here's a weather report for the apocalypse: "On WTVR CBS 6 in Richmond, VA, weatherman Aaron Justus provides the last weather forecast you'll ever need." Volcano, super storm,…

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