GENERAL Andrew Azazi’s speech at the just concluded South-South Economic summit was spot on. Albeit too many analysts and political masquerades have tried to deconstruct the speech into components that suit their selfish political objectives, the keynote of the NSA was clear – that political discontent engendered by the outcome of the 2011 presidential elections, created conducive nesting environment for the escalation of the Boko Haram Jihad.

First of all, the Farouk Lawan led ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives (HOR) found that the official daily consumption of petrol across the country is 35 million litres per day. In the first instance, this figure is in doubt as the figures officially declared in the preceding years proved to be unreliable before the committee.

The Management of Heartland FC of Owerri has parted ways with i Dutch Technical Adviser, Lodewijk De Kruif on a mutual agreement.

Johan Cruyff said Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, lauding the Argentine for being ‘in love with the ball’.

British military commanders said they were training to deal with a “9/11-type attack” as they launched a major exercise Wednesday to test their readiness for the 2012 London Olympics.