PHOTOSPEAK: Thierry Henry returns to Arsenal training, as Wenger remains coy on loan deal

Thierry Henry returned to training with Arsenal, with a possibility he could re-join the club for a third spell in January, on a loan deal.
The Gunners record goal-scorer is just keeping fit during the MLS off-season, and Wenger remains coy on whether he will sign him next month, to bolster his attacking unit.
“I’ve not lost interest in him,” Wenger said. “He’s still coming to practice with us. We are very close (personally), but at the moment I think he has had a second spell at the club that was very successful. You have to be cautious that it’s not one time too many.
“I have not completely ruled it out but I haven’t spoken about it with him at all.”

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“Forgive Me For The Sake Of Christ” – Former RCCG Pastor Apologises To Adeboye

A former pastor under Pastor E.A Adeboye, at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Bankole Solomon, who came out to criticise how the Holy Ghost Congress, has been made a political platform, has apologised for his comments.
Bankole, who claimed he resigned as a pastor from the mega church in 2010, had expressed his unhappiness at how politicians now take advantage of the yearly Holy Ghost Congress, to make unrealistic promises to the populace.
“I have to break my silence again to apologise to those that feel offended about my posting on our dear church.I thanked our AG0 dat counselled me,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
“Am so sorry for any pains.To u there,am sorry,church was not my target but corruption & injustice in our society.pls,FORGIVE FOR D SAKE OF CHRIST.To my mother,am sorry,to our daddy AGO,am sorry & to my daddy G.O.am deeply sorry,THANKS.”
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Photos From Calabar International Carnival and Bobby was flaunted

The 2012 edition of one of Africa’s biggest street carnivals, the Calabar Carnival, lived up to expectations as it attracted more foreign tourists who visited Calabar for the carnival.
Calabar Carnival is gradually matching up to the standard big carnivals like the Nottinghill Carnival in the UK and the Rio Carnival in Brazil have set.
Even with absence of the ailing governor of the state, Liyel Imoke, Calabar Carnival didn’t fail to hold as the atmosphere around the streets of Calabar was lively. Top Africa’s pay-TV provider, DSTV did a live broadcast of the event. Both local and international media had their reporters covering the carnival.
Brazilian Sampa performed on the stage right before the performance of TRINADAD AND TOBAGO who used drums and acoustics to play many local tunes.
2012 CALABAR INTERNATIONA CARNIVAL is great fun filled event that truly worths all the troubles and roads closed to allow the processions of the entertainers. The carnival was started by Donald Duke, governor of the state between 1999-2007.
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CNN Host Piers Morgan: Bible Needs Amendment, it is Flawed ’cuz of Gays

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CNN’s Piers Morgan, who has come under fire for his vocal support of gun control and his strident opposition to gun enthusiasts, one of whom he denounced on his show as an “unbelievably stupid man,” has stepped in another hornet’s nest.
In an interview with evangelical pastor Rick Warren, Morgan asserted that the Bible, like the Constitution, is “basically inherently flawed” and that, with regard to gay rights in particular, “it’s time for an amendment to the Bible.” “I do not believe the Bible is flawed,” Warren responded. “What I believe is flawed is human opinion, because it constantly changes.”
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Colombian Drug Baron, Seven Nigerians Arrested By The NDLEA

Methamphetamine

After effect of Methamphetamine use

A Colombian drug baron and seven Nigerians who specialise in the production of Methamphetamine (white, odourless, bitter crystalline powder) have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested.
The NDLEA Chairman, Alhaji Ahmadu Giade, who made the disclosure on Thursday in Lagos at a news conference, expressed concern over the health and security implications of illegal production of the drug in Nigeria.
“Our investigation had shown that the Colombian expert on the production of methamphetamine, Mr Gonzelo Osorio a.k.a Fabian Arcila and Baez Benitez Milan was invited to establish three clandestine laboratories on a 38,000 dollars weekly contract.
“This is sad and worrisome. It is a clarion call on stakeholders to pay priority attention on this dangerous twist in our nation’s drug trade,” he said.
Giade said that narcotic investigators also arrested seven Nigerian members of the criminal gang who were now helping officials of the NDLEA in their investigation.
“The suspects are Gonzelo Osorio, Gabriel Obi, Anthony Ebi, Olisa Onyebuchukwu, Mickey Ezeokoli, Solomon Ogbonna and Chidi Efeagwazi.
“Twelve vehicles belonging to suspected members of the cartel have been confiscated.
“In addition, four houses have also been traced to the criminal group by the agency,” he said.
Giade said the undercover operation that led to the arrest of members of the gang commenced on Nov. 2011, when Osorio was contracted by a Nigerian drug syndicate to establish three methamphetamine production laboratories in different parts of the country.
He described the operation as ‘one of the best’ in terms of duration, expertise and professionalism handled by the agency.
“The first clandestine laboratory Osario established was situated at Majek area of Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, while another one was located at Nanka Village, near Awka in Anambra.
“The criminal gang was in the process of establishing the third laboratory when NDLEA officers apprehended them,” he said.
The NDLEA boss said that Osorio left Nigeria in December, 2011 and returned on May 30, 2012 with a false identity as a citizen of Paraguay with the name Baez Benitez Milan on his travel documents.
“Osario is regarded as an expert in the production of methamphetamine in his country and was hired on a contract of 38,000 dollars weekly by the drug cartel,” he said.
Giade said that while the operation was on going, a Nigerian suspect was apprehended in Lagos for using his residence for the production of methamphetamine.
He said that suspects involved in the criminal act were either ignorant of the lethal health hazard of their actions or blinded by selfish interest
“The use of Methamphetamine endangers public health.
“More worrisome is the security implication, due to the huge profit involved,” Giade said.
Methamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant available only on prescription but often abused by snorting.
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Chukwu Mourns Victor Oduah

