Lawyers fight over right to represent Jonathan in court

TWO law firms yesterday fought over rights to represent President  Goodluck Jonathan at a Federal High Court in Kaduna in a case filed against the president over the 2015 presidential election.
Two members of the PDP, Richard Mneaga, and Shuaibu Lilli had sued Jonathan saying he was not qualified to contest the election on the platform of the party.

atherine Jenkins: 'I don't regret speaking out about Beckham affair rumours'

KATHERINE Jenkins has revealed she doesn’t regret speaking out about David Beckham affair rumours – because “everyone was talking about it”.
The mezzo-soprano controversially took to Twitter in 2012 to deny allegations that she had slept with the footie star.
Katherine was accused of using the rumours as a publicity stunt, but she said she had been the target of abuse online for months.
So Katherine insists that she just had to speak out.

Miley Cyrus is a 'f***ing nightmare' according to Kasabian

 

Miley Cyrus is a "f***ing nightmare" according to Kasabian.
The British band have hit out at the music industry for promoting the 21-year-old singer with a sexualised image in a bid to make money from the star.
Guitarist Serge Pizzorno said: "I don't really know what that world is, man. It's just a f**king money making thing.
"We [the music industry] created Miley Cyrus, man, that's our fault. She's just a f***ing accumulation of internet porn, f**king hip-hop, f**king Disney world. She's just a f**king nightmare of the 21st century.
"It's not her fault, but we created that. The way she goes about her business, Twitter, all this b*****ks, blows my mind."

Gay-Marriage Law: Canada cancels Jonathan’s visit

The furore arising from President Goodluck Jonathan’s assent to the bill prohibiting homosexual marriage reverberated on the diplomatic circles, yesterday, as it emerged that Canada has cancelled a scheduled state visit to that country by President Jonathan.

The cancellation was described as a reaction to President Jonathan’s decision to give assent to the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2013 which penalizes homosexual partnerships in the country.

Online news portal, Saharareporters.com had first published the story on its site weekend.

The cancellation nonetheless, Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak upheld the president’s action, saying that there was no way homosexual marriages will accelerate the nation’s socio-economic progress.

Okonjo-Iweala to Reps: ‘FG mobilizes N239.4bn to upgrade transmission in 2014’

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said the federal government mobilized about N239.445 billion ($1.5 billion) from multilateral sources to upgrade the transmission network this year and beyond.

Okonjo-Iweala disclosed this in her 102-page documented response to the 50 questions posed by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance. The document, according to the ministry, provides in extensive detail, including tables and graphs, answers to the committee’s questions.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Minister, Paul Nwabuikwu, highlighted government’s major achievements in power as at 2013 and the completion of a comprehensive power sector privatization.

Victoria Beckham puts an end to hopes of a Spice Girls reunion: Sometimes you’ve got to know when to leave the party

Viva, it would seem, really isn’t forever.
Victoria Beckham has quashed plans for a full Spice Girls reunion. Copyright [Instagram]
Victoria Beckham has finally put an end to speculation that the Spice Girls will reunite to celebrate their 20th Anniversary this year, admitting she ‘won’t ever do it again’.

The 39-year-old fashion designer made the revelation in an interview with Vanity Fair Italy and Spain that her days of being Posh spice are well and truly behind her.

£6,000 Of Viagra Stolen From Military Stocks

Among the £7m of defence kit stolen since 2007 is cutlery, karaoke machines, ammunition, bayonets, and the anti-impotence pills.

Nearly £6,000 of Viagra has been stolen from military reserves since 2007, according to Government figures.

The anti-impotence pills are among £7m of stolen stock, which also includes 100 bayonets, thousands of rounds of ammunition, televisions, a karaoke rig and an industrial washing machine.
The MoD was quick to point out that Viagra was also used for conditions such as low blood pressure and altitude sickness.
Also among the thefts is equipment from nuclear submarines, £7,000 of silver cutlery from Redford Cavalry and Infantry Barracks near Edinburgh and a £25,000 silver statue from the Household Cavalry barracks in Knightsbridge.