FG to float $1bn Euro bond

FG to float $1bn Euro bond

The Federal Government has requested the endorsement of the National Assembly for the floating of a one billion dollar bond to execute infrastructural projects across the country for the period 2013-2015.
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Fast-Food breakfast sandwiches may slow down blood flow

Fast-Food breakfast sandwiches may slow down blood flow

A new study suggests that fast-food breakfast sandwich has an
immediate negative effect on blood vessels. According to HealthDay,the research is preliminary and doesn’t compare the effect of eating a couple of fast-food breakfast sandwiches to a healthier choice such as
yogurt and a banana.

Scientists unravel resistance to breast cancer treatment

Scientists unravel resistance to breast cancer treatment

A research team from the university of Manchester’s Paterson Institute for Cancer Research has identified a molecular flag that will help doctors predict which patients will respond best to complementary hormone therapy with tamoxifen.

Skyfall movie burns hot in Lagos

Skyfall movie burns hot in Lagos

20 tuxedo-garbed and dashingly good looking men who were displaying deft moves and choreography under the Heineken James Bond billboard across select areas in Lagos captivated passers-by for hours recently.

Castrated men live longer!

Castrated men live longer!

Castrated men tend to live much longer than fully endowed men, according to a new study published in Current Biology, that could offer clues on how to extend the male lifespan.

Trial begins for pope butler ‘accomplice’

Trial begins for pope butler ‘accomplice’

A Vatican computer technician accused of helping the pope’s former butler leak secret memos went on trial on Monday, in a case which could expose other whistleblowers within the Holy See.

Catholic Church battles Hollande’s gay marriage plan

Catholic Church battles Hollande’s gay marriage plan

The Catholic Church in France took a fresh swipe Sunday at the Socialist government’s plan to authorise gay marriage and adoption, to be presented as a draft law this week, as far-right leader Marine Le Pen called for a referendum on the issue.

‘Isreali contractors sold Nigeria $240m non-functional drones’

‘Isreali contractors sold Nigeria $240m non-functional drones’

Nigerian defence and security equipment contractor, Alh. Rabiu Hassan, yesterday, alleged that some Israeli security contractors (names withheld) were fleecing the nation of huge sums of money in hard currencies by supplying either non-functional equipments or collecting mobilisation fees without making supplies.

Obama: The Second Time Around (2)

Obama: The Second Time Around (2)

Unwilling (truly not unable) to fight dirty, Barack Obama would come out looking weak before an American public whose love of the sport of gladiators underpins the popularity of boxing and the visceral fascination with the violent body knocks of their most favourite sports, American football.

FG denies Melaye’s allegation of N29bn contract scam

FG denies Melaye’s allegation of N29bn contract scam

Presidency, weekend, discredited the allegations made by former member of the House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, that the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs awarded fictitious contracts to the tune of N29 billion in the Niger Delta.

Dogs maul 3 yr-old in US zoo

Dogs maul 3 yr-old in US zoo

Wild dogs mauled a young child to death at a zoo in the US city of Pittsburgh on Sunday, officials said.

Death row convicts must die – Oshiomhole

Death row convicts must die – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that two death row convicts in the state deserve to die, saying he owes no apology over his stance which he said was in exercise of his duty as governor.

Another Oily Report

Another Oily Report

NOT counting the Petroleum Industry Bill, for the second time this year, a report on the oil industry is generating a storm before there is a chance to consider it.

Ajimobi’s travels and travails

Ajimobi’s travels and travails

If the tale about the alleged arrest in London, of the wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi was meant to rubbish her, it was apparently so amateurishly conceived.