UGANDA REBEL FAILS TO SIGN DEAL as leader is accused of numerous war crimes... (Rebel leader: Joseph Kony accused ) Mediators are returning to their base after the Ugandan rebel leader, Joseph Kony failed to sign a peace deal. read more
OSHIOMHOLE AND MUSTARD SEED OF DEMOCRACY. By Rasaq Bamidele. (Adams Oshiomhole) Since last week’s victory of the Action Congress (AC) governorship candidate in Edo state, in the April 2007 elections, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, it has been accolades galore for Nigeria’s Judiciary as well as agenda setting for the new governor, whose victory was seen as a deadly blow to any dream towards a one party system.
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Two weeks after the curtain was brought down on the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China, a former national athletics coach, Tobias Igwe, continues to rue the country’s woeful performance in athletics at the global showpiece.
Igwe, who coached Nigeria’s athletics contingent to Barcelona’92, Atlanta’96 and Athens 2004 Games, strongly criticised the federal government for failing to release training funds to athletes on time.
The deputy director of sports (Racing Games) in Abia State, lamented the country’s inability to harness the racing potentials of her athletes. He regretted that 12 years after Nigeria won her first gold at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA, the country had continued to struggle to win bronze in a sport she could have since strongly established herself in.
“I feel depressed that since we won gold at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, we have not been able to repeat that feat,” Igwe began.read more.
I'VE NEVER BEEN KISSED ON SET- Monalissa revealed !
( Monalissa Chinda) Since her debut in the movie industry, Monalisa Chinda has continued to prove her mettle in the industry giving the so called veterans, a run for their money. Versatile and very popular, she’s already a household name like her older counterparts. more...
NKEM OWOH:I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH.
Nkem Owoh,Nigeria star comedian opens up about his life as a comedian. READ MORE
AMERICAN POLITICS:
OBAMA FORMER ARCH-RIVAL TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE :
President-elect Barack Obama on Monday announced Sen. Hillary Clinton as his pick for secretary of state, calling her an "American of tremendous stature who will have my complete confidence."
"Hillary's appointment is a sign to friend and foe of the seriousness of my commitment to renew American diplomacy and restore our alliances," Obama said at a news conference in Chicago, Illinois. "I have no doubt that Hillary Clinton is the right person to lead our State Department and to work with me in tackling this ambitious foreign policy agenda." read more.
WATCH THIS COLUMN FOR LATEST OF THE WHITE HOUSE .
Ricky Gervais:Tell me,is this man funny or the funniest man on planet earth or is it just one of the media propaganda.
Well,whatever is the case,Mr Gervais has been nominated for 14 Emmy awards in the U.S.
The British comedian starred in series of America blockbuster and all these movies received Emmy's nomination.Well done Ricky !