Editor eats newspaper for losing bet
A sports editor in Belarus has kept a promise to eat his own newspaper after incorrectly predicting the fortunes of a local ice hockey team.
Nigerians can create 500,000 jobs – Expert
Mrs Julie Momah, Lagos State Zonal Coordinator, Technology Incubation Centre, Agege has urged Nigerian youths to be more creative and think of ideas that could generate revenue in spite of the recession. She gave the advice while speaking with newsmen in Lagos on Friday.
Egypt appoints her first female governor
Nadia Ahmed Abdou has been sworn into office in the Governorate of Beheira, in the Nile Delta as the first female governor of Egypt.
‘We will field Robert Mugabe’s corpse for election’
It was reportedly alleged on Friday by the BBC news.com that Mrs. Grace Mugabe was giving a speech at a campaign rally as she continues to position herself as her husband’s potential successor as leader.
FCT commercial motorcyclists to FG – Don’t ban us from operating
Commercial motorcyclists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday appealed to the Federal Government not to ban their operation across the country.
Minister resigns, defects to rebels
A South Sudanese minister has defected to the rebels, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Friday, becoming the second high-level resignation this week in the war-ravaged nation.