Former Green Eagles' Captain, Victor Oduah

Former Nigerian senior national team Head Coach, Christian Chukwu, has expressed deep shock at the sudden death of former Green Eagles' Captain, Victor Oduah.

Oduah who was at one time captain of Vipers FC (Bendel Insurance) died on Tuesday evening in Benin City. He led Insurance to defeat Mighty Jets of Jos 3-2 in the 1972 FA Cup final in Ibadan after the first leg deadlocked in Lagos.
Chukwu said he never heard the late Oduah was sick not to talk of being dead.

"It's a terrible shock to me because I never knew he was at any time sick. I got the shocking news early this morning (Thursday) from a colleague in Port Harcourt. I'm really short of words, it’s a big blow to the football family," said the former Nigerian defence ace to supersport.com.

Chukwu described the former Nigerian defender as a perfect gentleman off and on the pitch.

"I played with him briefly in 1973 at the point he was leaving the national team after the team won gold at that year's All Africa Games in Lagos.

"He's an evangelist, gentleman, peaceful, unassuming and an amiable captain. May his soul rest in peace," he submitted.

Chukwu would want the nation to honour one of their best past hero.

"Nigeria should and honour him, he captained and won laurel for the nation as well as Insurance of Benin.
"The federation should sit down and see how to honour their past hero," he said.

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EDO TANKER FIRE: My Husband Was Burnt To Death While Trying To Save His Bus – Widow Of Bus Driver

Madam Blessing Oghagbon, widow of late Mr Kingsley Oghagbon, who lost his life after a tanker loaded with petroleum product exploded last Tuesday, said yesterday, that she would not have lost the bread winner of the family, if the late husband had not suffered stomach upset which forced him back home, where the tragedy occurred.

Vanguard learnt that the driver of the tanker, which was coming from Ekiosa Market on the Murtala Muhammed Road, Benin City, lost control of the tanker apparently due to break failure, rammed into a side drain and exploded. The driver of the tanker was said to have escaped alive shortly after the incident. The tanker was completely burnt .
The petroleum product flooded the road where he accident occurred and over 12 cars and four motorcycles that were parked by the road went up in flames. There was pandemonium at the point the tanker exploded, as people ran for their lives. Some residents abandoned their homes thinking it was a bomb. It was also learnt that a commercial motorcycle rider lost his life in the inferno. But an eyewitness told Vanguard how late Mr. Oghagbon lost his life and denied insinuations that a commercial motorcycle rider also lost his life.
The eyewitness, who identified herself as Esther, said: “I was standing by the road when I heard the explosion and there was fire everywhere. Fuel was now flowing inside the gutter and vehicles were burning. The commercial motorcyclist believed to have died did not die, he tried to start his Okada but it exploded. His leg was burnt though he managed to escape alive.”
Sympathizers thronged the residence of the deceased Kingsley, when Vanguard visited. The deceased wife, Blessing, who was visibly wrecked as she recounted watching her husband die in pains, lamented that the deceased, who was a bus driver, left her with three children and cried that he would not have died, if he had gone straight to wash the bus.
“What can I say now? We were all sitting in the room when we heard people shouting outside that a tanker fell into a gutter and that there was fire everywhere. My husband just came back from Onitsha, Anambra State. He wanted to wash the bus but said he had running stomach and decided to come back home first. So when we heard the noise, he ran out to take the bus to the car wash. He entered the bus and started it, the bus exploded. When I saw the explosion I started shouting, telling people that my husband was inside the bus that they should help me.

“I ran inside the house to look for my children and from there I returned to the moat area and was shouting, telling people that my husband was in the fire. But some people were saying he must have escaped to somewhere. Suddenly, we saw him burning and he fell inside the gutter. I feel very bad now because he just came back from work because he was having running stomach. He came to ease himself and to take the bus to the car wash before the incident. He just started the bus before it caught fire. How I am going to take care of three children? she cried.
One of the deceased neighbours who was devastated by the death, lamented that Kingsley died because he was trying to save the bus from being burnt. He said: “It is sad because the bus does not belong to him, so he did not want any thing to happen to it before the owner ask him to pay. He died trying to save the bus. He should have remained alive and allow the bus to be destroyed. That is why I am really in pains. Poverty is a bad thing.”
The deceased cousin, Charles, lamented that if “he had known, he would have gone straight to the car wash. But you could see that the devil was at work. The tanker driver has escaped now, so we don’t even know who to run to. Who is going to take care of the three children? I don’t know how we are going to cope.”
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