The Warri Grand Prix, yesterday, took off on a blistering note with an impressive crowd thronging the Warri Stadium to catch the excitement of track and field events, on a day that sports fused freely with entertainment to create an enchanting spectacle that captivated the world audience.

I came from a humble background, my father was a police officer and a member of the police football team in the early 50s. He began his police career in Lagos before he was later transferred to the then eastern region in 1960 where he worked all through until the outbreak of the civil war and retired in 1970, immediately after the war ended.

The paramount ruler of Qua people in Calabar Municipality, Ndidem (Dr) Ika Ika Qua, has suggested to the Nigeria Football Federation and the Sports Ministry to make Calabar, the Cross River state capital the permanent home of the national team.

The presidency has denied any involvement in the unfolding bribery scandal involving the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Fuel subsidy Regime, Hon. Faruk Lawan and businessman Femi Otedola saying that the insinuation that the scandal is a plot by president Jonathan to unseat the leadership of the House of Representatives is false and baseless.

Acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Daisy Ekineh, two other Executive Commissioners of the commission and the entire SEC Board were, yesterday, relieved of their duty by the Federal Government, as their tenure expires June 15, 2012.