Paul, the Octopus or Paul, the Babalawo?

The just concluded 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa sure left a lot of records in its trail. It was the first time the global fiesta will be staged on the black continent, the very first edition that any European nation (Spain) will win outside the shores of Europe.This became a landmark when one considers that Europe has always been a leading footballing...

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“I Rank Among World’s Best Coaches” -Coach Amodu Shuaibu Though, this may come to a lot of people as a shocker but to me, i think Amodu deserves more. What other standard is used in grading football coaches, world over?  RECORDS! RECORDS! and RECORDS! ...and this, ---bet with me-- Amodu has in his kitty! Two World Cup tickets and three bronze...

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strange world

Priest Turns To Fingerprints To Measure Church Attendance A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave their fingerprints in order to monitor their attendance at mass, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on Friday. The pupils will mark their...

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A trip round the world

Female Suicide Bomber Kills 41 In Iraq About 41 people have been killed while more than 100 others are wounded in a fresh suicide bomb attack in northern Baghdadad. Most of the affected people were Shia pilgrims on their way to Karbala in central Iraq.   CNN says a woman who pretended to...

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“I’ve Not Seen Yar’adua” -MADUEKWE WEEKS AFTER TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THEY SPOKE WITH PRESIDENT UMARU YAR’ADUA ON THE PHONE, THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OJO MAUDEKWE HAS CONFESSED HE HAS NOT SEEN THE PRESIDENT IN 66 DAYS.  MADUEKWE ALSO SENSATIONALLY TOLD BBC’S HARDTALK ON...

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Nigerian Lawmakers Berate Police Chief For Evicting Policewomen From BarracksTHE NIGERIAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS ORDERED THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, OGBONA ONOVO TO STOP THE PLANNED FORCEFUL EVICTION OF FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS FROM POLICE BARRACKS NATIONWIDE....

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Yaradua May Return This Week WHILE THERE’S NO OFFICIAL WORD ON THE RETURN OF NIGERIAN PRESIDENT UMARU YAR’ADUA, MUCH IS MADE OF NEWLY IMPORTED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR 63 DAYS. SPECULATION IS NOW RIFE THAT YAR’ADUA WILL BE BACK IN THE COUNTRY AT THE END...

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Leaders...

JOS: Crisis Takes Toll On Residents LAST WEEKEND’S CRISIS IN JOS HAVE STARTED TAKING TOLLS ON RESIDENTS OF THE CITY AS THOUSANDS OF THEM HAVE BEEN RENDERED HOMELESS, WHILE PEOPLE WHOSE HOUSES WERE NOT BURNT ARE LIVING IN THE FEAR OF MOLESTATION BY HOODLUMS. MOST STREETS ARE DESERTED AS PEOPLE APPEALED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF WATER AND...

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A WEEK IN RETROSPECT

"Please, Reabsorb Us" --Sacked Policemen Beg Commission THE REMAINING 270 OUT OF THE 324 SERVICE-MEN DISENGAGED FROM THE NIGERIA POLICE HAVE REQUESTED TO BE REABSORBED INTO THE POLICE. THE AFFECTED EX-POLICEMEN HAVE SENT A SAVE-OUR-SOUL MESSAGE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION, PARRY OSANYANDE,...

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ANAMBRA 2010: Counting Down Indeed!

THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION HAS DENIED THE REPORT THAT THE POLICE ARRESTED A TRUCKLOAD OF HIJACKED BALLOT PAPERS IN ANAMBRA STATE ON FRIDAY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A GROUP OF PEOPLE SUSPECTED TO BE WORKING FOR SOME UNNAMED POLITICIANS IN ANAMBRA STATE HIJACKED COPIES OF APPROVED BALLOT...

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