Saturday 5 January 2013

Is Calabar Carnival slowly losing the plot?

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Calabar Carnival

I wasn’t among those privileged to watch Calabar carnival live this year but thanks to Africa Magic World, a cable television channel, I was able to catch a good piece of the carnival. And like past editions, I enjoyed it. From dance moves to costumes and logistics, there was enough to cheer about. Calabar carnival once again gave us enough reasons to be proud of being Nigerians.

‘Denied Admission to Unilag Because He Couldn’t Pay the Tuition, He Returned six Years Later as Lecturer’

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Prof. Folayan Ojo’s story to the zenith of his career in the academics is a tale of ironic twists and fortitude. Ojo, 71, shares some highlights of his growing up and working years with Funke Olaode

A polygamous but close knit family…
I was born at Ijero-Ekiti, then in the Western Region and currently in Ekiti State, on November 12, 1941. By the time I was born, my father was a farmer and my mother was at a time a petty trade and later she became a textile weaver (aso-oke). My father had 11 children from six wives by the time he died in 1949 when I was barely eight. Ironically, my mother was the youngest. The intrigues associated with polygamy were totally absent in our case. Although I heard distressing tales from others in such circumstance, we never had that experience. I believe it was the way my father handled his family. We lived as a close knit family up till now. Could you believe that we ate in the same pot which was common to many families in those days in our area? 

Police Quiz Folarin over Alleged Stock Piling of Arms

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Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin

Former Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin, has been quizzed by the Oyo State police command for alleged stock piling of arms
He was also quizzed for allegedly holding nocturnal meeting with the embattled former chairman of the state National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Lateef Akinsola (aka Tokyo), to disrupt the peace of the state.

Armstrong's lawyer: No talks with anti-doping agencies

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Lance Armstrong's attorney denied his client was in discussion with the U.S. or world anti-doping agencies following a report by The New York Times that the disgraced cycling icon was contemplating publicly admitting he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs.
Attorney Tim Herman in an email to CNN Sports late Friday did not address whether Armstrong told associates -- as reported by the newspaper -- that he was considering the admission as a way to restore his athletic eligibility.

Alarm grows over use of child soldiers in Central African Republic crisis

Chadian soldiers, part of a convoy of the FOMAC multinational force of central African states, near Damara on January 2, 2013.
Chadian soldiers, part of a convoy of the FOMAC multinational force of central African states, near Damara on January 2, 2013. Opposition and pro-government militias are recruiting child soldiers as the Central African Republic faces a rebellion in the north, the United Nations warned. Rebels demanding the resignation of President Francois Bozize have seized various towns and threatened to head to the capital of Bangui. As the government scrambles to quash the rebellion, alarm is growing as children are separated from their relatives.

India victim's male friend recounts Delhi rape attack

The friend of a woman who died after being raped on a bus in Delhi has given his first interview since the incident. The man, who has not been named, told Zee News how he and the victim had boarded the bus and paid a fare, before he was beaten unconscious by men on board, who then attacked her. He also criticised police for their slow response to the attack.

German medicine rocked by Leipzig organ donor scandal

Doctor waiting for kidney to be removed from donor (file photo - June 2012)  

A worldwide shortage of organ donors has put pressure on many transplant clinics. Prosecutors are investigating an organ donor scandal in the east German city of Leipzig in which doctors allegedly manipulated an organ waiting list.

Adele tops US chart again in 2012

Adele  

 Adele's Grammy-winning album 21 has now sold more than 10 million copies in the US. It has also been named the biggest-selling record in the US for the second year in a row.

The album, which spawned hits including Rolling in the Deep and Someone Like You, sold 4.4 million copies in 2012 after shifting 5.8 million in 2011.