Boris Johnson, Mayor of LondonA two-day 'festival of cycling' will be the first large scale event to use the Olympic Park when it reopens in 2013 after this year's Games, London mayor and keen
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Nigerian authors look West to gain their fame
January 27, 2012 Comment Off 103 ViewsAdaobi Tricia Nwaubani The chaos of Nigeria's largest city of Lagos gets boiled down to prose as a narrator notes "how unpretty" its sprawl looks, with "its unplanned houses sprouting like
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London jeweler sues in Manhattan for return of 16-carat diamond stolen in 2009
January 12, 2012 Comment Off 117 ViewsA massive yellow diamond swiped two years ago in a brazen $65 million London robbery landed in a Hong Kong pawn shop — and its owners are suing in New York for the bauble’s return. The
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Low-key 30th birthday for Duchess of Cambridge
January 9, 2012 Comment Off 135 ViewsThe former Kate Middleton turns 30 on Monday -- but royal fans expecting a lavish birthday bash to mark the milestone will be disappointed. Palace officials say the Duchess of Cambridge's
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Kate Middleton cried during ‘War Horse’ London premiere screening: Steven …
January 9, 2012 Comment Off 169 ViewsThough it's too early to handicap "War Horse's" Academy Award chances, Steven Spielberg's movie got an impressive royal seal of approval Sunday from Kate Middleton. On the eve of her 30th
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Restoring Nigeria on path of glory
January 3, 2012 Comment Off 113 ViewsbOOK rEVIEW Restoring Nigeria on path of glory Lawful Nigeria, Cheston Agency Press, Enugu, 2011, pp. 118 By HENRY AKUBUIRO Saturday, December 31, 2011 The author of the book,
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Medical ethicist, lawyer call for London museum to bury skeleton of 18th …
December 29, 2011 Comment Off 95 Views“What has been done cannot be undone but it can be morally rectified,” the two men wrote. “Surely it is time to respect the memory and reputation of Byrne.” Byrne stood about 7 feet, 7
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Postal chiefs unveil official stamps of the Games
December 29, 2011 Comment Off 76 ViewsWith just 213 days remaining until the start of the London 2012 Olympics, the official stamps commemorating the Games were released by the Royal Mail. The range of ‘definitive’ stamps – the
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London to be top holiday destination for 2012
December 29, 2011 Comment Off 38 ViewsThe Olympic Games and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations are expected to make London one of the top holiday destinations for Britons in 2012, according to a report. An increasing
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London theatre turns England’s riots into a drama
November 28, 2011 Comment Off 1284 ViewsIt sounds like a tough sell for an evening out: Come relive the London riots. But that is the offer currently packing audiences into London's Tricycle Theatre, a small venue that has built a big
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