Crisis that consumed NDDC board
PORT HARCOURT: THE recent dissolution of the third board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC by President Goodluck Jonathan did not come to many as a surprise. This probably was because the board since it came into existence on August 5th 2009 was engulfed in all kinds of conflict, ranging from personality clash among most of its members, to managerial issues.
Palestinians rejecting peace after UN bid – Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday said he was extending a hand of peace to the Palestinian people, but accused its president Mahmud Abbas of rejecting peace efforts after making a UN statehood bid.
Israel ministers slam ‘venomous’ Abbas UN address
wo Israeli ministers on Friday lashed out at an impassioned speech given by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas as he petitioned the United Nations to accept a Palestinian state as a member.
Thousands cheer Abbas as Palestinians hail Statehood bid
Tens of thousands of Palestinians erupted into cheers of victory across the West Bank on Friday as their president handed over a request for full United Nations membership.
Residents flee Kadhafi hometown as assaults on hold
Desperate residents fled Moamer Kadhafi’s hometown Sirte on Friday as fighters of Libya’s interim government held off a final assault on one his two remaining bastions to allow civilians to escape.
Real Madrid’s form worries Mourinho
Ahead of Saturday’s visit of Rayo Vallecano, Jose Mourinho has admitted he is “worried” by Real Madrid’s form and says they cannot afford to drop any more points cheaply.
