Tuesday, 6 November 2012

U.S Election Poll: Obama Is Popular Across The Globe, Even Non-Americans Want Him To Win

  • It's shaping up to be one of the tightest U.S. presidential elections in history.
But it seem there would be one clear winner if the rest of the world were to get to vote.
A poll of more than 570,000 people across the globe has revealed non-Americans want Barack Obama to remain President of the United States.
 
 
Head to head: President Barack Obama, left, is more popular around the globe than US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, right, according to a new survey Research, conducted across 36 countries outside the US, revealed 81 per cent were in favour of Obama spending another four years in office.
And only 19 per cent preferred his Republican challenger Mitt Romney,

Govt sets up counter terrorism office to tackle Boko Haram


By Ben Agande, Abuja. The Federal Government has set up a position of Counter-Terrorism Coordinator in the Office of the National Security Adviser in order  to coordinate efforts of the counter-terrorism units in all security

Illegal arms importation to rise during Yuletide


NIGERIANS will need to  be more security conscious as Christmas  draws nearer.  Reason:  intelligence report indicates increased arms importation.
The PUNCH however learnt on Monday that the report, compiled by the police, had compelled security agencies to review their strategies  to

Five years after, Rev King appeals death sentence


LAGOS  —  Convicted General-Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Rev. King, yesterday pleaded with the Court of Appeal, Lagos to quash the death sentence passed on him by Justice Joseph Oyewole of an Ikeja High Court, five years ago.
Ezeugo was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging on January 11, 2007 , for the alleged murder of a church member, Ann Uzoh. He was arraigned on September 26, 2006 on a six-count charge of attempted

Keshi: Osaze back for Eagles

Super Eagles boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has made further clarifications over reports in the media, quoting him as saying that West Brom striker, Peter Osaze Odemwengie, has said he will not play again for the national team.

Keshi said Monday at the Bolton White Apartment camp of the national team, that his thoughts may have been misinterpreted, as the light skinned striker merely told him, he was frustrated at the manner he had been treated in the past and fears