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Pistorius trial extended to May 16

Pistorius trial extended to May 16

The murder trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius for shooting dead his girlfriend has been extended until May 16, the South African court hearing the case said Sunday.

Cocaine-filled condoms sent to Vatican caught by Germany – report

Cocaine-filled condoms sent to Vatican caught by Germany – report

German customs officials have intercepted a package addressed to the Vatican containing 14 condoms filled with cocaine, a newspaper reported Sunday.

The Bild am Sonntag said that a box packed with 340 grammes of cocaine valued at 40,000 euros ($55,200) were seized at the international airport in the eastern city of Leipzig in January.

Charly Boy’s romance revelation: ‘Lady D intimidated me into marrying her’

Charly Boy’s romance revelation: ‘Lady D intimidated me into marrying her’

I met my wife in 1974/1975 in a hair saloon in Boston, USA. I went to do my hair there when I saw this beautiful lady with an overflowing hair.I admired her beauty and decided I was going to invite her to a party that never happened. She accepted my invitation and the party was just me and her in my limousine and I asked my driver to drive us round town. While we were cruising, we talked and that was how we started.

Why we cannot  run away from  genuine federalism —Obong Attah

Why we cannot run away from genuine federalism —Obong Attah

The CONFAB resumed its daily routine of predictable motions and meaningless expressions of gratitude to the Head of State. That was how General Sani Abacha wanted it, until Obong Victor Attah, who later became the governor of Akwa Ibom State for eight years, dropped a bombshell on Wednesday, July 20, I994

Failure of National Confab will have grave consequences  — Okoh, Primate of  Anglican Church

Failure of National Confab will have grave consequences — Okoh, Primate of Anglican Church

ow, again, I go back to where I started. In the new generation churches, some of them actually have a lot to do by way of travelling around. Outside the country they have churches. Within the country they have. So they do it like the secular CEO, now they believe that programming themselves to scheduled flights may not solve their problems and they have enough money to acquire these machines.

Dreaming Dreams of the Almighty (3)

Dreaming Dreams of the Almighty (3)

God sometimes tells us the future beforehand through dreams. Thus, Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar: “There is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has told you in your dream what will happen in the future.” (Daniel 2:28). Since only God is able to do this, dreams become one of the things that affirm conclusively that our Lord is God. Jesus says: “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am he.” (John 13:19).

Confab: How to reconcile North/South conflicting interests, by Fasheun

Confab: How to reconcile North/South conflicting interests, by Fasheun

Nigeria, the biggest black nation, should be a leader in world affairs and leadership involves a lot; you must be able to meet and overcome challenges. That is what leadership is. A leader should leave the stage as an icon and let the people feel nostalgic that he is leaving the stage.

I ceased to be a Christian 18 years ago – Lizzy Anjorin

I ceased to be a Christian 18 years ago – Lizzy Anjorin

Beautiful Yoruba actress, Liz Anjorin, has always had her name in the news for all sorts of reasons. The recent one was her conversion from Christianity to Islam, much to the chagrin of some of her fans who questioned what could be the reason behind the actress’ change of faith.

Nigeria, US joining forces against  B/Haram – Ambassador Adefuye

Nigeria, US joining forces against B/Haram – Ambassador Adefuye

The Nigerian Ambassador to the United States (US), Prof. Ade Adefuye, says Nigeria and the US are cooperating to combat Boko Haram and engage in special economic developments to parts of the North. Adefuye spoke at a meeting of northern governors with the US Institute of Peace in Washington D.C. Extracts from his speech.