Former disabled athlete, Aliu Adebayo, has decried the attitude of state governments in attaching unequal values to medals won by physically challenged athletes and their able-bodied counterparts. Adebayo, who won a gold medal in 100m at the All Africa Games in South Africa in 1999, lamented a situation where gold medal won by a disabled athlete is described as a disabled gold, adding that this attitude has helped to kill their fighting spirit and morale more than their physical challenges.

The leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Mr Henry Okah, who was released  from detention yesterday,  has declared that his release will not change the situation in  the Niger Delta unless the Federal Government address the root cause of crisis in the region. More later…

According to him, “University of Benin was chosen in this geo-political zone because of its track record in academics and being the oldest federal educational institution in the zone”.

The presiding judge, Justice Olayinka Faji, of the Federal High Court yesterday directed that counsel would adopt their written addresses at the adjourned date, adding that he would deliver his judgment in the case on July 30.
Justice Faji did not hide his displeasure at the action of the counsel in the case and could not understand why counsel would not submit written addressees as agreed and ordered by the court.

Investigation, however, showed that there are still frayed nerves on the part of the group still calling for the change of not only the Speaker, but also the principal officers who are being accused of sidelining other members.