Fears of vote shift looms in Sandy devastated areas
With 48 hours left for Americans to vote for their next President, the devastated areas affected by Hurricane Sandy might not participate fully on Tuesdays elections as electricity has not been restored back to majority of the counties where elections should have taken place.
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’
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)
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
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
Wild dogs mauled a young child to death at a zoo in the US city of Pittsburgh on Sunday, officials said.
