2013 OBUDU MOUNTAIN RACE: Dinkesa eyes 4th title
Obudu International Race defending champions for the men, Abebe Dinkesa and women, Etenesh Dironeda have confirmed their participation in the 9th edition of the race.
To Deji Falae, a dependable friend, ally
The above aphorism was the watchword of my greatest and dependable ally, course mate and brother, the late Barrister Ayodeji Falae. He believed in it and lived by it before untimely death snatched him away like a daylight robber via the recent ill-fated Associated Airline crash in Lagos.
How can I give Fashola pass mark? – Senator Ogunlewe
Erstwhile Minister of Works and lawmaker, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe is a leading member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Lagos State and a former gubernatorial aspirant. In this interview he speaks on the crisis in the party at the national level, the extortion problems that have hindered the party’s quest to win the state among other issues.
N255m BMW bullet proof cars were not bought for me-Oduah
ABUJA-MINISTER of Aviation,Princess Stella Oduah thursday told members of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that the alleged purchase of N255million BMW armoured cars were not bought for her personal use.
Kidnapped Polish photographer escape from captors
A Polish photojournalist kidnapped in Syria in July is safely back home after escaping his captors, Poland’s foreign ministry said Thursday.
“Former News of the World editors on trial were lovers”
The two most prominent defendants in Britain’s phone-hacking trial, former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, had a six-year affair, prosecutors said on Thursday.
ICC delays President Kenyatta’s trial to February 2014
The International Criminal Court on Thursday postponed Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s trial on charges of crimes against humanity by three months to February next year.
Army destroys Boko Haram operational vehicles in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it had destroyed two suspected operational vehicles of the Boko Haram sect in the ongoing operations in Maiduguri.
Syria has destroyed chemical facilities – watchdog
Syria has destroyed all of its declared chemical weapons production and mixing facilities, meeting a major deadline in an ambitious disarmament programme, the international chemical weapons watchdog said.
Sports Minister says Eaglets’ performance is “phenomenal’’
The Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Abuja described the Golden Eaglets’ performance at the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as “phenomenal’’.
Niger holds world’s highest childhood pregnancy rate, says UN
The 20,000 girls below the age of 18 who give birth every day in developing countries make them and the countries they live in to face economic disadvantages, a UN report said on Wednesday.
