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Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Envoy: British Soldier Attacker Never Been To Nigeria, Hold A British Passport

 By Olumide T. Agunbiade

British born Michael Adeboloja
Nigerians all over the world have been urged to speak out and condemn the brutal murder of a British soldier on a London street on Wednesday.
Amb.Habib Habu, Consul General of Nigeria in New York stated this in a message on Thursday.
According to him, the beheading of the 25-year-old soldier was done by a British citizen and not a Nigerian as speculated, his name does not confirm his nationality.
British born Michael ‘Mujahid’ Adeboloja with an accomplice beheaded a British Soldier on a street in Woolwich, London. The Consul General noted that Nigerians are a great people and that they are usually positive additions to any culture they join.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Pakistan School Bus Gutted By Fire, 16 Children Killed

By Olumide T. Agunbiade

The burnt bus


At least 16 children and their teacher have been killed when their school bus caught fire in eastern Pakistan, police say.
At least seven more children were taken to hospital after the incident on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat.
The bus driver is reported to have survived.
Police told the BBC a compressed gas cylinder had exploded on the bus after fire broke out.
The children, aged between four and 10, were just a few kilometres from their school in Gujrat, about 200km (120 miles) south-east of the capital Islamabad, when the incident happened.

Ogun WAEC Fee Fraud: Police Arrest 20 ZEOs, Two Directors!



By Olumide T. Agunbiade
About 22 senior officers in the Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology have so far been arrested and interrogated by the police over the N200 million fraud uncovered in the payment of the West African Examination Council, WAEC, fees.
A source close to the police detectives told our correspondent that those arrested included a director, an assistant director as well as the Zonal Education Officers, ZEOs, in all the 20 local government areas of the state.
The source added that the new arrest, which brought the number of those currently undergoing interrogation to 26, was made late Wednesday evening. All those arrested, according to the source, have been taken to the state police headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta. Meanwhile, the state government has implored members of the public who have useful information regarding the fraud to furnish the police with such information.

SPORTS: UEFA Champions League Final: Player Ratings



 

Borussia  Dortmund

Roman Weidenfeller  

A string of brilliant saves in the first half, including the faintest of touches to tip Mandzukic's header onto the bar, helped keep his team in control of proceedings. He stayed big in one-on-ones and produced more great stops from Alaba and Schweinsteiger. 8/10

Neven Subotic

Stayed tight to the opponents and kept an eye on the movement of Mandzukic. A bad decision gave Robben the space to supply the opener but redeemed himself with a brilliant goal-line clearance late on. 7/10

Mats Hummels

Looked a bit shaky as he struggled to read the game well and allowed the opposition to find space in behind him. His distribution was not the best as a number of his long passes forward were wayward. 5/10

Lukasz Piszczek

Did well to minimise the threat of Ribery for much of the game, only allowing him to get in a single cross in the first half. This required him to be a bit more reserved than usual in attack and so his combination with Blaszczykowski suffered. 7/10

Marcel Schmelzer

The left-back was adventurous early on but soon had to ease off as Robben began to find a large amounts of space in behind him. He failed to help provide a threat for BVB down their left flank and was slow to come across and provide cover. 4/10

 Sven Bender

Hunted the ball down in midfield and this forced Bayern to play direct for much of the first half. He disrupted the play impressively and was not afraid to move forward with a few late runs. 6/10

Ilkay Gündogan

 A tireless performance from the young midfielder as he pressed quickly when out of possession. Showed composure beyond his years on the ball, slotting home a penalty and feeding his team-mates impressively. 8/10

Jakub Blaszczykowski

Put Bayern on the back foot with his running but did not get at them enough. His 14th-minute effort was kept out by a great Neuer save and it proved to be his only chance of the game. He tracked back effectively in the second period. 6/10

Kevin Großkreutz

Failed to offer much attacking intent down BVB's left in what was a fairly ineffectual performance. He worked hard and helped provide some extra defensive cover, but his influence in the final third was minimal. 5/10

Marco Reus

Glided across the forward line to great effect. He sent in some decent crosses when drifting out to the right and his agility and speed also made him a constant danger when dribbling at the Bayern defence. 7/10

Robert Lewandowski

The Poland striker's elusive movements made it hard for Boateng and Dante to pick him up. He was excellent with his back to goal, but after being denied by Neuer twice he faded out of the game in the second half. 6/10

Substitutions

Nuri Sahin

Came on for Sven Bender in the 92nd minute.

Julian Schieber

Replaced Blaszczykowski in the 91st minute.

 Bayern Munich