Day: December 24, 2017

Cross River signs N5 billion MoU for Tinapa, Obudu upgrade

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The Cross River State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mac Creeds and Tom Consortium for the upgrade of Tinapa Lakeside Hotel in Calabar and Obudu Ranch Resort in Obanliku. By the MoU, the consortium will reconstruct the two facilities so as to optimise their tourism values in the state and Nigeria in general. It was signed on behalf of the government by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Joe Abang, alongside his colleague in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Eric Anderson. Speaking with journalists…

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Mariah Carey back to Times Square New Year’s after debacle

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Mariah Carey must have made a New Year’s resolution to ensure a better sound system. The pop diva confirmed that she will return to Times Square in New York to ring in 2018, a year after she was humiliated by technical issues at the annual televised ball-drop. “We can all agree that last year didn’t go exactly as planned and we are thrilled to move forward together to provide America with an incredible night of music and celebration,” Carey said in a joint statement Friday with Dick Clark Productions, which…

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Slovak Hamsik breaks Maradona’s record

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Slovak Marek Hamsik scored his 116th goal in all competitions on Saturday to overtake Diego Maradona as Napoli’s all-time record goalscorer and keep the Serie A leaders top for Christmas. Hamsik’s strike before the break ensured a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Sampdoria to give Napoli 45 points from 18 games with second-placed Juventus on 41 ahead of their game against title rivals AS Roma, in fourth. But third-placed Inter Milan suffered their second consecutive defeat, falling 1-0 at Sassuolo, to drop five points behind the leaders. “The important thing is…

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Trump never said Nigerians live in huts-White House

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House Press Secretary has denied the story by New York Times claiming President Donald Trump said Nigerians live in huts and that Haitians have AIDS. Sanders gave the rebuttal on Saturday in a most vehement manner, saying: ‘General Kelly, General McMaster, Secretary Tillerson, Secretary Nielsen and all other senior staff actually in the meeting deny these outrageous claims. ‘It’s both sad and telling The New York Times would print the lies of their anonymous “sources” anyway,’ she said. The Times cited six officials who were…

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